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SEARCH AND RESCUE AIR NAVIGATION ORDER VERSION : 1.0 DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION : 15-10-2009 OFFICE OF PRIME INTEREST : Air Navigation Standards (ANS) 15/10/2009 ANO-005-DRAN-1.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE NAME DESIGNATION SIGNATURE MUHAMMAD SALEEM General Manger Air PREPARED BY ATHAR Navigation Standards Director Air Navigation REVIEWED BY SYED YOUSUF ABBAS & Aerodrome Regulations MUHAMMAD NASIM VERIFIED BY Chief Legal Services ZAFAR Air Cdre. (Retd.) Director General, APPROVED BY MUHAMMAD JUNAID Civil Aviation Authority AMEEN TYPE OF DOCUMENT AIR NAVIGATION ORDER (ANO). STATUS OF CONTROLLED DOCUMENT 15/10/2009 ANO-005-DRAN-1.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TABLE OF CONTENTS A. AUTHORITY.......................................................................................................................... 1 B. PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................. 1 C. SCOPE .................................................................................................................................. 1 D. DESCRIPTION: ..................................................................................................................... 1 D1. DEFINITIONS:....................................................................................................................... 1 D2. ORGANIZATION: .................................................................................................................. 4 D2.1 SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES: .................................................................................. 4 D2.2 SEARCH AND RESCUE REGIONS (SRRs): ....................................................................... 5 D2.3 RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRES AND RESCUE SUBCENTRES: ............................ 5 D2.4 SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMUNICATIONS: ................................................................... 6 D2.5 SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS: .......................................................................................... 7 D2.6 SEARCH AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT: ............................................................................... 8 D2.7 SUPPLIES AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT: .......................................................................... 8 D2.8 BASIC CAPABILITIES OF RCC: ........................................................................................ 10 D3. COOPERATION: ................................................................................................................. 11 D3.1 COOPERATION BETWEEN STATES: ............................................................................... 11 D3.2 COOPERATION WITH OTHER SERVICES: ..................................................................... 12 D3.3 DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION: .............................................................................. 12 D3.4 PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING SAR SERVICES: ................................ 12 D4. PREPARATORY MEASURES: ........................................................................................... 12 D4.1 PREPARATORY INFORMATION: ...................................................................................... 12 D4.2 PLANS OF OPERATION: ................................................................................................... 13 D4.3 SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS: ........................................................................................ 14 D4.4 TRAINING AND EXERCISES: ............................................................................................ 14 D4.5 WRECKAGE: ...................................................................................................................... 14 D5. OPERATING PROCEDURES: ............................................................................................ 14 D5.1 INFORMATION CONCERNING EMERGENCIES:............................................................. 14 D5.2 PROCEDURES FOR RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRES DURING EMERGENCY PHASES: ............................................................................................................................. 15 D5.3 PROCEDURES WHERE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATIONS EXTENDS TO TWO OR MORE CONTRACTING STATES: ...................................................................................... 19 D5.4 PROCEDURES FOR AUTHORITIES IN THE FIELD: ........................................................ 19 D5.5 PROCEDURES FOR RESCUE COORDINATION CENTRES — TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS: ..................................................................................... 19 D5.6 PROCEDURES AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT: ....................................................... 20 15/10/2009 i ANO-005-DRAN-1.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE D5.7 PROCEDURES FOR A PILOT-IN-COMMAND INTERCEPTING A DISTRESS TRANSMISSION: ................................................................................................................ 21 D5.8 SEARCH AND RESCUE SIGNALS: ................................................................................... 21 D5.9 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS: ........................................................................................ 28 D6. SAR STANDARDS MANUAL: ............................................................................................. 28 E. EVIDENCES (ACRONYMS / RECORDS / REFERENCES) .............................................. 28 E1. ACRONYMS........................................................................................................................ 28 E2. RECORDS .......................................................................................................................... 30 E3. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 30 IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................................................... 30 15/10/2009 ii ANO-005-DRAN-1.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE A. AUTHORITY A1. This Air Navigation Order (ANO) has been issued by the Director General CAA in pursuance of Rules 4(3), 66(2)(e), 76 to 79, , 360 and all other enabling provisions of Civil Aviation Rules, 1994 (CARs, 94). B. PURPOSE B1. The purpose of this ANO is to provide specifications / requirements for the establishment, maintenance and operation of search and rescue services and allied matters in the territory of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and over the high seas where provision of air traffic services is the responsibility of Pakistan in accordance with the regional air navigation agreements. C. SCOPE C1. The Standards and Recommended Practices contained in this ANO in line with requirements of Annex 12 to ICAO convention shall be applicable to all authorities and agencies responsible for the provision of search and rescue (SAR) services to aircraft. D. DESCRIPTION: D1. DEFINITIONS: D1.1 When the following terms are used in the Standards and Recommended Practices for search and rescue, they have the following meanings. Any other term used herein but not defined shall have the same meaning as given in Civil Aviation Ordinance, 1960 and Civil Aviation Rules, 1994. D1.1.1 ALERT PHASE: A situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants. D1.1.2 ALERTING POST: Any facility intended to serve as an intermediary between a person reporting an emergency and a rescue coordination centre or rescue subcentre. D1.1.3 AMVER: A world-wide ship reporting system for search and rescue. D1.1.4 COSPAS–SARSAT SYSTEM: A satellite system designed to detect distress beacons transmitting on the frequencies 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz. D1.1.5 CRAFT: Any air or sea-surface vehicle, or submersible of any kind or size. D1.1.6 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC): A technique using digital codes which enables a radio station to establish contact with, and transfer information to, another station or group of stations. D1.1.7 DIRECTION FINDING (DF): Homing on signals to pinpoint a position. 15/10/2009 Page 1 of 30 ANO-005-DRAN-1.0 SEARCH AND RESCUE D1.1.8 DISTRESS ALERTING: The reporting of a distress incident to a unit which can provide or co-ordinate assistance. D1.1.9 DISTRESS PHASE: A situation wherein there is a reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance. D1.1.10 DITCHING: The forced landing of an aircraft on water. D1.1.11 EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT ): Aeronautical radio distress beacon for alerting and transmitting homing signals. D1.1.12 EMERGENCY PHASE: A generic term meaning, as the case may be, uncertainty phase, alert phase or distress phase. D1.1.13 FALSE ALARM: Distress alert initiated for other than an appropriate test, by communications equipment intended for alerting, when no distress situation actually exists. D1.1.14 FALSE ALERT: Distress alert received from any source, including communications equipment intended for alerting, when no distress situation actually exists, and a notification of distress should not have resulted. D1.1.15 FLIGHT INFORMATION CENTRE (FIC): A unit established to provide flight information and alerting services. D1.1.16 GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS): 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. D1.1.17 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS): A specific satellite-based system used in conjunction with mobile equipment