Purpose of IAMSAR:

The Purpose of IAMSAR Manual is to provide guidance to those who:

Operate aircraft, vessels or other craft, and who may be called upon to use the facility to support search and rescue (SAR) operations.
May need to perform on-scene co-ordinator functions for multiple facilities in the vicinity of a distress situation.
Experience actual or potential emergencies, and may request SAR assistance.

To fulfill the above functions, the manual has been divided into three volumes as follows:

Volume I – Organisation and Management (for administrations)
Volume II – Mission Co-ordination (for Rescue Co-ordination Centre {RCC} personnel)
Volume III – Mobile Facilities (for ships, aircraft, and coastal radio station (CRS) personnel.

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IAMSAR Search Pattern : Loren Turn

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