Srilanka, May 22 -- The National Aeronautical Search and Rescue Committee (NASC) convened today (May 21) at the Maganeguma - Mahamedura Complex in Battaramulla. The meeting was attended by Defence Secretary, Air-vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyacontha (Retd), who serves as the Co-Chairman of the Committee.

In alignment with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Sri Lanka's designated Search and Rescue Region (SRR), comprising its territorial sea and adjacent high seas is responsible for coordinating and delivering aeronautical and maritime search and rescue services.Sri Lankan tourism

The delineation of these search and rescue zones aims to ensure the provisio...