Maritime
Credits: imo.org
IMO Highlights
Search And Rescue
As An International
Responsibility
S
earch and rescue is a humanitarian process,
aimed at assisting persons in distress, without
regard to the nationality or circumstances of
the persons in distress.
IMO’s Chris Trelawny highlighted this global
responsibility, during the first Coast Guard
Global Summit, jointly hosted by the Japan
Coast Guard and Tokyo-based Nippon Foundation, in
22
IMO’s Chris Trelawny highlighted this
global responsibility, during the first
Coast Guard Global Summit, jointly
hosted by the Japan Coast Guard and
Tokyo-based Nippon Foundation, in
Tokyo
Tokyo (14 September).
He also outlined the international legal framework for
SAR; the implementation of effective SAR systems; and the
need for and benefit of international and inter-regional
cooperation for effective SAR on a global basis. Search and
rescue officials from more than 30 countries attended the
summit. imo.org