Each Contracting Party undertakes to provide the civilian and military SAR aircraft of the other Contracting Party (and to aircraft designated by the RCCs) who use one of its airports, as part of the Rome Agreement of 27 October 1986 ¹ , the following forms of assistance during SAR operations and exercises:

1)

Use of airports;

2)

Use of aids to navigation and air traffic;

3)

Fuel and lubricant supply;

4)

First-level maintenance work;

5)

Repair of damaged equipment;

6)

Transfer and operation of flying equipment;

7)

Meals;

8)

Housing;

9)

Transmissions;

10)

Transportation;

11)

Clothing;

12)

Medical and hospital assistance;

13)

Procedures in the event of damage to third parties.

Forms of assistance may be provided:

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Free of charge

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Against cash;

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Against reimbursement;

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By check in.

The following forms of assistance are provided free of charge:

1)

Use of civilian and military airports (fees and charges for landings, parking, accommodation, use of infrastructure and runway safety devices);

2)

Use of aids to navigation and air traffic;

3)

Provision of fuel, lubricants and ingredients at civilian and military airports;

4)

Use of land-based service equipment at military airports;

5)

First-level maintenance work on civilian and military aircraft;

6)

Service communications by military networks;

7)

Airport-city-airport transportation;

8)

Medical benefits in the health services of the airport;

9)

Food and crew accommodation at military airports.

The following forms of assistance are provided for cash:

1)

Hotel accommodation if there are no opportunities on military bases;

2)

Private telephone communications;

3)

Urban means of transport;

4)

Medical and hospital assistance in private health facilities.

The following forms of assistance are provided for reimbursement:

1)

Use, in case of force majeure, of unauthorized civilian airports;

2)

Repairs to damaged equipment;

3)

Transfer and potential operation of the equipment;

4)

Payment of damage to third parties during flight incidents or ground manoeuvres;

5)

Medical or hospital benefits in public health facilities;

6)

Miscellaneous benefits not provided for in this Protocol or to which the provisions of that Protocol are not applicable.

The competent administrations will define, in the case of cases, the supplies of particular materials which must be dealt with by the return of those materials.

The competent authorities shall define in the "Manual of SAR Operations" the appropriate administrative procedures for the provision of the forms of assistance referred to in s. 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Protocol.

1. This Additional Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with the procedure laid down in Art. 20, para. 1, of the Agreement on the Coordination of Aircraft Search and Rescue Operations, signed at Rome on 27 October 1986 ¹ , and shall remain in force for the duration thereof, subject to para. 2 below.

2. This Additional Protocol may be denounced at any time by each Contracting Party on six months' notice.

Done at Rome, on 11 October 1989, in two originals in the Italian language.