Section 5. Other SAR Actions

8-5-1. CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT CROSSING HAZARDOUS AREA

When Lake, Island, Mountain, or Swamp Reporting Service programs have been established and a pilot requests the service, establish radio contact every 10 minutes (or at designated position checkpoints) with the aircraft while it is crossing the hazardous area. If contact with the aircraft is lost for more than 15 minutes, alert Search and Rescue.

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Hazardous Area Reporting Service and chart depictions are published in the AIM, para 4-1-20.

8-5-2. CANADIAN TRANSBORDER

a.Assume responsibility for initiating SAR action on transborder aircraft upon acknowledgment for the inbound flight notification message.

b.When SAR action is initiated, the destination and departure facilities are responsible for all communications search actions within their respective countries and for alerting their respective RCC.

c.Canadian communications search procedures and action times are similar to U.S. procedures. They will address all SAR messages to the U.S. departure AFSS/FSS, which is then responsible for initiating SAR action for the U.S. portion of the route of flight.

d.For inbounds from Canada, apply standard U.S. SAR procedures contained in this chapter for the U.S. portion of the route. Include the Canadian departure facility as an addressee on all SAR messages since that facility is responsible for initiating SAR action for the Canadian portion of the route of flight.

e.Upon receipt of a Canadian QALQ, the departure AFSS/FSS shall take the following actions:

1.Check locally for any information about the aircraft.

2.If unable to obtain additional information, or within 15 minutes after receipt of the QALQ, transmit a message to the destination facility containing all flight plan information not previously sent.

f.Upon receipt of a Canadian INREQ, the departure AFSS/FSS shall transmit an INREQ for the U.S. portion of the route of flight and reply to Canada within 1 hour in accordance with standard INREQ procedures.

g.Upon receipt of a Canadian ALNOT, the departure AFSS/FSS shall transmit an ALNOT for the U.S. portion of the route and reply to Canada within 1 hour in accordance with standard ALNOT procedures.