PART 1 — GENERAL (GEN)

AIP MACAO GEN 3.6 - 101 FEB 20071. Responsible serviceGEN 3.6 SEARCH AND RESCUEThe Civil Aviation Authority is the Authority for Search and Rescue in the Macao ATZ.Macao Tower will be responsible for the activities of all measures and plans for immediateRescue (or Search, if being the case).Within the limits of Macao ATZ, local helicopters and or light aircraft may be deployed incooperation with craft and personnel from other departments of the Macao SpecialAdministrative Regional Government (namely ships from Capitania dos Portos) or may berequested to private owned enterprises, according to a prefixed plan.For medium and long range SAR activities over the high seas, aircraft whose destination isMacao or has origin in Macao, will be assisted under the authority and coordination of theRescue Coordination Centre of Guangzhou in the People’s Republic of China or of theRescue Coordination Centre of the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong.The search and rescue service is provided in accordance with the ICAO Standards,recommended Practices and Procedures contained in the following documents:Annex 12 Search and RescueAnnex 13 Aircraft Accident InvestigationDOC 7030 Regional Supplementary Procedures2. Area of responsibilitySearch and rescue service is provide within Macao ATZ.3. Type of services3.1. Details of Rescue Units are given in Table 3.6.3. In addition, various elements of the“Capitania dos Portos”, the Security Forces of Macao, Public Security Police, the Marineand Customs Police, Merchant Marine, Fire and Ambulance Services and PublicTelecommunications, are available to the Search and Rescue Organisation.Table 3.6.3 Search and rescue unitsName Location Facilities Remarks22°08’58”N 2 boats for rescue in the Speed 35 kt113°35’29”E vicinity of airportCapacity *22°08’58”N 2 boats for fire fighting inSpeed 35 kt113°35’29”E the vicinity of airportMacauInternationalAirport22°08’58”N113°35’29”E2 boats for fire fighting inthe vicinity of airportSpeed 25 kt MAXCapacity *** 4 life rafts with a capacity of 25 persons each, on each rescue boat (200 persons on total).Additional rescue capacity on the 2 fire fighting boats.** Max rescue capacity: 85 persons and 20 life raft (20 person each raft)Civil Aviation Authority – Macao, China AMDT 14