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Water Safety & SAR Library

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International resources by RNLI - Flood, Fishing, First Aid, Aquatic SafetyUnited Kingdom (UK)
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Search and Rescue Publications List from IMOInternational
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U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office Digital LibraryUnited States of America (USA)
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Text of Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)1914International
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Search and Screening1966United States of America (USA)
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Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR)1970International
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International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea1974International
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Search Theory: A mathematical theory for finding lost objects1977United States of America (USA)
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International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (with annex)1979International
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