by hospital ships, coastal rescue craft, other protected craft and medical aircraft Cauderay, Gerald C. Bouvier, Antoine. International Committee of the Red Cross text handbook handbooks. Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. sz Geneva International Committee of the Red Cross 1990 monographic eng

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207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm 1. Visibility of the distinctive emblem in infrared-illumination -- 2. Use of technical means of identification: radio, radar, underwater acoustic signals -- 3. Light signals for hospital ships, rescue craft and medical aircraft -- 4. Notification of flight plans for medical helicopters based aboard hospital ships -- 5. Notification of operations by hospital ships and rescue craft -- 6. Identification signals and notification of rescue craft, their personnel and their fixed installations -- 7. Search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. Conclusion of agreements for SAR operations -- 8. Identification of civilian ships of party to a conflict and neutral ships when such ships are assisting wounded, sick and shipwrecked persons -- 9. Identification of survival craft from ships and aircraft, carrying persons requesting assistance -- 10. Marking and identification of ships used exclusively for the conveyance of medical supplies and equipment -- 11. Identification of vessels and aircraft chartered by the ICRC -- 12. Temporary neutral zones at sea for the exclusive use of hospital ships and rescue craft -- 13. Safety of hospital ships and other craft protected by the Geneva Conventions of 1949 -- 14. Index fo terms used in the manual -- 15. Annexes. Compiled by Gerald C. Cauderay with the assistance of Antoine Bouvier. Erratum sheet annuls and replaces pages 36-40. Protective signs (International law) Red cross (Symbol) Ships Recognition Handbooks, manuals, etc HV568 M11 2881450229 9782881450228 ZCL 920929 20250513123817.0 ocm26871375 eng