C/S G.003 - INTRODUCTION TO THE COSPAS-SARSAT SYSTEM Issue 7

The Cospas-Sarsat Council operates in the official languages of the Programme: English, French, and Russian. The Council meetings are conducted in these languages, with simultaneous translation provided.

 The Council operates by consensus, and all decisions of the Council must be approved unanimously by the delegates from all four Parties to the ICSPA: Canada, France, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America.