<h1>Search and Rescue cooperation essential for mariners' safety, emphasising joint MRCC coordination and cross-border humanitarian response.</h1> Enhanced international cooperation is essential for mariners' safety through strengthened Search and Rescue coordination. The MRCC OPS & SAR course under the ITEC framework builds capacity in Maritime Search and Rescue planning, search-plan development, satellite-aided operations, and data computation, and gives practical exposure at MRCC and related civil aviation and shipping facilities to harmonise procedures. MRCC Mumbai operates continuously as the coordinating centre for the Western Search & Rescue Region and has coordinated responses both within and beyond the Indian Search and Rescue Region, including cross-border rescues, highlighting a focus on interoperability and humanitarian assistance.