The National Search and Rescue Council

National Search and Rescue Manual

National Search and Rescue Manual 2010

 

Published by AMSA on behalf of the Australian National Search and Rescue Council.

The manual was originally made available on the Internet in September 2003. Since then, a number of editorial changes have been made. An annual amendments program is conducted coinciding with the report of the meetings of the National Search and Rescue Council. In 2009, the Manual was brought into colour, in keeping with the Web style.

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Amendments

Amendment sheets are included online to show what changes have been made annually. If you are maintaining a printed version of the Manual you might find it worthwhile to have a look at the amendment sheets as some amendments to Chapters or Appendices might be small enough to only require a manuscript amendment, thereby saving some printing.

For ease of keeping manuals printed from the Internet up to date, each chapter and appendix has the latest revision date noted in the index below. The most recent changes are highlighted in BOLD.

© The National Search and Rescue Manual is copyright. The reproduction of this work in whole or in part is invited for search and rescue purposes other than commercial purposes provided due acknowledgment is given to the Australian National Search and Rescue Council.

Accessing the National SAR Manual by Sections

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For ease of reference, the Manual has been divided into individual sections, with the date of the most recent amendment as show. The most recently approved amendments have been indicated below in Bold.

Chapters

Foreword   [02 Feb 10]
Defence Letter of Promulgation   [14 July 05]
Abbreviations and Acronyms   [02 Feb 10]
Glossary   [02 Feb 10]
Index Table of Contents [23 Jun 09]
Chapter 1 Search and Rescue system [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 2 Communications [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 3 Awareness and initial action [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 4 Search planning and evaluation [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 5 Search techniques and operations [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 6 Rescue planning and operations [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 7 Conclusion of SAR operations [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 8 Training [02 Feb 10]
Chapter 9 Emergency assistance [02 Feb 10]

Appendices

Appendix A Search and Rescue Region (SRR) [01 Mar 06]
Appendix B Functions and responsibilities [14 Nov 08]
Appendix C Inter-Governmental Agreement on National SAR Response Arrangements [30 Nov 04]
Appendix D Transfer of coordination form [30 Nov 04]
Appendix E Distress and emergency signals [02 Feb 10]
Appendix F Maritime SAR recognition code (MAREC) [04 Nov 03]
Appendix G Plotting Symbols [30 Nov 04]
Appendix H Sighting and hearing technique [04 Nov 03]
Appendix I Tables and graphs [30 Nov 04]
Appendix J Probable errors of position [04 Nov 03]
Appendix K Worksheets [01 Mar 06]
Appendix L Aircraft accident site precautions [04 Nov 03]
Appendix M Tier capabilities and locations of AMSA supported SRUs [04 Jun 07]
Appendix N RAAF SAR equipment and aircraft capabilities [04 Nov 03]
Appendix O Royal Australian Navy response [30 Nov 04]
Appendix P Memorandum of Understanding: SPOT alerting devices [11 Jun 09]

 

 

 

23 Jun 2009