International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

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international treaty maritime safety convention

The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue is a global treaty that establishes an international framework and standards for coordinating and conducting search and rescue operations at sea to enhance safety for persons in distress.

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Label	Occurrences
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue canonical	4
SAR Convention	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ maritime safety convention ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	1979-04-27 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Hamburg ⓘ surface form: Hamburg, Germany
aim	to establish an international search and rescue plan so that no matter where an accident occurs, the rescue of persons in distress will be coordinated by a SAR organization ⓘ to promote cooperation among search and rescue organizations worldwide ⓘ
annexStructure	Annex divided into chapters covering organization, coordination, procedures, and cooperation ⓘ
appliesTo	persons in distress at sea regardless of nationality or status ⓘ search and rescue operations at sea ⓘ
basedOn	principle of cooperation among coastal states ⓘ
cameIntoForceIn	1985 ⓘ
category	IMO convention ⓘ law of the sea treaty ⓘ
concludedIn	Hamburg ⓘ
contains	Annex with detailed technical and operational SAR provisions ⓘ
depositary	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
developedUnder	auspices of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	1985-06-22 ⓘ
focusesOn	coordination of maritime search and rescue services ⓘ standardization of SAR procedures and organization ⓘ
geographicalScope	global ⓘ
goal	to enhance safety for persons in distress at sea ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	SAR ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on States that have ratified it ⓘ
obliges	States Parties to coordinate and cooperate in SAR operations ⓘ States Parties to provide assistance to any person in distress at sea ⓘ
providesFor	cooperation between neighboring states in SAR operations ⓘ coordination of maritime search and rescue services ⓘ designation of rescue coordination centres ⓘ establishment of search and rescue regions ⓘ standardization of search and rescue procedures ⓘ
relatedTo	Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ International Convention on Maritime Radio Communications ⓘ
requires	States Parties to develop SAR plans of operation ⓘ States Parties to ensure that necessary arrangements are made for the provision of adequate SAR services ⓘ States Parties to establish search and rescue regions in consultation with neighboring states ⓘ States Parties to operate rescue coordination centres and sub-centres as needed ⓘ
shortName	International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SAR Convention
subject	maritime search and rescue ⓘ safety of life at sea ⓘ
yearOfConclusion	1979 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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IMO → adoptedInstrument → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

subject surface form: International Maritime Organization

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue → shortName → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SAR Convention

SAR → abbreviationFor → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

SAR → shortName → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

subject surface form: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

this entity surface form: SAR Convention

IMO convention → examplesInclude → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

this entity surface form: SAR Convention

Portuguese search and rescue region → regulatedBy → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