Appendix D – Transfer of Coordination/Request for AusSAR Assistance

Appendix D - Transfer of Overall Coordination or Request for

AusSAR Assistance
The forms included in this Appendix are for use by SAR Authorities to transfer overall
coordination of a search and rescue action to another Australian SAR Authority in accordance
with paragraphs 1.3.13 to 1.3.29 of this manual or to request assistance from AusSAR in
accordance with paragraphs 1.3.37 to 1.3.49 of this manual. The two pages of supplementary
information must be passed with either form to ensure that information on the SAR action is
passed and understood.
Attachments:
D-1 Transfer of Overall Coordination
D-2 Request for AusSAR Assistance
D-3 Supplementary Information

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D-1 Transfer of SAR Coordination form

(Please attach additional paperwork to fax in responding)
TRANSFER
I (Representative of the SAR
Authority) on behalf of
(Authority) hereby formally request the transfer of overall coordination in accordance
with paragraphs 1.3.13 – 1.3.29 of the NATSAR Manual for the Search and Rescue
action
(details of incident and location)
to (Receiving Authority), with effect
(Date/Time group [UTC]).

(Signature) (Date / Time group)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I (Representative of the SAR
Authority) on behalf of
(Authority) hereby formally acknowledge and accept/acknowledge and reject (if
rejected for the following reason(s)):

(Signature) (Date / Time group)

COORDINATING AUTHORITIES

Overall Coordinator
Coordinator surface search
Coordinator air search
Coordinator land search

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D-2 Request for AusSAR Assistance

To:

From:

CC:

Date:
(Please attach additional paperwork to fax in responding)

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

I ………………on behalf of ………………………….…. hereby formally request
AUSSAR to ………………………., in accordance with paragraphs 1.3.37 – 1.3.49 of
the NATSAR Manual, for the Search and Rescue action………………...

(Signature) (Date / Time group)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I (Representative of the SAR authority)

of (Authority) hereby formally

acknowledge and accept / acknowledge and reject (if rejected) for the following
reason(s)

(Signature)

(Date / Time group)

COORDINATING AUTHORITIES

Overall Coordinator
Coordinator air search
Coordinator surface search
Coordinator land search

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D-3 Supplementary Information

Owner
Craft name/ type Callsign Length POB

Construction Colour/s (sails, hull, superstructure)

Owner's name and address Phone numbers including mobile

Navaids carried (&type) Reliability

Good Limited Unknown

Communications equipment (type/frequencies) Reliability

Good Limited Unknown

Emergency/survival equipment Beacon

(any identifying criteria ie colour, size) 121.5 406 Liferaft Dinghy

Other information

Person in charge of craft

Name and address (if different than above)
Phone numbers including mobile

Experience/qualifications

Familiar with area/route Any passengers familiar with area/route?

Yes No Yes No

Knowledge of local weather Valid forecast carried for trip?

Good Limited Poor Yes No Unknown

Reaction to adverse weather

Push on Go around Turn back

Carries charts Studies charts

Yes No Yes No

Sail planning satisfactory Weather details are:

Yes No Accurately computed Calculated guess Careless

Traits (include names, ages, gender, state of health, clothing worn, swimming ability, medication) of all onboard

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Craft’s Itinerary
Sail Plan (include details date, time, weather, ETA, purpose of trip, contact details of last to have contact with craft)

Departure point Destination Last Known Position

Number of hours overdue

Passenger/s name/s and address/es

Search Conducted
(Please attach a mud map)
Chart reference

Drift, tidal activity, sea state, swell

Weather (historic, current and forecast)

Assets used in search, dates and times of search

Other relevant contact details including Next of Kin

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