'Commission' Calls on Off-Road Trip Enthusiasts to Register for the Search and Rescue Service

The Communications and Information Technology Commission called on land and sea trip enthusiasts to register for the personal search and rescue service, which provides a radiocommunication service enabling individuals to request rescue in areas not covered by public telecom networks.

The Commission stated that this service was launched in partnership with the Ministry of Interior and the General Commission of Civil Aviation, to contribute to reaching missing persons in remote areas, by determining their location via satellites, facilitating the process of relevant authorities reaching them, and reducing the search time for them.

According to the Commission, land and sea trip enthusiasts can obtain the device according to the approved specifications for satellite search and rescue devices available at commercial outlets licensed in their commercial registration to sell wireless devices, and purchase a personal emergency distress device, in addition to filling out the designated form, signing and stamping it by the seller and the service applicant, in addition to paying the annual fees for this service.

For more information:

https://www.cst.gov.sa/ar/services/Pages/SpectrumSAR.aspx