IMO Publication and Documents IMO Publication and Documents No. 1. IMO Document 1 Res. A.705(17) Promulgation of maritime safety information 2 Resolution MSC.528 (106) New 3 Res. A.706(17) World-Wide Navigational Warning Service 4 Res. A. 814(19) Guidelines for the avoidance of false distress alerts 5 Res. A.855(20) Standards for on-board helicopter facilities 6 Res. 856(20) Guidance to Administrations on development of a shore-based SAR telecommunication infrastructure 7 Res. A.887(21) Establishment updating and retrieval of the information contained in the registration databases for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 8 Res. A.919(22) Acceptance and implementation of the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 as amended 9 Res. A.920(22) Review of safety measures and procedures for the treatment of persons rescued at sea 10 Res. A.949(23) Guidelines on places of refugee for ships in need of assistance 11 Res. A.950(23) Maritime Assistance Services (MAS) 12 Res. A.954(23) Proper use of VHF Channels at sea 13 "Res. A.999(25) Guideline on voyage planning for passenger ships operating in remote areas" 14 Res. A.1051(27) IMOWMO Worldwide met-ocean information and warning service - guidance document 15 Res. A.1074(28) Notification and circulation through the Global integrated shipping information system (GISIS) 16 "Res. MSC.131(75) Maintenance of a continuous listening watch on VHF channel by SOLAS ships whilst at sea after 1 February 1999 and installation of VHF DSC facilities on non-SOLAS ships" 17 Res. MSC. 167(78) Guidelines on the treatment of persons rescued at sea 18 IMO-UNHCR-ICS leaflet Rescue at Sea - a guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants 19 Res. MSC.199(80) Adoption of amendments to provision of radio services for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 20 Res. MSC.305(87) Guideline on operational procedures for the promulgation of Maritime Safety Information concerning acts of piracy and piracy counter measure operation 21 Res.MSC.436(99) Amendments to the international convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended 22 COMSAR-Circ.3 - Relations Between NAVAAREA Co-Ordinators And Rescue Co-Ordination Centres 23 COMSAR-Circ.22 - Guidance on data fields for SAR Databases 24 COMSAR.-Circ.23 - Guidance For Central Alerting Posts (Caps) 25 COMSAR-Circ.25 - Procedure for responding to DSC distress alerts by ships 26 COMSAR-Circ.29 - Guidance for voluntary use of standardized questionnaires and formats for reporting false alerts in collecting data on false alerts 27 COMSAR-Circ.31 - Guidance for Mass Rescue Operations (MROs) 28 COMSAR-Circ.35 - Recommendations on medium frequency/high frequency (MF/HF) digital selective calling (DSC) test calls to coast stations. 29 COMSAR-Circ.36 Broadcast of warnings for tsunamis and other natural disasters. 30 COMSAR-Circ.37 - Guidance on minimum communication needs of Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) 31 COMSAR.1-Circ.41 - Analysis Of Maritime Safety Information promulgated via EGC SafetyNET system and recommendations on improving its quality 32 COMSAR.1-Circ.45 - Guidance on distress alerts 33 COMSAR.1-Circ.50-Rev.3 - Distress priority communications for RCC from shore to ship via Inmarsat. 34 COMSAR.1-CIRC.58-REV.1 List of NAVAREA and METAREA Coordinators 35 COMSAR.1-Circ.53-Rev.2 - List Of Land Earth Station (Les) Operation Coordinators In The Inmarsat System. 36 COMSAR.1-Circ.55 - Guidance for entering and updating information on search and rescue services into GISIS and on how to get access to the information for operational use. 37 COMSAR.1-Circ.56 - Guidance on smartphone and other computer device SAR applications 38 MSC-Circ.805 - Guidance for the use of radio signals by ships under attack or threat of attack from pirates or armed robbers 39 MSC-Circ.892 Alerting of search and rescue authorities 40 MSC-Circ.895 - Recommendation on helicopter landing areas on ro-ro passenger ships 41 MSC.1-Circ.896-Rev.2 - Interim measures for combating unsafe practices associated with the trafficking, smuggling or transport of migrants by sea 42 MSC-Circ.959 Interim procedures for MRCCs on receipt of distress alert 43 MSC-Circ.960 - Medical assistance at sea 44 MSC-Circ.1042 - List of contents of the "Emergency Medical KitBag" and medical consideration for its use on ro-ro pasenger ships not normally carrying a medical doctor 45 MSC.1-Circ.1043 - Guidance on ships' daily reporting of their positions to their companies 46 MSC-Circ.1073 - Measure to enhance maritime security - Directive for maritime rescue coordination contres (MRCCs) on acts of violence against ships 47 MSC-Circ.1078 - Guidelines To Administrations on reporting false alerts 48 MSC-Circ.1079-Rev.1 Guidelines for preparing plans for co-operation between sar services and passenger ships (in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/7.3) 49 "MSC-Circ.1105 - Guidance on responsibility and liability issues related to the use of the emergency medical kit/bag and evaluation of its use in emergency incidents" 50 MSC-Circ.1156 Guidance on the access of public authorities, emergency