Long title

To incorporate the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979, and Annex 12 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944, into South African law; to establish the South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Organisation; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
1.	Definitions
2.	Principal objects of Act
3.	Incorporation of Conventions
4.	Establishment and objective of South African Search and Rescue Organisation [...amended by Act 2013_005_003(a) - was entitled "Establishment and object of South African Search and Rescue Organisation"]
5.	Composition of SASAR
6.	Functions of SASAR
7.	Meetings of SASAR
8.	Meetings of committees and sub-committees of SASAR [...amended by Act 2013_005_007(a) - was entitled "Meetings of committees"]
9.	Personnel
10.	Search and rescue regions
11.	Rescue co-ordination centres and subcentres
12.	Functions of rescue co -ordination centres and subcentres
13.	Requisitioning of aircraft and vessels
14.	Recovery of certain expenses
15.	SASAR manual, and responsibilities of signatories thereto
16.	Search and rescue measures regarding aircraft and vessels
17.	Registration of emergency beacons
18.	[ Filing ] [ Filling ] of aerodrome emergency plans [...amended by Act 2013_005_014 - was entitled "Filing of disaster management and aerodrome emergency plans"]
19.	Reporting of aircraft or vessel in distress
20.	Co-operation between aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries [...amended by Act 2013_005_016 - was entitled "Co-operation between aeronautical rescue co-ordination centre and maritime rescue co-ordination centre"]
21.	Delegation and assignment
22.	Reports [...amended by Act 2013_005_017(a) - was entitled "Report"]
23.	Regulations
24.	Transitional provisions
25.	Repeal of legislation
26.	Short title
Sch. 1.	SCHEDULE I. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE, 1979 THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION (SECTION 3)
	Article I. General obligations under the Convention
	Article II. Other treaties and interpretation
	Article III. Amendments
	Article IV. Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession
	Article V. Entry into force
	Article VI. Denunciation
	Article VII. Deposit and registration
	Article VIII. Languages
	ANNEX
	CHAPTER 1. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
	CHAPTER 2. ORGANIZATION AND CO-ORDINATION
	2.1 Arrangements for provision and co -ordination of search and rescue services
	2.2. Development of national search and rescue services
	2.3 Establishment of rescue co-ordination centres and rescue sub-centres
	2.4 Co-ordination with aeronautical services
	2.5 Designation of search and rescue facilities
	2.6 Equipment of search and rescue units
	CHAPTER 3. CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATES
	3.1 Co-operation between States
	CHAPTER 4. OPERATING PROCEDURES
	4.1 Preparatory measures
	4.2 Information concerning emergencies
	4.3 Initial action
	4.4 Emergency Phase
	4.5 Procedures to be followed by rescue co-ordination centres and rescue sub-centres during emergency phases
	4.6 Co-ordination when two or more Parties are involved
	4.7 On-scene co-ordination of search and rescue activities
	4.8 Termination and suspension of search and rescue operations
	CHAPTER 5. SHIP REPORTING SYSTEMS
	5.1 General
	5.2 Operational requirements
	5.3 Types of reports
	5.4 Use of systems
Sch. 2.	SCHEDULE 2. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SECTION 3)
Sch. 3.	SCHEDULE 3. (SECTION 25)

 
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