Search and Rescue
Annex 12
to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation
This edition incorporates all amendments
adopted by the Council prior to 24 February 2004
and supersedes, on 25 November 2004, all previous
editions of Annex 12.
For information regarding the applicability
of the Standards and Recommended Practices,
see Foreword.
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Standards
and Recommended Practices
Eighth Edition
July 2004
AMENDMENTS
The issue of amendments is announced regularly in the ICAO Journal and in the
monthly Supplement to the Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual
Training Aids, which holders of this publication should consult. The space below
is provided to keep a record of such amendments.
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ANNEX 12 (iii) 25/11/04
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Page
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (v)
CHAPTER 1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
CHAPTER 2. Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 Search and rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Search and rescue regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 Rescue coordination centres and
rescue subcentres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.4 Search and rescue communications . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.5 Search and rescue units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2.6 Search and rescue equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
CHAPTER 3. Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Cooperation between States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Cooperation with other services . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 Dissemination of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
CHAPTER 4. Preparatory measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.1 Preparatory information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Plans of operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.3 Search and rescue units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.4 Training and exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.5 Wreckage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
CHAPTER 5. Operating procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1 Information concerning emergencies. . . . . . . 5-1
5.2 Procedures for rescue coordination centres
during emergency phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.3 Procedures where responsibility for
operations extends to two or more
Contracting States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5.4 Procedures for authorities in the field. . . . . . 5-2
5.5 Procedures for rescue coordination centres —
termination and suspension of operations . . . 5-2
5.6 Procedures at the scene of an accident . . . . . 5-3
5.7 Procedures for a pilot-in-command
intercepting a distress transmission . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.8 Search and rescue signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
5.9 Maintenance of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
APPENDIX. Search and rescue signals . . . . . . . . . . APP-1
1. Signals with surface craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APP-1
2. Ground-air visual signal code . . . . . . . . . . . . . APP-1
3. Air-to-ground signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APP-2
ANNEX 12 (v) 25/11/04
FOREWORD
Historical background
In December 1946, the Search and Rescue Division, at its
second session, made recommendations for Standards and
Recommended Practices for Search and Rescue. These were
developed by the Secretariat and the then existent Air
Navigation Committee, and were duly submitted to the
Council. The proposals were not accepted by the Council in
the form in which they were presented and, on 20 April 1948,
were referred back to the Air Navigation Committee for
further consideration.
A further draft Annex was then developed in the light of
experience gained at Regional Air Navigation Meetings and
eventually was approved in principle by the Air Navigation
Commission and circulated to States for comment. Further
development was made by the Air Navigation Commission as
a result of States’ comments and the resulting proposals were
adopted by the Council on 25 May 1950 and designated as
Annex 12 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The Annex became effective on 1 December 1950 and came
into force on 1 March 1951.
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