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The Centre for Search Coordination and Rescue in the Sea is a focal point for degradation, finding and managing emergency situations for sea and planes over the sea. This is the body of the shipping and ports operating under international art located in Haifa and is responsible for the decrees of the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Eilat, which is the responsibility of the State of Israel. His full name is "Joint Search and Rescue Coordinating Center", or "JRCC HAIFA".

History of History
The existence of a coordination center for search and rescue is Israel’s commitment according to the Search and Rescue Convention.

The center is a continuation of the HAI RADFAIO coast station that has been contacted by sea vessels began its operations in the British Mandite. After the establishment of the state, the post office operated, then the Communications Ministry. In 1986, after the privatization of the office, the coastal station was transferred to the company of Isaac and operated independently until 1994. With the decline of operational profits, he stopped its services. Since 1995, Bzeq has operated the coastal station funded for the Ministry of Transport – the shipping and port administration.

With the ship's fingerprint from General Damor in June 1995, the head of the shipping manager, Lion Rona, the contact for an emergency event very far away, and the need for a state room. A state room was established, with connection, operating maps, and was applied according to the needs, such as the control centers of the Navy. The focus took part several times when related to the Israeli merchant ships around the world.

On 1 February 1999, the global maritime safety system GMDSS entered into force by the International Shipping Organization and the operating system in Morse by Al-Hut officers moved from the world. Today’s vessels carry communication devices that allow electronic contact and e-mail telex and satellite phone messages, in the short term communications in the VHF field of digital calls and wireless speech communication.

In 2005, the shipping manager became the shipping and port authority and its responsibility to fulfill the government’s duty to international art. From June 2006, the Situation Room was manned, 24 hours a week, by skilled professionals.

On June 1, 2009, the coastal station was closed and the maritime emergency center was opened responsible for the shipping and port authority. The operation of employees and equipment is the responsibility of the company in Isaac, which is used as a sub contractor. About 10 professional operators (sea and agreed to marine communication and search and rescue) in the framework of a subsidiary of Bzeq – in the Old Oak Line. The focus changed its name to the RCC HAIFA.

In 2013, the Air Responsibility Center was added to the focus of air responsibility in order for Israel to comply with the Air Art requirement and the case of a plane over the sea. The workers at the Houmed Center and were authorized to conduct air communications were made in front of the Civil Aviation Authority and the airports Authority and renamed the JRCC HAIFA.

The focus activity is concentrated in four areas:
Listen to the manuals and marine and air emergency channels in the near term and in the distant and satellite range through a direct link to the satellite station. Intensive alarms, beacons in emergency and quiet sea alarms on marine piracy.
The safety of sailing vessels in the routine, vessels and planes in the heart of the sea, including the coordination of rescue operations and assistance in emergency search programs. A platform for the staff and live in the shipping and ports.
Assistance to the shipping and port authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Energy and Water under the supervision, prevention, warfare and safeguarding the environment and the overseas platform for warfare on sea pollution and beaches in the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
In war situations and security tensions, the Centre serves as a platform for a situation room that exists within it to align between the vessels in the sea and the Ministry of Defense of the Navy and the ports until the level of the shipping authority over the ports.

The existence of international art

The State of Israel as a member of the United Nations and the International Shipping Organization signed maritime and committed agreements