ICAO Annex 12 - Initial Response
SunnySA
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Wouldn't the initial SAR actions rest with Vietnamese ATC?
Yes, sort of, but the point I was trying to make was that the Malaysian authorities did not initiate timely action (i.e. within 30 mins. of loosing transponder/radar/radio contact) to coordinate an S&R effort until it was basically too late; then, yes, the Vietnamese ATC would be the first to be contacted for assistance, followed by Thailand or whoever it was whose radar tracked MH340 turning around.