The Directorate of Maritime Safety and Port Management (UPSUL) will receive new and valuable equipment aimed at improving the search and rescue system at sea in the event of an accident or serious accident. This was agreed upon at a meeting between acting UPSUL officer Haris Husić and Acting Director of the Civil Aviation Agency (ACV) Ivan Šćekić.
The meeting was also attended by UPSUL assistant director for maritime safety Žarko Lukšić and Aleksandar Vuković from the CAA's finance sector.
UPSUL clarified in the statement that it is a donation of ACV, based on the Agreement from 2017 between the two institutions, which refers to the cooperation and improvement of the Search and Rescue System (SAR) at sea.
"Thanks to the donation, which includes, among other things, new life jackets, a compressor for filling diving cylinders, radio devices for communication with aircraft, as well as special personal equipment for rescuers, searchers and operators, the operational readiness of the employees of the Directorate of Maritime Safety and Port Management will be improved. which were also recognized in the previous period for adequate and quick responses to all incident situations. UPSUL will use the donation to further improve and upgrade the search and rescue system at sea in the event of an accident or serious aircraft accident," UPSUL announced.
They also point out that the CAA donates valuable funds to UPSUL every year for the Search and Rescue System, which Montenegro receives from the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL), according to the number of overflights over Montenegrin airspace.
Also, UPSUL will use the funds to organize the training of employees in the area of search and rescue at sea, i.e. rescuers.
"Employees of the Directorate of Maritime Safety and Port Management discussed with their colleagues from the Civil Aviation Agency the improvement of the SAR system on Lake Skadar and the strengthening of the coordination of all competent state authorities," the announcement concludes.
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