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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC/Circular.1079 – Guidelines for Preparing Plans for Co-operation between Search and Rescue Services and Passenger Ships - (in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/7.3) – (Adopted on 10 July 2003) - Annex - Guidelines for Preparing Plans for Co-operation between Search and Rescue Services and Passenger Ships - (in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/7.3) - 2 Aims and objectives of SAR co-operation planning

2 Aims and objectives of SAR co-operation planning

  2.1 The aim of SAR co-operation planning is to enhance mutual understanding between a ship, a company and SAR services so that, in the event of an emergency, all three parties will be able to work together efficiently. This is best achieved by the prior exchange of information and by conducting joint emergency response exercises.

  2.2 The objectives of SAR co-operation planning are:

  • .1 to link the SAR response plans of the company, the passenger ship and relevant SAR services so that these plans complement each other;

  • .2 to enable the early and efficient establishment of contact in the event of emergency between the passenger ship, her operators' shore-based emergency response system and the SAR services. The SAR co-operation plan should ensure that all relevant contact details are known to each of the three parties beforehand and that these details are kept up-to-date;

  • .3 to provide the SAR services with easily accessible and up-to-date information about the ship - in particular her intended voyage and her communications and emergency response systems; and

  • .4 to provide the ship and her operators with easily accessible information about SAR and other emergency services available in the ship's area of operation, to assist in decision-making and contingency planning.

  2.3 The co-operation plan is of use when a passenger ship suffers an emergency herself or when she responds as a SAR facilityfootnote, particularly when carrying On Scene Co-ordinatorfootnote.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for Preparing Plans for Co-operation between Search and Rescue Services and Passenger Ships - (in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/7.3)
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