South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002RegulationsSouth African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016Part 1 : Introductory1. Definitions |
In these regulations any word or expression given a meaning in the Act has the meaning so given and, unless the context indicates otherwise—
means a person or team who co-ordinates the involvement of multiple aircraft in SAR operations in support of the SAR mission co-ordinator and on scene co-ordinator;
means a situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of an aircraft or marine vessel and its occupants;
means any facility intended to serve as an intermediary between a person reporting an emergency and a rescue co-ordination centre or rescue sub-centre;
means aeronautical rescue co-ordination centre;
means an air traffic control facility primarily responsible for providing ATC services to IFR aircraft in controlled areas under its jurisdiction;
means a Master of ship or pilot-in-command of an aircraft, commanding officer of a warship or an operator of any other vessels;
means an Inmarsat shore-based station linking ship earth station with terrestrial communication networks;
means a satellite system designed to detect distress beacons transmitting on the frequencies 406 MHz;
means any air or sea-surface vehicle, or submersible of any kind or size;
means the Director for Civil Aviation,
means a situation wherein there is reasonable certainty that a vessel or other craft, including an aircraft or a person, is threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance;
means forced landing of an aircraft on water;
means an aeronautical radio distress beacon for alerting and transmitting homing signals;
means a generic term meaning, as the case may be uncertainty phase, alert phase or distress phase;
means a device, usually carried aboard marine craft, that transmits a signal that alerts search and rescue authorities and enables rescue units to locate the scene of the distress;
means a unit established for flight information and alerting services;
means airspace of defined dimensions within which flight information service and alerting services are provided;
means a global communications service based upon automated systems. both satellite-based and terrestrial, to provide distress alerting and promulgation of maritime safety information for mariners;
means a person designated as the official to exercise authority over operations at a port as defined in section 1 of the National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005);
means a rescue coordination centre responsible for both aeronautical and maritime search and rescue incidents;
means maritime rescue co-ordination centre;
means comprehensive policy guideline on how SAR services will be organized, provided and managed within the search and rescue region:
means a person designated to co-ordinate SAR operations within a specified area;
means a person, organization or enterprise engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation;
means a personal radio distress beacon for alerting and transmitting homing signals;
means the pilot designated by the operator or in the case of general aviation, the owner, as being in command and charged with the safe conduct of a flight;
means Rescue Co-ordination Centre as defined in section 1 of the Act;
means one or more persons within an administration with overall responsibility for establishing and providing operational SAR services and ensuring that planning for those services is properly co-ordinated;
means rescue Sub-centre as defined in section 1 of the Act.
means search and rescue;
means a detailed plan formulating the basis of search and rescue operations;
means an operation normally co-ordinated by a rescue coordination centre or rescue sub-centre, using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress;
means an aircraft provided with specialised equipment suitable for the efficient conduct of search and rescue missions;
means any mobile resource, including designated search and rescue units, used to conduct search and rescue operations;
means any event associated with the policy, practices, procedures, training, co-ordination or conduct of SAR operations that could create a hazard to the safety of search and rescue operations or seriously compromise the provision of search and rescue services:
means the performance of distress monitoring, communication, co-ordination and search and rescue functions, initial medical assistance or medical evacuation, through the use of public and private resources, including cooperating aircraft, vessels and other craft and installations;
means reports from the OSC to the SMC or the SMC to interested agencies to keep them informed on on-scene conditions and mission progress;
means an official temporarily assigned to co-ordinate response to an actual or apparent distress situation;
means a unit composed of trained personnel and provided with equipment suitable for the expeditious conduct of SAR operations;
means a region as defined in section 1 of the Act.
means a specified area within an SRR associated with a Rescue Sub-centre;
means a situation wherein uncertainty exists as to the safety of an aircraft or marine vessel. and of the persons on board.