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title: "P010-Rev3: _LIST OF STATES & ORGANIZATIONS"
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description: "Official Cospas-Sarsat P-series document P010-Rev3"
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# Extended Cospas-Sarsat metadata
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documentId: "P010-Rev3"
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series: "P"
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seriesName: "Programme"
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documentType: "programme"
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isLatest: true
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issue: 1
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revision: 3
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documentDate: "February 2026"
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originalTitle: "_LIST OF STATES & ORGANIZATIONS"
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> **📋 Document Information**
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> **Series:** P-Series (Programme)
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> **Version:** Issue 1 - Revision 3
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> **Date:** February 2026
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> **Source:** [Cospas-Sarsat Official Documents](https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/en/documents-pro/system-documents)
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List of Participants and Representatives
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C/S P.010 E
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04 February 2026
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LIST OF STATES & ORGANIZATIONS
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ASSOCIATED WITH OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE COSPAS-SARSAT PROGRAMME
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I.
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Parties - Space Segment Providers
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II.
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Participants - Ground Segment Providers
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III.
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Participants - User States
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IV.
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Participants - Organisations
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V.
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Contributors to the Space Segment through Special Arrangement
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I. PARTIES - SPACE SEGMENT PROVIDERS
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Participant
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Cooperating Agency/
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Representative (effective date of tenure)
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Effective Date of
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Association
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Canada
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National SAR Secretariat (NSS), Public Safety Canada
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Mr Greg Surek (1 July 2025)
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30 August 1988
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France
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Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
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Mr Bruno Chazal (10 September 2015)
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30 August 1988
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Russian Federation
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Morsviazsputnik
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Mr Andrey Kuropyatnikov (August 2011)
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30 August 1988
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USA
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United States Coast Guard (US CG)
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Mr Layne Carter (1 September 2025)
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30 August 1988
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation notified the International Maritime Organization
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(IMO), on 6 January 1992 that the membership of the USSR in the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme was
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continued by the Russian Federation.
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04 February 2026
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II. PARTICIPANTS - GROUND SEGMENT PROVIDERS
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Participant - Agency/Representative - Effective Date of Association/Depositary
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Algeria - Service SAR, Ministere de la Defence Nationale, Colonel Benzarour Hamza (15 September 2025) - 10 May 1996, ICAO
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Argentina - Argentina Air Force - SASS, Mr Angel Adolfo Thompson (28 April 2025) - 9 January 2002, ICAO
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Australia - Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Ms Leanne Loan (15 October 2021) - 22 June 1991, IMO
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Brazil - Air Space Control Department (DECEA), Major Bruno Vieira Passos (8 March 2022) - 10 July 1992, ICAO
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Chile - Servicio de Busqueda y Salvamento de la Fuerza Aerea de Chile, Lt General Maximo Venegas Raggio (24 November 2024) - 23 February 1990, ICAO
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China (P.R.) - Maritime Safety Administration, Mr Xu Wei (January 2026) - 28 March 1997, IMO
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Cyprus - Larnaca Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Lt Cdr (Navy) George Economou (4 August 2025) - 8 April 2017, ICAO
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Greece - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Captain (HCG) Konstantinos Psychogyios (7 May 2025) - 13 May 2006, IMO
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India - Department of Space, Government of India, Shri Manish Saxena (26 September 2025) - 23 May 1991, ICAO
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Indonesia - National SAR Agency of Indonesia (BASARNAS), Brigadier General TNI Tofik Tofana (24 December 2024) - 27 June 1992, IMO
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Italy - Dipartimento della Protezione Civile, Cdr Giuseppe Antonio Danese (28 August 2023) - 27 January 1991, ICAO
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Japan - Japan Coast Guard, Captain Arakawa Naohide (15 April 2024) - 10 July 1993, IMO
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Korea (Rep. of) - Korea Coast Guard, Mr Min Ung Song (29 July 2024) - 25 October 1995, IMO
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Malaysia - Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), First Admiral Maritime Kamal Ariffin Jusoh (March 2025) - 28 December 2016, ICAO
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New Zealand - Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ), Mr Justin Keith Allan (18 October 2021) - 15 May 1993, ICAO
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Notes:
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- P. R. of China originally joined as User State as of 18 November 1992.
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- Cyprus originally joined as User State as of 6 October 2006.
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- Greece originally joined as User State as of 13 September 1992.
