IAMSAR MANUAL.VOL.II-MISSION CO-ORDINATION 

Mission Co-ordination volume assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises. This Manual is published jointly by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Foreword

Abbreviations and acronyms

Glossary

Chapter 1: The search and rescue system

Chapter 2: Communications

Chapter 3: Awareness and initial action

Chapter 4: Search planning and evaluation concepts

Chapter 5: Search techniques and operations

Chapter 6: Rescue planning and operations

Chapter 7: Multiple aircraft SAR operations ? General guidance

Chapter 8: Emergency assistance other than search and rescue

Chapter 9: Conclusion of SAR operations

Appendix A: Distress communications

Appendix B: Message formats

Appendix C: Mass rescue operations: exercises, industry roles and incident management

Appendix D: Uncertainty phase data

Appendix E: Alert phase data

Appendix F: Distress phase checklist

Appendix G: Facilities and equipment selection

Appendix H: Operation briefing and tasking forms

Appendix I: SITREPs and MAREC Code

Appendix J: Intercepts

Appendix K: Determining datum

Appendix L: Search planning and evaluation worksheets

Appendix M: Preparing initial probability maps

Appendix N: Tables and graphs

Appendix O: Ship reporting systems for SAR

Appendix P: Functional characteristics to consider with computer-based search planning aids

Appendix Q: Sample problem

Appendix R: Medical assistance at sea, TMAS ? TMAS Medical information exchange form

Appendix S: Search planning for 121.5 MHz distress beacon alerts

Appendix T: Checklists and guides for multiple aircraft SAR operations

Appendix U: Mobile telecommunications device location process

Appendix V: Autonomous distress tracking of aircraft in flight

Appendix W: Night search by aircraft using electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) equipment and/or night vision devices (NVDs)