Underneath the Radar: Emergency search and rescue insurance for East Antarctic tourism

Operators of tourism activities in the Antarctic will soon be legally required to hold adequate insurance for emergency search and rescue. This may push some operators underground because they cannot afford to pay. The intent of the new law is to encourage compliance with tourism best practice and s...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Tourism in Marine Environments
Main Author: Jabour, JA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cognizant Communication Corp. 2007
Subjects:
Commerce
Management
Tourism and Services
Tourism
Tourism not elsewhere classified
Antarctic
New Zealand
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/154427307784772066
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/43442
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Summary:Operators of tourism activities in the Antarctic will soon be legally required to hold adequate insurance for emergency search and rescue. This may push some operators underground because they cannot afford to pay. The intent of the new law is to encourage compliance with tourism best practice and self-sufficiency. In the East Antarctic, maritime search and rescue is problematic due to limitations on the response capability. When Australia and New Zealand implement this law they may make provision for cost recovery, otherwise the insurance requirement is meaningless. However, cost recovery overlaps with obligations they have under the SAR Convention to provide emergency search and rescue as a maritime community service, foregoing cost recovery.

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