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(1) Receives directives from IONS Chairman for launching an operation to
address a particular MSAR situation.
(2) Intimates countries in the concerned zone initially for early preparation
and later to conduct MSAR.
(3) Act as SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC) as per IAMSAR Manual 2016
for the purpose of MSAR.

(4) Assess the situation and decide customized contribution from
concerned SARIE countries.
(5) Detail countries as SRU (Search and Rescue Unit) for the SAR Mission.

(6) Report back SAR actions to IONS Chairman on completion.
e. IONS MSAR Organogram. The proposed IONS MSAR organization should
be able to address any maritime search and rescue incident in the Indian Ocean.
A suggested IONS MSAR organogram is given below:

Figure 3: Suggested MSAR Organogram

SOS ship/Agent/Country

IMO RCC

IONS CHAIRMAN

SARIEC-1 SARIEC-2 SARIEC-3
(SMC) (SMC) (SMC)

ON SCENE ON SCENE ON SCENE
COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR

SRU-1,2,3,… SRU-1,2,3,… SRU-1,2,3,…

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