South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002 (Act No. 44 of 2002)20. Co-operation between aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries |
[Section 20 heading substitution by No. 16 (a) of Act No. 5 of 2013]
| (1) | The aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functioning must exchange information freely and regularly to ensure effective and efficient provision of a search and rescue service. |
[Section 20(1) substituted by section 16(b) of Act No. 5 of 2013]
| (2) |
| (a) | The aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries must hold joint exercises at least once a year and report to the management committee. |
| (b) | The objective of the joint exercises must be to— |
| (i) | foster and maintain close co-operation between the aeronautical and maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries; and |
| (ii) | test SASAR's capability to deal with search and rescue operations. |
[Section 20(2) substituted by section 16(b) of Act No. 5 of 2013]
| (3) | The exercises contemplated in subsection (2) may be extended to include search and rescue organisations or services of foreign countries. |
| (4) | The head of SASAR must ensure that the exercises contemplated in subsections (2) and (3) are organised in conjunction with both the aeronautical and the maritime rescue co-ordination functionaries. |
[Section 20(4) substituted by section 16(c) of Act No. 5 of 2013]