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IAMSAR Manual, Volume II (2025 Edition) - Mission Coordination
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Mission Co-ordination volume assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises. This Manual is published jointly by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Foreword
Abbreviations and acronyms
Glossary
Chapter 1: The search and rescue system
Chapter 2: Communications
Chapter 3: Awareness and initial action
Chapter 4: Search planning and evaluation concepts
Chapter 5: Search techniques and operations
Chapter 6: Rescue planning and operations
Chapter 7: Multiple aircraft SAR operations – General guidance
Chapter 8: Emergency assistance other than search and rescue
Chapter 9: Conclusion of SAR operations
Appendix A: Distress communications
Appendix B: Message formats
Appendix C: Mass rescue operations: exercises, industry roles and incident management
Appendix D: Uncertainty phase data
Appendix E: Alert phase data
Appendix F: Distress phase checklist
Appendix G: Facilities and equipment selection
Appendix H: Operation briefing and tasking forms
Appendix I: SITREPs and MAREC Code
Appendix J: Intercepts
Appendix K: Determining datum
Appendix L: Search planning and evaluation worksheets
Appendix M: Preparing initial probability maps
Appendix N: Tables and graphs
Appendix O: Ship reporting systems for SAR
Appendix P: Functional characteristics to consider with computer-based search planning aids
Appendix Q: Sample problem
Appendix R: Medical assistance at sea, TMAS – TMAS Medical information exchange form
Appendix S: Search planning for 121.5 MHz distress beacon alerts
Appendix T: Checklists and guides for multiple aircraft SAR operations
Appendix U: Mobile telecommunications device location process
Appendix V: Autonomous distress tracking of aircraft in flight
Appendix W: Night search by aircraft using electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) equipment and/or night vision devices (NVDs)
IMO
As a specialized agency of the United Nations, IMO is the global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping.
- Number of Pages:
- 534
- Published Date:
- January 2026
- Book Height:
- 210 mm
- Book Width:
- 150 mm
- Weight:
- 1.9 kg
- Publication Date:
- January 2026
- Author:
IMO
- Physical:
- (Available for preorder - stock due January 2026)
