SASAR Secretariat

Designated officials in Search and Rescue section of the National Department of Transport shall carry out all administrative and secretarial duties of SASAR. The duties of the Secretariat shall in relation to the Executive and Management Committee include:

• Organize and arrange all meeting of the Executive and Management Committees, provided that all notices shall be issued in consultation with the Chairperson. The duties shall include the preparation and circulation of agenda to members, preparation, receipt and distribution of papers and keeping minutes of meetings.
• Attend and provide logistical support to all meetings of the Executive and Management Committees.
• Collect and process statistical data on the Member Organization.
• Prepare and collate position papers.
• Obtain and circulate information that will facilitate the achievement of the objectives of SASAR.
• Monitor the development of the objectives of SASAR on a continuous basis.
• The Secretariat shall also be responsible for making and drafting amendments to the SASAR Manual and Assets Manual and circulate the amendments to all Members a month after adoption of the amendments by the Executive Committee.

The duties referred to above includes the strategic and functions such as policy development, legislation development, international liaison and representation and negotiation of bilateral agreements for which the Secretariat is also responsible. The Seat of the Secretariat shall reside with the Department of Transport, Forum Building, Private Bag X193, Pretoria, 0001.