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Search and Rescue (SAR) manuals and documents.
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U.S. Coast Guard Addendum to the United States National SAR Supplement
NEW EDITION--COMDTINST M16130.2F signed 07 Jan 2013 - U.S. National SAR Supplement
- U.S. National SAR Plan
- National Response Framework, January 2008
- IAMSAR
- MSC Circ/1079 - Guidelines for Preparing Plans for Co-Operation Between SAR Services and Passenger Ships
- Global SAR Plan 2011: IMO Circular SAR.8/Circ.3 - Global SAR Plan. Current Availability of SAR Services
- Field Study of Detectability of Colored Targets at Sea - U.S. Naval Medical Research Laboratory dated 26 May 1955
- 2011 change to IAMSAR Manual, 2010 edition: IMO Circular MSC.1/Circ.1367
U. S. Coast Guard Addendum to the National
SAR Supplement
(CGADD), COMDTINST M16130.2F, dated 07
Jan 2013
The CGADD is a Coast Guard publication complementing the U.S. National SAR Supplement and IAMSAR for Coast Guard SAR operations.
This Addendum includes procedures and information that may be useful to rescue agencies outside of the Coast Guard. Although the CGADD is a Coast Guard policy publication, commands may share the information with other rescue organizations.
The policies and procedures in this manual apply to Coast Guard facilities within the U.S., territories, and possessions, and to Coast Guard SAR operations worldwide. This directive promulgates internal Coast Guard planning guidance solely intended to promote efficiency and consistency in public service above and beyond the requirements of law and regulation. Any obligations discussed, flow only to the Coast Guard and Coast Guard personnel are expected to exercise broad discretion in performing the functions discussed. The Coast Guard retains the discretion to deviate from or change this guidance without notice.
CG SAR Addendum
COMDTINST M16130.2F, 07 Jan 2013
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U.S. National SAR Supplement
(NSS)
The NSS replaced the National Search and Rescue Manual as the primary U.S.
SAR publication.
National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States (NSP) 2007
National Response
Framework
(NRF) January 2008
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
National Response
Framework--2008
This National
Response Framework (NRF) is
a guide to how the Nation conducts all-hazards response. It is built upon
scalable, flexible, and adaptable coordinating structures to align key roles and
responsibilities across the Nation, linking all levels of government,
nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. It is intended to capture
specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents that range from
the serious but purely local, to large-scale terrorist attacks or catastrophic
natural disasters.
This core document, along with the Emergency Support Function Annexes and
Support Annexes (available at the NRF
Resource Center, http://www.fema.gov/NRF), supersedes
the corresponding sections of the National Response
Plan (2004, with 2006 revisions). The Incident Annexes
remain in effect until superseded at a later date. The President has approved
this National Response Framework.
Washington, DC, January 2008
National
Response Framework Overview
This document was developed expressly for emergency management practitioners as
an overview of the process, roles, and responsibilities for requesting and
providing all forms of Federal assistance. This overview also presents a summary
of each of the 15 Emergency Support Function Annexes and 8 Support Annexes
including their purpose, capabilities, membership, and concept of operations.
The complete annexes are contained in the online NRF Resource Center.
ESF-9 Overview -- NEW!
IAMSAR - International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual
The 2010 edition of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) has one amendment which became applicable in June 2011 (posted on SAR Manuals and Documents page). Instead of publishing future amendments, a complete new edition will be published every three years with the next edition to be in 2013. Limited extracts of the IAMSAR Manual can be made for operational and training purposes.
This IAMSAR manual is the basic document for SAR for United States Federal Agencies as described in the National SAR Plan. The manual is produced in three volumes, each specifically targeted to different levels of the SAR system.
Volume I: Organization and Management.
Discusses the global SAR system concept, establishment and improvement of national and
regional SAR systems and co-operation with neighboring States to provide effective and economical SAR services.
Volume II: Mission Co-ordination.
Assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises.
Volume III: Mobile Facilities.
Intended to be carried aboard rescue units, aircraft, and vessels
to help with performance of search, rescue, on-scene coordinator, or aircraft
coordinator functions and with aspects of SAR that
pertain to their own emergencies.
The IAMSAR Manual can be purchased direct from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or from selected book sellers around the world as provided under "Publication Catalogue" on the IMO web page: www.imo.org. It is available in English, French, and Spanish languages and will also be published in Russian, Chinese and Arabic languages by the IMO or other sources. (see SAR Links page)
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