ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Aeronautical Search and Rescue) Regulations, 2025
17. Preparatory information
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
17. Preparatory information
(1)The designated aeronautical search and rescue agency shall make readily available, at all times, up-to-date information concerning the following in respect of its aeronautical search and rescue region, aeronautical search and rescue units, rescue sub-centres and alerting posts, and air traffic services units—(a)means of communication that may be used in aeronautical search and rescue operations;(b)addresses and telephone numbers of all operators, or their designated representatives, engaged in operations in the region; and(c)any other public and private resources including medical and transportation facilities that are likely to be useful in aeronautical search and rescue.(2)The designated aeronautical search and rescue agency shall ensure that the rescue coordination centre has readily available all other information of interest to aeronautical search and rescue, including information regarding—(a)the locations, call signs, hours of watch, and frequencies of all radio stations likely to be employed in support of aeronautical search and rescue operations;(b)the locations and hours of watch of services keeping radio watch, and the frequencies guarded;(c)locations where supplies of droppable emergency and survival equipment are stored;(d)objects which it is known might be mistaken for unallocated or unreported wreckage, particularly if viewed from the air;(e)the position, course and speed of aircraft that may be able to provide assistance to aircraft in distress; and(f)where the search and rescue region includes maritime areas, the position, course and speed of ships that may be able to provide assistance to aircraft in distress.(3)The rescue coordination centre shall coordinate with the marine aeronautical search and rescue units to have ready access to information regarding the positions, course and speed of ships within areas that may be able to provide assistance to aircraft in distress and information on how to contact such ships.(4)The designated aeronautical search and rescue agency shall in cooperation with other States and the maritime authority arrange communication links with Anvers or regional ship reporting systems to facilitate aeronautical search and rescue operations at sea.(5)The designated aeronautical search and rescue agency shall provide relevant information on the availability of aeronautical search and rescue units within the aeronautical search and rescue region for publication in the AIP.