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3 Conclusion

  3.1 In the interests of efficient SAR response, and hence the saving of lives at sea, States declaring responsibility for SAR Regions are urged to ensure that they comply with the spirit of the conventions and other international documents listed in paragraph 2 above - and particularly the COSPAS-SARSAT Programme Management Policy mentioned in paragraph 2.6 - and that they provide and maintain arrangements necessary for the reception and acknowledgement of, and the capability to respond to, distress alerts, including those derived from the COSPAS-SARSAT system.

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