South African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue Act, 2002RegulationsSouth African Maritime and Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SASAR) Regulations, 2016Part 3 : Search and Rescue Communications24. Communication Equipment |
| (1) | The organization or institution designated pursuant to these regulations to operate an RCC must ensure that the RCC is capable of rapid and reliable two-way communication with: |
| (a) | Associated air traffic services; |
| (b) | Associated rescue sub-centres; |
| (c) | Appropriate direction-finding and position-fixing stations in the SRR; |
| (d) | The appropriate operations centres of SAR Units in the SRR; |
| (e) | The MRCCs in the SRR and all ARCCs, MRCCs and JRCCs in adjacent SRRs; |
| (f) | Designated meteorological offices and meteorological watch offices in the SRR; |
| (g) | All designated SAR Units; |
| (h) | All designated alerting posts; |
| (i) | Associated police forces; |
| (j) | The Cospas-Sarsat Mission Control Centre servicing the SRR or the relevant Search and Rescue Points of Contact (SPOC), as appropriate; |
| (k) | All aviation and maritime security and surveillance centres in the SRR; |
| (I) | Hydrographer; and |
| (m) | Navarea, |
| (2) | The organization or institution designated pursuant to these regulations to operate an RSC within the SRR must ensure that the RSC has means of rapid and reliable two-way communication with: |
| (a) | The RCC; |
| (b) | Associated air traffic services; |
| (c) | Associated police forces; |
| (d) | Adjacent rescue sub-centres; |
| (e) | Associated meteorological office or meteorological watch office; |
| (f) | Appropriate designated SAR Units; |
| (g) | Appropriate designated alerting posts; and |
| (h) | Associated aviation and maritime security and surveillance centres in the SRR. |