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The following IMO conventions apply to or are relevant to SAR operations: 
 

• International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS, 1974, as amended. Click here for link to IMO explanation. 
   
• International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ( STCW) as amended, including the 1995 and 2010 Manila Amendments. Click here for IMO explanation. 

• Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG), 1972. Click here for IMO explanation. 

• International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue(SAR), 1979. Click here for IMO explanation. 

• Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO C), 1976. Click here for IMO explanation. 

• The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels (SFV), 1977,  superseded by the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol; Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1993 Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels. Click here for IMO explanation.