IMO KTC313E - Model Course: SAR Administration (IAMSAR Vol I), 2024 Edition

IMO KTC313E - Model Course: SAR Administration (IAMSAR Vol I), 2024 Edition

This course is intended to provide an introduction to the administration and management of a maritime search and rescue (SAR) service to assist States in meeting their own SAR needs, and the obligations they accepted under the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 and its amendments together with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, and its amendments.

Chapters:

• Foreword

• Introduction

• Part A: Course framework

• Part B: General outline

• Part C: Detailed outline

• Part D: Instructor manual

• Part E: Evaluation and assessment

• Appendix I – The principal scheme of the closed loop (feedback) control system and the "magic 5 cs"

• Appendix II – The set of specific problems and their effects on maritime SAR systems

• Appendix III – Guidance on the implementation of IMO model courses

• Appendix IV – Instructor feedback on model course