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II. PARTICIPANTS - GROUND SEGMENT PROVIDERS (continued)
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Nigeria - National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Commodore Bature Usman (14 November 2025) - 20 May 2004, IMO
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Norway - Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Mr Tore Wangsfjord (1 January 2020) - 30 December 1990, IMO
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Pakistan - Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Mr Zafar Iqbal (1 October 2020) - 13 October 1991, IMO
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Peru - Direccion General de Capitanias y Guardacostas, Peruvian Navy, Rear Admiral Jorge Portocarrero Castillo (8 August 2025) - 27 November 1996, IMO
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Qatar (State of) - Doha Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (DJRCC/QAMCC), Brigadier (Air) Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Hitmi (1 September 2025) - 12 November 2017, ICAO
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Saudi Arabia - General Authority of Civil Aviation, Mr Fahad Saud O Alharbi (10 April 2016) - 19 August 2000, ICAO
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Singapore - Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Mr Tai Kit (7 December 2011) / Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Capt Dilshad Ahmad (1 August 2023) - 23 October 1992, ICAO/IMO
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South Africa - National Department of Transport, Mr Chueu Terrence Mabuela (1 September 2023) - 2 November 2000, IMO
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Spain - Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Mr Jose Alvaro Martinez-Villalobos Castillo (16 October 2022) - 8 July 1992, IMO
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Thailand - Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport - 19 November 1999, ICAO
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Togo - Le Ministere des Infrastructures et des transports, Colonel Neyo Takougnadi (11 December 2020) - 11 January 2019, ICAO
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Turkiye - Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ms Gulsima Bilgin (22 May 2024) - 11 June 2005, ICAO
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United Arab Emirates - Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Mr Tariq Al Awadhi (7 December 2008) - 26 November 2009, ICAO
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United Kingdom - Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Mr Christopher Hopkins (11 April 2023) - 9 March 1990, IMO
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Vietnam - Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration (VIMAWA), Mr Le Do Muoi (29 August 2025) / Vietnam Maritime Communication and Electronics LLC (VISHIPEL), Mr Phan Ngoc Quang (4 September 2015) - 26 June 2002, IMO
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Note: Nigeria originally joined as User State as of 3 March 2001.
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III. PARTICIPANTS - USER STATES
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Denmark - Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority, Mr Claus Bildsoe Gerlen (1 June 2012) - 8 March 1991, ICAO
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Finland - Ministry of the Interior / The Finnish Border Guard, Lieutenant Commander Sami Jarvenpaa (22 September 2020) - 7 March 2010, IMO
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Germany - Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Mr Philipp Merkel (1 April 2024) - 17 December 1992, ICAO
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Netherlands (The) - The Netherlands Coastguard, Mr Rene Slikker (1 March 2017) - 3 March 1995, IMO
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Poland - Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Adam Konarzewski PhD (16 October 2023) - 16 September 2005, ICAO
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Serbia - Civil Aviation Directorate, Mrs Mirjana Cizmarov (13 January 2015) - 17 July 2010, ICAO
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Sweden - Swedish Civil Defense and Resilience Agency, Mr Fredrik Liljegren (13 January 2026) - 24 October 1990, ICAO
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Switzerland - Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Mr Daniel Ponzini (1 January 2026) - 14 February 1991, ICAO
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Tunisia - Ministere du Transport, Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile, Mr Bilel Nasri (26 February 2025) - 5 August 1994, ICAO
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IV. PARTICIPANTS - ORGANISATIONS
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ITDC - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Mr Hai-Long Pan (21 February 2022) - 4 June 1992
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(Association as Ground Segment Operator approved at CSC-7, notified 5 May 1992)
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Hong Kong, China - Hong Kong Marine Department, Mr Sai Fat Wong (2 March 2024) - 28 June 1998
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(Association as Ground Segment Operator approved at CSC-19, notified 27 May 1998)
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V. CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SPACE SEGMENT THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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EUMETSAT - European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Mr Flavio Murolo - 25 October 2010
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European Commission - DG Internal Market, Mr Antonio Rolla (22 November 2019) - 14 Dec 2006 / 1 December 2016
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China (P.R.) - Maritime Safety Administration, Mr Xu Wei (January 2026) - 18 November 1992 / 14 November 2022
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India - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Shri Manish Saxena (26 September 2025) - 23 February 2007
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- END OF DOCUMENT - |