JP 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual Vol I - US Navy

established by the Convention on International Civil Aviation, to fly
over and land in the Island of Jamaica and its dependencies and the
adjacent territorial waters. (Note No. 203 dated April 25, 1950 from
the British Ambassador to the Secretary of State with an enclosed copy
of the Jamaican "Colonial Foreign State Aircraft (SAR) Authorization,
1950").
This arrangement is considered to be continued in force after
Jamaica, on August 6, 1962, attained a fully responsible status within
the British Commonwealth. Jamaica adhered to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation March 26, 1963 and thus became a separate
member of ICAO.
MEXICO
Treaty to Facilitate Assistance to and Salvage of Vessels in Territorial
waters
Signed at Mexico City June 13, 1935 (49 Stat. 3359; TIAS 905)
Under this treaty vessels and rescue equipment, public or private
of either country, may assist vessels and crews of their own nationality
which may be disabled or in distress on the shores or within the
territorial waters of the other country:
(a) Within a radius of 720 nautical miles of the intersection of
the international boundary line and the coast of the Pacific Ocean; or
(b) Within a radius of 200 nautical miles of the intersection of
the international boundary line and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
(Article I).
The commanding officer, master, or owner of a vessel or rescue
apparatus of either country entering or intending to enter the territory
or territorial waters of the other to assist a distressed vessel is
required, at the earliest possible moment, to send notice of such action
to the authorities of that other country nearest the scene of distress.
The vessel or
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