National Search and Rescue Manual/Национальное руководство по поиску и спасанию

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Search and Rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of lifesaving assistance to people in distress and imminent danger of loss of life. Australian SAR arrangements are intended to complement other emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) in circumstances where those services are unable to operate effectively. Such circumstances could include, for example, remote area operations, rescues at sea, and the need for specialist SAR facilities not normally available to emergency services.
Depending upon the extent and complexity of the incident and on the available staff and facilities, SAR may take many forms in response to a distress situation. Unless the action is indivisible from that of safeguarding life, a SAR operation does not, however, include salvage or the saving of property.
The Australian search and rescue region covers the Australian continent and large areas of the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans as well the Australian Antarctic territories. This is an area of about 52.8 million square kilometres, or about one tenth of the earth’s surface. Dedicated SAR assets are limited in Australia and other government, private and commercial assets may be diverted from their primary function by charter, arrangement and request.
In practice, many SAR operations are conducted jointly by Commonwealth and State / Territory authorities. It is, therefore, essential that the available resources and operational techniques are standardised and coordinated across the Australian region.
All SAR authorities in Australia: Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Australian Defence Force and State, Territory and Federal Police must be able to act cooperatively.

Contents
Foreword
National Library Registration
Introduction
Defence Letter of Promulgation
Table of Contents
Index
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Glossary
Volume 1 - Search and Rescue Administration
Chapter 1 SAR System Organisation
Chapter 2 SAR Management
Chapter 3 Training and Exercises
Volume 2 - Search and Rescue Operations
Chapter 1 Communications
Chapter 2 Awareness and Initial Action
Chapter 3 Search Planning and Evaluation
Chapter 4 Search and Rescue Techniques
Chapter 5 Rescue Planning Operations
Chapter 6 Conclusion of SAR Operations
Chapter 7 Medical Factors
Appendix A - Intergovernmental Agreement
Appendix B - National SAR Responsibilities
Appendix C - National Operational Procedure for Transfer of Coordination
Appendix D-1 Distress Emergency Signals
Appendix D-2 Maritime SAR Recognition Code (MAREC)
Appendix D-3 Plotting Symbols
Appendix D-4 Sighting and Hearing (SHR) Techniques
Appendix D-5 Tables and Graphs
Appendix D-6 Probable Errors of Position
Appendix D-7 Maritime and Aviation Worksheets
Appendix D-8 Aircraft Accident Site Precautions
Appendix D-9 Civil Aircraft Search and Rescue Assets (SRAs)
Appendix D-10 Coastal Datum Search and Rescue Planning
Appendix E-1 Search Urgency Assessment Form
Appendix E-2 Missing Person Questionnaire
Appendix E-3 Object Questionnaire
Appendix E-4 Land SAR Checklist
Appendix E-5 Lost Person Behaviour
Appendix E-6 Land Search Planning Tables
Appendix E-7 Additions to Naismith’s Rule
Appendix E-8 Land SAR Probability of Detection (Land)
Appendix E-9 Mattson Consensus
Appendix E-10 Land Search Organisation Chart Example
Appendix E-11 Field Search Headquarters Layout Example
Appendix E-12 Search Communications Network Example
Appendix E-13 Clue Recognition
Appendix E-14 SAR Tasking Sheet Example
Appendix E-15 Search for Skeletal Remains
Appendix E-16 Peer Review Form Example
Appendix E-17 Body Flotation Information