National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States

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The National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States is a federal framework that coordinates civil search and rescue operations across U.S. agencies, defining responsibilities, procedures, and resource use for responding to distress incidents on land and at sea.

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instanceOf federal interagency plan
national search and rescue plan
alsoKnownAs National Search and Rescue Plan
appliesTo aeronautical search and rescue operations
civil search and rescue operations
distress incidents in the United States search and rescue region
land search and rescue operations
maritime search and rescue operations
basedOn Convention on International Civil Aviation
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
conformsTo International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual
coordinatedBy National Search and Rescue Committee
country United States
defines federal search and rescue responsibilities
interagency search and rescue coordination procedures
search and rescue communications coordination
search and rescue mission assignment procedures
search and rescue organizational relationships
use of search and rescue resources
establishes federal search and rescue responsibilities for aeronautical regions
federal search and rescue responsibilities for land regions
federal search and rescue responsibilities for maritime regions
rescue coordination centers
rescue sub-centers
search and rescue regions
governedBy U.S. National Search and Rescue Supplement to the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual
governs coordination between civil and military search and rescue resources
coordination between federal, state, and local search and rescue authorities
language English
legalStatus interagency agreement rather than statute
purpose to ensure effective use of search and rescue resources
to provide a national framework for coordinating search and rescue services
to provide for a coordinated response to persons in distress
relatedDocument National Response Framework
relatedTo U.S. aeronautical search and rescue regions
U.S. maritime search and rescue regions
United States National Search and Rescue Supplement
scope incidents involving persons, ships, and aircraft in distress
peacetime search and rescue operations
shortName U.S. National SAR Plan
signatoryAgency Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
Federal Communications Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
linked to: NASA

United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
updatedBy National Search and Rescue Committee

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Coast Guard aircraft roleIn National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States
National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States shortName U.S. National SAR Plan
linked to: National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States
National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States alsoKnownAs National Search and Rescue Plan
linked to: National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States
National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States relatedTo United States National Search and Rescue Supplement
linked to: National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States