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IAMSAR: Search & Rescue Co-ordinators (SCs) AND Search & Rescue Region (SRR)

 

Search & Rescue Co-ordinators (SCs) as per IAMSAR:

SAR Co-ordinators:

  • SCs are the top level SAR managers; each State normally will have one or more persons or agencies for whom this designation may be appropriate.
  • SCs have the overall responsibility for:
    • establishing, staffing, equipping and managing the SAR system
    • establishing RCCs and rescue sub-centers (RSCs)
    • providing or arranging for SAR facilities
    • coordinating SAR training
    • developing SAR policies.

Search & Rescue Region (SRR) as per IAMSAR:

A search and rescue region (SRR) is an area of defined dimensions associated with a rescue co-ordination center (RCC) within which SAR services are provided.

  1. SRRs help to define who has primary responsibility for coordinating responses to distress situations in every area of the world, but they are not intended to restrict anyone from assisting persons in distress
  2. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regional air navigation plans (RANPS) depict aeronautical SRRs
  3. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Global SAR Plan depicts maritime SRRS.


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