Manuals
The National
Search and Rescue Manual is the standard reference document
for use by all Australian Search and Rescue authorities and promulgates
the agreed methods of coordination through which search and rescue operations
are conducted within Australia. The manual is consistent with the relevant
International Conventions to which Australia is a party. The copy of
the manual promulgated on the Internet is for the use of all search and
rescue
practitioners and reflects the most up to date information. Care should
be taken to ensure that copies previously printed from the website are kept up to date and reflect any changes made to the Internet version. 
The manual has been developed with due regard to the International Aviation and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual (IAMSAR); is supplemented by various legal, informative and instructional documents used within and between organisations concerned with search and rescue; and is consistent with the relevant internatinal conventions to which Australia is a party. For more detailed information on Land SAR Operations, readers should refer to the Land Search Operations Manual.
Additional Publications of Interest
Civil and Military Aircraft Accident Procedures for Police Officers and Emergency Services Personnel
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Produced jointly by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Directorate of Defence Aviation and Air Force Safety as guidance for police and emergency services personnel in the event of an aircraft crash in their respective area.
Last updated 24 February 2010
