South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002

Regulations

South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016

Part 3 : Search and Rescue Communications

24. Communication Equipment

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(1)The organization or institution designated pursuant to these regulations to operate an RCC must ensure that the RCC is capable of rapid and reliable two-way communication with:
(a)Associated air traffic services;
(b)Associated rescue sub-centres;
(c)Appropriate direction-finding and position-fixing stations in the SRR;
(d)The appropriate operations centres of SAR Units in the SRR;
(e)The MRCCs in the SRR and all ARCCs, MRCCs and JRCCs in adjacent SRRs;
(f)Designated meteorological offices and meteorological watch offices in the SRR;
(g)All designated SAR Units;
(h)All designated alerting posts;
(i)Associated police forces;
(j)The Cospas-Sarsat Mission Control Centre servicing the SRR or the relevant Search and Rescue Points of Contact (SPOC), as appropriate;
(k)All aviation and maritime security and surveillance centres in the SRR;
(I)Hydrographer; and
(m)Navarea,

 

(2)The organization or institution designated pursuant to these regulations to operate an RSC within the SRR must ensure that the RSC has means of rapid and reliable two-way communication with:
(a)The RCC;
(b)Associated air traffic services;
(c)Associated police forces;
(d)Adjacent rescue sub-centres;
(e)Associated meteorological office or meteorological watch office;
(f)Appropriate designated SAR Units;
(g)Appropriate designated alerting posts; and
(h)Associated aviation and maritime security and surveillance centres in the SRR.