The 43 countries and organisations participating in the operation and management of the System are shown on the map below.

The Participants include the 4 Parties to the Cospas-Sarsat International Programme Agreement (Canada, France, Russia and the USA), 26 Ground Segment Providers, 11 User States and 2 Organisations.

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• Algeria: Ministry of Defence

• Argentina: Satellite Emergency Alert Service

• Australia: Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

• Brazil: Air Space Control Department (DECEA)

• Canada: National Search and Rescue Secretariat (NSS)

• Chile: Search and Rescue Service of the Chilean Air Force

• China (P.R. of): Maritime Safety Administration

• Cyprus: Lanarca Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC)

• Denmark: Civil Aviation Administration (Statens Luftfartsvaesen)

• Finland: Ministry of the Interior / Finnish Border Guard

• France: National Space Centre (CNES)

• Germany: Ministry of Transport, Aeronautical Department

• Greece: Ministry of Merchant Marine

• India: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

• Indonesia: National SAR Agency (BASARNAS)

• Italy: Department of Civil Protection

• Japan: Japan Coast Guard

• Korea (Rep. of): Korea National Maritime Police Agency

• Madagascar: Search and Rescue Coordination Centre

• Netherlands (The): Netherland Coastguard

• New Zealand: National Search and Rescue Centre
  

• Nigeria: National Emergency Management Agency

• Norway: Ministry of Justice

• Pakistan: Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)

• Peru: Direction-General of Captaincy and Coastguard

• Poland: Civil Aviation Office

• Russian Federation: State Enterprise Morsviazsputnik

• Saudi Arabia: Presidency of Civil Aviation

• Serbia: Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Serbia

• Singapore: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

• South Africa: South African Maritime Safety Agency (SAMSA)

• Spain: National Institute of Aerospace Engineering (INTA)

• Sweden: Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

• Switzerland: Federal Office for Civil Aviation

• Thailand: Department of Aviation

• Tunisia: Ministry of Transport (DGAC)

• Turkey: General Directorate of Maritime Transportation

• UAE: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

• UK: Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Department of Transport