International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

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international treaty maritime safety convention

The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue is a global treaty that establishes an international framework and standards for coordinating and conducting search and rescue operations at sea to enhance safety for persons in distress.

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Label	Occurrences
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue canonical	12
SAR Convention	3

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T283784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
Context triple: [International Maritime Organization, adoptedInstrument, International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue]

A. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
B. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
C. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
D. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
E. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
Target entity description: The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue is a global treaty that establishes an international framework and standards for coordinating and conducting search and rescue operations at sea to enhance safety for persons in distress.

A. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is a key international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships to ensure the safety of life at sea.
B. Convention on the International Maritime Organization
The Convention on the International Maritime Organization is the foundational international treaty that established the IMO as the United Nations’ specialized agency responsible for regulating global shipping and maritime safety.
C. International Convention on Load Lines
The International Convention on Load Lines is a key maritime safety treaty that sets minimum freeboard and related stability standards to ensure ships maintain sufficient reserve buoyancy and seaworthiness.
D. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the primary global treaty that sets standards to prevent and minimize pollution from ships, including oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air emissions.
E. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers
The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) is a global maritime treaty that sets minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships to ensure safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ maritime safety convention ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	1979-04-27 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Hamburg, Germany ⓘ linked to: Hamburg
aim	to establish an international search and rescue plan so that no matter where an accident occurs, the rescue of persons in distress will be coordinated by a SAR organization ⓘ to promote cooperation among search and rescue organizations worldwide ⓘ
annexStructure	Annex divided into chapters covering organization, coordination, procedures, and cooperation ⓘ
appliesTo	persons in distress at sea regardless of nationality or status ⓘ search and rescue operations at sea ⓘ
basedOn	principle of cooperation among coastal states ⓘ
cameIntoForceIn	1985 ⓘ
category	IMO convention ⓘ law of the sea treaty ⓘ
concludedIn	Hamburg ⓘ
contains	Annex with detailed technical and operational SAR provisions ⓘ
depositary	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
developedUnder	auspices of the International Maritime Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	1985-06-22 ⓘ
focusesOn	coordination of maritime search and rescue services ⓘ standardization of SAR procedures and organization ⓘ
geographicalScope	global ⓘ
goal	to enhance safety for persons in distress at sea ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	SAR ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on States that have ratified it ⓘ
obliges	States Parties to coordinate and cooperate in SAR operations ⓘ States Parties to provide assistance to any person in distress at sea ⓘ
providesFor	cooperation between neighboring states in SAR operations ⓘ coordination of maritime search and rescue services ⓘ designation of rescue coordination centres ⓘ establishment of search and rescue regions ⓘ standardization of search and rescue procedures ⓘ
relatedTo	Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ International Convention on Maritime Radio Communications ⓘ
requires	States Parties to develop SAR plans of operation ⓘ States Parties to ensure that necessary arrangements are made for the provision of adequate SAR services ⓘ States Parties to establish search and rescue regions in consultation with neighboring states ⓘ States Parties to operate rescue coordination centres and sub-centres as needed ⓘ
shortName	SAR Convention ⓘ linked to: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
subject	maritime search and rescue ⓘ safety of life at sea ⓘ
yearOfConclusion	1979 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Maritime Organization → adoptedInstrument → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

subject linked to: IMO

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue → shortName → SAR Convention ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

SAR → abbreviationFor → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue → shortName → SAR Convention ⓘ

subject linked to: SAR

linked to: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

IMO convention → examplesInclude → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

IMO convention → examplesInclude → SAR Convention ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue

Portuguese search and rescue region → regulatedBy → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

Dutch Coastguard → follows → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

National Search and Rescue Plan of the United States → basedOn → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre → regulatedBy → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

subject linked to: Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres

Libyan search and rescue region in the Mediterranean → regulatedBy → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

Turkish search and rescue region → legalBasis → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

Swedish Coast Guard → follows → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

Maritime Search and Rescue Act of Finland → relatedTo → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

United States Coast Guard search and rescue program → basedOn → International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue ⓘ

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