SIGMET services provided by IMD is published in Para 4.6 and Para 8 of this subsection. Following details are included:
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Airports Authority of India
Manual of Aeronautical information services
1)
name of the meteorological watch office,
ICAO location indicator;
2)
hours of service;
3)
flight information region(s) or control
area(s) served;
4)
types of SIGMET information issued and
validity periods;
5)
specific procedures applied to SIGMET
information (e.g. for volcanic ash and
tropical cyclones);
6)
the air traffic services unit(s) provided
with SIGMET;
7)
additional information (e.g. concerning
any limitation of service, etc.).
GEN 3.5.9
Other automated meteorological
services
Automated
pre-flight
met
information
is
partially available at Chennai.
GEN 3.6
Search and rescue
GEN 3.6.1
Responsible service(s)
The aeronautical search and rescue (SAR)
service is organized by AAI
in accordance
with ICAO Annex 12 – Search & Rescue
and
International
Aeronautical
And
Maritime
Search And Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual –
Doc 9731 with the assistance of the Ministry
of Defense and other agencies, which have the
responsibility
for
making
the
necessary
facilities available. While Coast Guard is
responsible to organize Search And Rescue
within Maritime Search & Rescue regions.
Complete postal and telegraphic address of
Airports Authority of India is given in
GEN 1.1.
Differences, if any, with the above quoted
ICAO documents are listed at GEN 1.7.
GEN 3.6.2
Area of responsibility
AAI is responsible for coordination with the
agencies responsible for organising SAR
services within aeronautical SRR for aircraft
in distress. While Coast Guard is responsible
for organizing SAR services within maritime
SRR for aircraft, ships, vessels and fishing
boats. AAI RCC shall inform Coast Guard
MRCC in case of aircraft in distress for
information and assistance.
GEN 3.6.3
Types of service
A brief description of types of services and
facilities provided including details of rescue
coordination centers is given on pages GEN
3.6-2 to GEN 3.6-7.
Satellite Aided Search & Rescue
India is a participant in the COSPAS/SARSAT
system
through
Indian
Space
Research
Organization, Bangalore. Under Satellite aided
search & rescue programme, two Local User
Terminals (LUT) have been established at
Bangalore and Lucknow, respectively. The
Mission Control Center (MCC) is located at
Bangalore and is connected with the RCCs at
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai through
AFS network.
GEN 3.6.4
SAR agreements
At present, India has no SAR agreement with
other countries.
GEN 3.6.5
Conditions of availability
Requests for the entry of aircraft, equipment
and personnel from other States to engage in
search for aircraft in Distress and rescue
survivors
of
crashed
aircraft
should
be
transmitted to the Director General of Civil
Aviation. Instructions as to the control which
will be exercised on entry of such aircraft and/
or personnel will be given by the Rescue
Coordination Centre of the relevant FIR. The
postal and telegraphic address of Director
