The *Mission Coordination* volume assists personnel who plan and
coordinate SAR operations and exercises.

A new edition of the IAMSAR Manual is published every three years. The
2022 edition includes amendments, adopted by the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) and approved by the Maritime Safety
Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at its 103rd
session in May 2021 by means of MSC.1/Circ.1640, which become applicable
on 1 June 2022.