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010 11 01 00 Essential SAR definitions
010 11 01 01 Essential SAR definitions — ICAO Annex 12
(01) Recall the definitions of the following terms:
alert phase, distress phase, emergency phase, operator, PIC, rescue coordination centre, State of Registry, uncertainty phase.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 1 Definitions
010 11 02 00 SAR — Organisation
010 11 02 01 SAR — Organisation — Establishment and provision
(01) Describe how ICAO Contracting States shall arrange for the establishment and prompt provision of SAR services.
2.1.1 Contracting States shall, individually or in cooperation with other States, arrange for the establishment and prompt provision of search and rescue services within their territories to ensure that assistance is rendered to persons in distress. Such services shall be provided on a 24-hour basis.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 2
(02) Explain the establishment of SAR by Contracting States.
Must be able to act promptly.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 2
(03) Describe the areas within which SAR services shall be established by Contracting States.
Within their territories.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 2
(04) State the period of time per day within which SAR services shall be available.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 2
(05) Describe for which areas rescue coordination centres shall be established.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 2
010 11 03 00 Operating procedures for non-SAR crews
010 11 03 01 Operating procedures for non-SAR crews — PIC
(01) Explain the SAR operating procedures for the PIC who arrives first at the scene of an accident.
- Take charge
- Hand over to another aircraft if it can’t establish communications with the RCC
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 5, 5.6 Procedures at the scene of an accident
(02) Explain the SAR operating procedures for the PIC intercepting a distress transmission.
- Record position
- Bearing on transmission
- Inform ATC or RCC
- At discretion proceed to the position given in transmission.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 5, 5.7 Procedures for a pilot-in-command intercepting a distress transmission
010 11 04 00 Search and rescue signals
010 11 04 01 Search and rescue signals — Survivors
(01) Explain the ‘ground–air visual signal code’ for use by survivors.
Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 5.8 Search and rescue signals and Appendix
(02) Recognise the SAR ‘air-to-ground signals’ for use by survivors. Source: ICAO Annex 12, Chapter 5.8 Search and rescue signals and Appendix
Understood in daylight – rock wings.
Understood at night – flash landing or nav lights on and off twice.