| dc.description.abstract | Asia is rising as the global economic
power. Consequently, seaborne activities
including flow of maritime trade container port
activities, cruise industry as well as the fishery
activities are increasing in the Indian Ocean. It
hosts the most critical Sea Lanes of
Communication (SLOCs) in the globe. Therefore,
maintaining of security and safety of the Indian
Ocean is a prime concern of littoral states as well
as other major maritime users. Considering the
location of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean and as a
signatory to the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1974 Safety of Life at
Sea (SOLAS) convention and 1979 Search and
Rescue (SAR) convention, the government is
obliged to ensure the maritime safety within her
SAR region. Therefore, this paper aims to examine
the current status of maritime safety in the Sri
Lanka Search and Rescue Region. The paper
concludes with some practical policy
recommendations. | en_US |
