SIXTH ICAO/IMO JOINT WORKING GROUP ON SAR (1998)
Victoria, B.C. 5 to 9 October 1998
REPORT OF THE ICAO/IMO JOINT WORKING GROUP ON HARMONIZATION OF AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
0. General
0.1 The sixth meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization/International Maritime Organization (ICAO/IMO) Joint Working Group (JWG) on Harmonization of Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) was held in Victoria, B.C., Canada, from 5 to 9 October 1998. Mr. U. Hallberg (Sweden) was Chairman and Col. Rick Hardy (Canada) was Vice-Chairman. The Chairman welcomed the members, advisors and observers of the Joint Working Group to the meeting and Mr. Ron Miller welcomed the group on behalf of the hosts. The Chairman, on behalf of the JWG, expressed his regrets for the crash of a Canadian armed forces SAR helicopter in which six lives were lost.
0.2 The experts who participated in the JWG/6 meeting are listed at Appendix A*. Egypt, Greece, Turkey, COSPAS-SARSAT, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) and INMARSAT participated as observers.
0.3 The JWG welcomed and accepted the kind offer by Singapore to host the next meeting of the JWG which would tentatively take place in Singapore during the second half of January 2000.
0.4 The Chairman, on behalf of the JWG, expressed his deep appreciation to the hosts of JWG/6 for the excellent arrangements and the hospitality shown.
1. Agenda Item 1. - Adoption of the Agenda
1.1 The Group adopted the draft agenda at Appendix B*.
*See COMSAR 4/INF.2
