CAAS is responsible for the coordination of SAR operations within the Singapore Flight Information Region (FIR).

Details of the supporting search and rescue units are given in the table below. In addition, various elements of the Singapore Police Force and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore are available for search and rescue missions. The aeronautical, maritime and public telecommunication services are available to the search and rescue organisation.

Search and Rescue Unit

Organisations	Location	Facilities	Remarks
Ministry of Defence	Singapore	LRG Fixed Wing Hel-H Hel-M RV RB	Two Search and Locate aircraft One Search and Rescue helicopter One Search and Rescue helicopter Two vessels
CAAS Airport Emergency Service	Singapore Changi Airport	RB Hovercraft	Additional maritime cover is provided by vessels from Police Coast Guard and MPA.
USAF-Pacific RCC	Honolulu	LRG Fixed Wing	On opportunity basis, Singapore in coordination with Pacific RCC.

All search aircraft are land planes. They carry survival equipment consisting of inflatable rubber dinghies equipped with general purpose first aid supplies, emergency rations and survival radio equipment.

SAR aircraft are equipped to communicate on 121.5 MHz, 123.1 MHz, 243.0 MHz, 282.8 MHz, 2182 KHz, 3023 KHz and 5680 KHz and are also equipped with VHF / UHF direction finder. Marine craft are equipped to communicate on 123.1 MHz, 282.8 MHz, 2182 KHz and 5680 KHz and are equipped with radar.

The SAR radio frequencies available for use are shown in the table below.

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