Chennai, Jan. 10 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully conducted MRCC Operationsand Search and Rescue (SAR) Course at MRCC Chennai from January 5-10 under the IndianTechnical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the union Government.
A total of 24 international participants from six friendly Foreign countries--Bangladesh, Maldives,Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines and Sri Lanka--attended the course, a defence statement saidhere today.
The training capsule was designed to enhance capacity and interoperability in the fields of maritimedistress alert handling, SAR planning and coordination, use of the Global Maritime Distress andSafety System (GMDSS), and best practices for MRCC operations in line with the InternationalMaritime ...