The team can be deployed for search and rescue operations by aircraft or helicopter anywhere across the country, as requested by the local regional coast guard commands. Command authority of a rescue operation is normally transferred from the local coast guard command to the SRT upon arrival.
A deployment team can be sent on search and rescue operations via air or helicopter at any location nationwide, according to requests from local coastal protection forces. Control of a rescue mission usually passes from local coastal authorities to the SRT when they arrive.