• South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002
  • Notice No. 94 of 2003
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Principal objects of Act
  • 3. Incorporation of Conventions
  • 4. Establishment and objective of South African Search and Rescue Organisation
  • 5. Composition of SASAR
  • 6. Functions of SASAR
  • 7. Meetings of SASAR
  • 8. Meetings of committees and sub-committees of SASAR
  • 9. Personnel
  • 10. Search and rescue regions
  • 11. Rescue co-ordination centres and subcentres
  • 12. Functions of rescue co-ordination centres and subcentres
  • 13. Requisitioning of aircraft and vessels
  • 14. Recovery of certain expenses
  • 15. SASAR manuals and responsibilities of signatories thereto
  • 16. Search and rescue measures regarding aircraft and vessels
  • 17. Registration of emergency beacons
  • 18. Filing of aerodrome emergency plans
  • 19. Reporting of aircraft or vessel in distress
  • 20. Co-operation between aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries
  • 21. Delegation and assignment
  • 22. Reports
  • 23. Regulations
  • 24. Transitional provisions
  • 25. Repeal of legislation
  • 26. Short title
  • Schedule 1 : International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (Section 3)
• Regulations
  • South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016
    • Notice No. R. 604 of 2016
    • Part 1 : Introductory
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Preamble
      • 3. Application
    • Part 2 : SAR Governance, Co-ordination and Oversight
      • 4. National SAR Plan
      • 5. SAR resources and facilities
      • 6. Collaboration and co-operation with other States and SAR services
      • 7. Safety oversight and regulatory system
      • 8. Safety management system
      • 9. Delegation of Authority (Requisitioning of air and seaborne resources)
    • Part 3 : SAR Operational Matters, Standards and Procedures
      • 10. SAR plans of operation
      • 11. SAR units and facilities
      • 12. Alerting Posts
      • 13. Reporting system
      • 14. Document Library
      • 15. Record-keeping
      • 16. Competence and Training
      • 17. Preparatory information
      • 18. Information concerning emergencies
      • 19. Procedures during emergency phases
      • 20. Procedures at the scene of an emergency
      • 21. Procedures for authorities in the field
      • 22. Cancellation of SAR filed during submissions of flight plans
      • 23. Termination and suspension of operations
    • Part 3 : Search and Rescue Communications
      • 24. Communication Equipment
      • 25. Communication frequencies
    • Part 4 : Special Provisions and Requirements
      • 26. Minimum carriage requirements by search and rescue aircraft
      • 27. Survival equipment
      • 28. Search and rescue signals
      • 29. Carriage of Emergency beacons
      • 30. Ship reporting system
      • 31. Short Title and Commencement