South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002RegulationsSouth African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016Part 3 : SAR Operational Matters, Standards and Procedures23. Termination and suspension of operations |
| (1) | SAR operations must continue, when practicable, until all survivors are delivered to a place of safety or until all reasonable hope of rescuing survivors has passed. |
| (2) | The RCC must be responsible for determining when to discontinue SAR operations and in taking that decision will take into full account operational standards and practices as contained in the relevant guiding materials. |
| (3) | When a SAR operation has been successful or when the RCC considers that an emergency no longer exists, the emergency phase must be cancelled and any authority, facility or service that has been activated or notified must be promptly informed. |
| (4) | If, for any reason, a SAR operation becomes impracticable and the RCC concludes that there is still some prospect of survivors being found, the RCC must temporarily suspend on-scene activities pending further developments and must promptly inform any authority, facility or service which has been activated or notified. |
| (5) | Upon evaluation of relevant information that is subsequently received, SAR operations may be resumed when deemed by the RCC to be justified and practicable or instructed by the Minister. |