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Improving seacrh and rescue in the Pacific region |
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Tuesday 14 June 2011, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji – Last week Australia hosted a search and rescue workshop in Cairns, a regional cooperation initiative that is designed to improve search and rescue capability in the Pacific region.
The meeting was jointly organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in alignment with the objectives of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). IMO funded the participants from Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs).
In his opening address, AMSA Chief Executive Officer Graham Peachey described the search and rescue (SAR) situation in the region.
‘The Pacific region is one that presents unique challenges, with a high volume of maritime traffic in a vast and sparsely populated environment. We are no strangers to stories of distress at sea in this area,’ Mr Peachey said.
He highlighted the incident in Kiribati where a family of four were lost at sea last year and were rescued in a multi-national operation. This demonstrated the essential nature of establishing international links to assist those in distress.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 June 2011 11:47 |
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SPC and PASO enter into regional aviation transport partnership |
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Yesterday, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Aviation Safety Organisation (PASO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance collaborative efforts between the two bodies charged with advancing regional aviation safety and security and developing regional air services.
The MOU serves to strengthen the existing partnership and to foster further cooperation to address the varied issues relating to air services in the Pacific.
The MOU is also based on a shared commitment to seek innovative solutions and to maximise opportunities to derive benefits for PASO and SPC members. In doing so, the MOU is founded on 11 principles of collaboration, which provide the operational framework.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 13:21 |
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Consultations begin on a framework for action to improve transport services in the Pacific |
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PRESS RELEASE
Monday 22 November 2010, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) – Pacific transport officials will convene in Suva, Fiji tomorrow for a special two-day meeting to begin consultations on a proposed framework for action to improve civil aviation and maritime transport services in the region.
The organiser of this meeting, SPC’s Economic Development Division (EDD), is expecting around 50 participants at the meeting, representing transport ministries and private sectors in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), as well as Australia’s Office of Transport Security; the Australian Maritime Safety Authority; New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; the Korea Maritime Institute; the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific; the Association of South Pacific Airlines; the Pacific Aviation Safety Office; the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat; and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 30 June 2011 11:48 |
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