response services and pilot on board ships to which SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code apply 51 "MSC-Circ.1172 - Identification of passenger ships, other than Ro-Ro passenger ships which should benefit from being equipped with the Emergency Medical Kit/Bag (EMK)" 52 MSC.1-Circ.1182-Rev.1 - Guide to recovery techniques 53 MSC.1-Circ.1183 - Guidelines on The provision of external support as an aid to incident containment for SAR authorities and others concerned 54 MSC.1-Circ.1184 - Enhanced contingency planning guidance for passenger ships operating in areas remote from SAR facilities 55 MSC.1-Circ.1185-Rev.1 - Guide for cold water survival 56 MSC.1-Circ.1186 - Guidelines on The training Of SAR service personnel working in major Incidents 57 "MSC.1-Circ.1208 - Promoting and verifying continued familiarization Of GMDSS operators on board ships" 58 MSC.1-Circ.1210-Rev.1 - Guidance On The Cospas-Sarsat International 406 Mhz Beacon Registration Database 59 "MSC.1-CIRC.1214 Performance standards for the systems and services to remain operational on passenger ships for safe return to port and orderly evacuation and abandonment after a casualty" 60 MSC.1-Circ.1218 - Guidance on exchange of medical information between telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) involved in internation SAR operations 61 MSC.1-Circ.1248 - Minimizing delays in search and rescue response To distress alerts 62 MSC.1-Circ.1287-Rev.1 - Amendments to resolution A.705(17) - Promulgation of maritime safety information 63 MSC.1-Circ.1288-Rev.1 - Amendments to resolution A.706(17) - World-Wide Navigational Warning Service 64 MSC.1-Circ.1333-Rev.1 - Recommendations to Governments for preventing and suppressing piracy and armed robbery against ships 65 MSC.1-Circ.1334 - Guidance to shipowners and ship operators, shipmasters and crews on preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships 66 MSC. 1-Circ.1338-Rev.1 - Guidance to search and rescue services in relation to requesting and receiving LRIT information 67 MSC.1-Circ.1365 - Commercially available locating, tracking and emergency notification devices 68 MSC.1-Circ.1382-Rev.2 - Revised questionnaire on shore-based facilities for the Gobal Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 69 MSC.1-Circ.1412-Rev.1 - Principles and guidelines relating to review and audit of performance of LRIT data centres and the international LRIT Data Exchange (Principles and guidelines) 70 "MSC.1-Circ.1413 - Basic safety guidance for yacht races or oceanic voyages by non-regulated craft" 71 MSC.1-CIRC.1447 Guidelines for the development of plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water 72 MSC.1-CIRC.1594 Amendments to the Internation Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual 73 GMDSS.1-CIRC.22 Master Plan of shore-based facilities for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS Master Plan) 74 "SAR.7-Circ.14 - List Of documents and publications which should be held by a MRCC or JRCC (this document)" - RESOLUTION MSC.509(105) PROVISION OF RADIO SERVICES FOR THE GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS) - RESOLUTION MSC.514(105) GUIDELINES FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF FALSE DISTRESS ALERTS 75 1. A 530(13) USE OF RADAR TRANSPONDERS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE PURPOSES 76 2. A.696(17) TYPE APPROVAL OF SATELLITE EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING 77 3. A.802(19) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SURVIVAL CRAFT RADAR TRANSPONDERS FOR USE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, AS AMENDED BY MSC.247(83) 78 5. A.894(21) INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE (IAMSAR) MANUAL, 79 7. COMSAR1-Circ52 QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR SERVICE 80 10. GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF THE GRAPH AT FIGURE N.14, AS CONTAINED IN APPENDIX N OF IAMSAR MANUAL, VOLUME II 81 11.COMSAR.1-Circ.59 INTERIM GUIDANCE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF (ADT) 82 13 FAL.3-Circ.201 FACILITATING SHORE LEAVE AND ACCESS TO SHIPS, REMOVING 83 20.MSC.1-Circ.1308 GUIDANCE TO SAR SERVICES IN RELATION TO REQUESTING AND RECIEVING LRIT INFO 84 23. MSC.246(83) ADOPTION OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SURVIVAL CRAFT AIS SEARCH AND RESCUE TRANSMITTERS (AIS-SART) FOR USE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS 85 25. MSC-MEPC.7-Circ.6 GUIDANCE ON THE QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY FOR UNDERTAKING 86 26.SAR.8Circ.4 AVAILABILITY OF SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) SERVICES 87 27.SN.1-Circ.322 INFORMATION ON THE DISPLAY OF AIS-SART,AIS MAN OVERBOARD AND EPIRB-AIS DEVICES 88 28.SNCirc.197-SNCirc.197Corr.1OPERATION OF MARINE RADAR FOR SART DETECTION No. 2. Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) 1 Global SAR Plan module - Global SAR Plan 2 Contact Points module on Maritime Assistance Service - Contact Points on Maritime Assistance Services 3 GMDSS module - GMDSS Master Plan No. 3. Non-IMO documents 1 COSPAS-SARSAT G.007 Issue 3 March 2022
