| 1. | RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY |
| Gambia National Search and Rescue Commis-sion is charged with the
responsibility to ensure a coordinated and effective Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue Operations within the Gambia. |
| Postal Address: | Search and Rescue Sub-Center Banjul International Airport P. O. Box 285 The Gambia |
| Tel.: | ATC: 220-3619622 |
| FAX: | 220 4472190 |
| Email: | lfaye@gcaa.aero / lamsfye61@gmail.com |
| AFS Address: | GBYDYAYX |
| ICAO SARPS in Annex 12 to the Chicago con-vention and the provision of the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) convention relating to Search and Rescue as
prescribed by International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) are
applied. |
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| 2. | AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| This shall be within the territorial boundary of The Gambia and cover the
area of responsibility of the Gambia as laid down by the International Civil Aviation
Organizations and the United Nations convention on the laws of the sea. |
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| 3. | TYPES OF SERVICE | |
| Provide for a public switched telecommunication service to make available
telecommunication facilities for the purposes of Search and Rescue Operation. |
| Coordination between the relevant Aeronautical and Maritime authorities to
provide for the most effective and efficient Search and Rescue Operations within the
Gambia to ensure that assistance is rendered to person in distress, on a 24 hours
basis |
| Provision of assistance to aircraft and vessels on distress and survivors
of aircraft and vessels accidents regardless of nationality or status of the persons of
the circumstance in which the persons are round. |
| Rescue equipment in the form of inflatable rubber dinghes, medical
supplies emergency rations and droppable survival equipment and 406 MHz communications
systems are available. |
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| 4. | SAR AGREEMENTS | |
| Agreement with neighboring states to strengthen Search and Rescue
cooperation and coordination, setting out the conditions for entry of each other Search
and Rescue units in their respective territories providing for expedit-ing entry of those
units with the least possible formalities. |
| Agreements with all aircraft, vessels and local services and facilities
which do not form part of government; to cooperate fully in SAR Opera-tions and render
assistance to the survivor of aircraft of vessel’s accidents. |
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| 5. | GENERAL CONDITIONS OF AVAILABILITY |
| The SAR service and facilities in The Gambia are available to neighbouring
states upon request to the Civil Aviation Authority when they are not engaged in SAR
operations in their home territory. |
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| 6. | PROCEDURES AND SIGNALS USED |
| Procedures and Signals used by Aircraft |
| The Search and Rescue signals to be used or procedures for pilots
observing an accident or intercepting a distress call are those prescribed in ICAO Annex
12, Chapter 5 as shown in the table 6.3 below |
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| Communications |
| The frequency 121.500 MHz is guarded one nuously (H 24) by ATC at the
Banjul International Airport. |
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| Search and Rescue Signals |
| Ground / air visual signal codes for use by survivors. |
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| No | Message | Code
Symbol | | 1 | Require Assistance | V | | 2 | Require Medical Assistance | X | | 3 | No or negative | N | | 4 | Yes or affirmative | Y | | 5 | Proceeding in this ↑ direction | ↑ |
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| Instructions for use: | Make signals not less than 8 feet (2.5 m). |
| | Take care to lay out signals exactly as shown. |
| | Provide as much colour contrast as possible between signals and background. |
| | Make every effort to attract attention by other possible means, such as radio, flares,
smoke, reflected light. |
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