Appendix - Plans for Co-Operation between Search and Rescue Services and Passenger Ship on Fixed Routes according to the SOLAS REGULATION V/15(c) ^footnote Guidelines for Developing Basic Elements for Co-Operation Between SAR Services and Ships in an Emergency

  1 The Company ^footnote

• .1 name and address

• .2 contact list

  • .1 24-hour emergency initial and alternative contact arrangements.

  • .2 further communications arrangement (including the direct telephone/fax links to relevant personnel).

• .3 chartlet according to the Admiralty List of Radio Signals with details of route and service.

• .4 Liaison arrangements between the Company and the relevant RCCs

  • .1 provision of relevant incident information (checklist detailing persons, cargo and bunkers on board, SAR facilities and, specialist support available at the time, etc.)

  • .2 provision of liaison officer(s) with access to supporting documentation concerning the Company and the ship(s); e.g. fire control and safety plan as required by the flag State

  2 The ship(s) ^footnote

• .1 ship 1^footnote

  • .1.1 basic details of the ship

    • MMSI number
    • call sign
    • country of registry
    • type of ship
    • gross tonnage
    • length overall (in metres)
    • maximum permitted draught (in metres)
    • service speed
    • maximum number of persons allowed on board
    • number of crew normally carried

  • .1.2 communications equipment carried

  • .1.3 general plan of decks and profile of vessel transmittable by electronic means including basic information on

    • life-saving equipment
    • fire fighting equipment
    • arrangement plan of helicopter deck/winching area with approach sector
    • helicopter types for which helicopter deck is designed
    • means on board intended to be used to rescue and recover people from the sea or from other vessels
    • medical arrangements

    and a colour picture of the ship

• .2 ship 2 - as for ship 1, etc.

  3 The RCCs ^footnote

• .1 search and rescue regions along the route

  • chartlet showing SRRs in relevant area for ships operation

• .2 SAR Mission co-ordination (SMC)

  • definition
  • summary of functions

• .3 on-scene co-ordination (OSC)

  • definition
  • selection criteria
  • summary of functions

  4 SAR facilities ^footnote

• .1 SRR^footnote

  • .1 RCCs/SCs along the route

    • - addresses

  • .2 communications

    • equipment
    • frequencies available
    • watch maintained
    • contact list (MMSI, callsigns, telephone, fax and telex numbers)

  • .3 general description of available types of declared SAR units (surface/air) and additional SAR facilities available along the route e.g.:

    • fast rescue vessels
    • other vessels
    • heavy/light helicopters
    • long-range aircraft
    • fire-fighting facilities

  • .4 communications plan

  • .5 search planning

  • .6 medical advice/assistance

  • .7 fire-fighting, chemical hazards, etc.

  • .8 shore reception arrangements

  • .9 informing next-of-kin

  • .10 suspension/termination of SAR action

• .2 SRR 2 - as for SRR 1, etc.

  5 Media relations ^footnote

  6 Periodic exercises ^footnote