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The International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual is a manual for organization and operation of maritime and aviation search and rescue. The IAMSAR Handbook is jointly published by two UN agencies: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Maritime Organization (IMO)
A Royal Navy rescue helicopter in action above a boat An Auckland Rescue Helicopter in action. Air-sea rescue (ASR or A/SR, also known as sea-air rescue), [1] and aeronautical and maritime search and rescue (AMSAR) by the ICAO and IMO, [2] is the coordinated search and rescue (SAR) of the survivors of emergency water landings as well as people who have survived the loss of their seagoing vessel.
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual [3] TMAS are established independently by each country, sometimes as independent organisations (such as those of Spain and Italy), sometimes as adjunct units of a major hospital with suitable emergency, trauma and quarantine facilities.
The SAR Convention covers coordinated Search and rescue at sea, including the organisation of Air-sea rescue services. [1] The aim of the convention was to ensure agreed, standardised procedures for SAR around the world.
IAMSAR - a manual relating to search and rescue at sea; Schlitte: A type of sled. See fr:Schlitte; ship's speeds - maybe not the right title; there is already an article about flank speed but nothing explaining, for example, the difference between standard and full, flank and emergency, etc.; see Talk:flank speed
The National Search and Rescue Plan or National SAR Plan is a policy document of the US government that establishes the responsibilities for search and rescue in the domestic United States, as well as areas where the US has international commitments.
The Icelandic Coast Guard played its largest role during the fishing rights dispute known as the Cod Wars, between 1972 and 1976, when the Coast Guard ships would cut the trawl wires of British and West German trawlers, resulting in confrontations with Royal Navy warships and tugs from the British Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF).
Quick turn. For Sailing ships, the quick turn is the traditional response to a man overboard emergency on a sailboat.Despite other approaches, it is still a robust strategy and can be the best method, depending on the situation.