In the course of national audit of Ukraine by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) the auditors team visited the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
Representatives of the SE "MSRS" headed by the Director Viktor Sudarev and Deputy Director – Secretary of the State Coordination Committee Volodymyr Rabotnov provided auditors with information on functioning of the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service", namely on search and rescue at sea, coordination of search and rescue operations, provision of GMDSS communications and long-range identification and tracking of ships.

 On June 6 State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine for the first time took part in international exercises on the Black Sea together with Romania.
During the exercises a joint search and rescue operation was carried out on the border of search and rescue regions of Romanian and Ukraine. The coordination of the operation was performed by Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Constanza and State Maritime Rescue Coordination Center of SE "MSRS".

 The representatives of State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine took part in Ukrainian Ports Forum-2018, which took place from Mat 30th to June 1st in Odesa. The representatives of government entities, business, investors, international financial entities and other market participants, who influence the ports development and the amount of investments to the port infrastructure.

 During the period of June 9-18, 2018, Ukraine will pass the audit of the International Maritime Organization.
During the audit international auditors will visit Kyiv, Odesa and Yuzhne and will check the fulfilment of obligations on flag state, port state and coastal state by Ukraine.
 A number of organizations and enterprises such as Ukrtransbezpeka, the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine, SE "Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority", SE "Classification Society Register of Shipping of Ukraine", SE "Marine Search and Rescue Service", the Inspectorate for Training and Certification of Seafarers and SE "CSP "Yuzhnyi" headed by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine will accompany auditors and report on their activity.
On the 14th of June the State Enterprise "Marine Search and Rescue Service" will present to the auditors' team information on maritime search and rescue, coordination of search and rescue operations, GMDSS communications and long-range identification and tracking of ships.