SOLAS chapter V Safety of Navigation requires

ships to carry an up-to-date copy of Volume III of the

International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual.
 The IAMSAR manual is divided into three volumes:

 Volume I, Organization and Management, discusses the global SAR

system concept, establishment and improvement of national and
regional SAR systems and co-operation with neighbouring States to
provide effective and economical SAR services.

 Volume II, Mission Co-ordination, assists personnel who plan and co-
ordinate SAR operations and exercises.

 Volume III, Mobile Facilities, is intended to be carried aboard rescue

units, aircraft and vessels to help with performance of a search,
rescue or on-scene co-ordinator function, and with aspects of SAR
that pertain to their own emergencies.
 Notices to Mariners
 The Notice consists of a page of Hydrograms listing
important items in the Notice, a chart correction
section organized by ascending chart number, a
product catalog corrections section, a
publications correction section, a summary of
broadcast navigation warnings, and a page of
additional miscellaneous information.
 These are published twice a year in January and
July. The main purpose of them is to provide a list of
current editions of all Admiralty Charts and the serial
numbers of notices affecting them which have been
issued in previous two years. The charts present
onboard can be verified for any missing corrections
by checking them against the Cumulative Lists.
 Annual Summary of Notices to
Mariners
 All the temporary and preliminary notices for a
previous year are being published collectively in
Annual Summary of Notices to Mariners. They are
quick and handy references available to determine
which all temporary and permanent corrections are
applicable to a chart. They also contain summary of
corrections to sailing directions.