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<p> </p><p>The UK's responsibilities for search and rescue are set out in Annex 12
of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the Maritime Search and Rescue
Convention. The Convention of the High Seas and the International Convention on the
Safety of Life at Sea are also relevant. All four Conventions ask that the Department
for Transport establish arrangements for search and rescue in the United Kingdom's
Search and Rescue Region and formalises international cooperation with neighbouring
states by agreeing common response plans and the sharing of resources. The Conventions
also compel ships' masters to render assistance to those in distress at sea. The UK's
responsibility for search and rescue responsibilities extends out to 30º west in latitude
and covers some 1 million square miles. The Department for Transport discharges this
responsibility on behalf of the Government.</p>
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