1 The following criteria are considered relevant
in determining what constitutes an area remote from SAR facilities:
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.1 the number of people at risk;
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.2 the nature of the risk and whether containment
strategies can mitigate its effects, in particular whether the effects
of the incident can be so contained as to enable those at risk to
remain on board until rescued, or for a period prior to eventual evacuation,
thus extending the time to recover;
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.3 the availability of SAR facilities and other
resources which may be deployed in order to contain the incident and
keep those at risk on board until rescued, or for a period prior to
eventual evacuation, thus extending the time to recover;
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.4 the total recovery capacity of SAR facilities
available to reach the scene and recover those who have taken to survival
craft within the five day “time to recover” parameter
and/or within survival times;
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.5 any shortfall between the number to be recovered
and the capacity of those SAR facilities available;
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.6 the distance (in time) between individual SAR
facilities' start points and the scene of the emergency;
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.7 the prevailing sea conditions, both on scene
and encountered by SAR facilities proceeding;
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.8 the prevailing weather conditions, both on
scene and encountered by SAR facilities proceeding;
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.9 any restrictions on SAR facility deployment
which limit or remove their ability to respond even if theoretically
within reach of the scene of the emergency;
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.10 the ability of those at risk to survive in
the prevailing weather and sea conditions until they can be recovered
(that is, for a maximum of five days according to the “time
to recover” parameter);
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.11 the ability of available SAR facilities to
recover those at risk in the prevailing weather and sea conditions;footnote
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.12 any shortfall between the time taken to recover
those at risk and the five day “time to recover” parameter
and/or survival times in the prevailing conditions;
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.13 availability and quality of communications;
and
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.14 effective co-ordination of search and rescue
response.