The National Search and Rescue Agency (; formerly named , both abbreviated Basarnas) is a government agency of Indonesia that specialize in search and rescue activity in Indonesia. Its head office is in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Jakarta.
The formation of a national search and rescue organization in Indonesia was driven by international aviation and maritime safety requirements. In the early post-independence period, countries without a search and rescue (SAR) organization were classified as a "black area", a status that could negatively affect international relations and transportation safety. Indonesia became a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 1950 and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1959, creating obligations to handle aviation and maritime accidents within its territory. To address this, the government issued Government Regulation No. 5 of 1955 to establish a SAR committee tasked with planning a national SAR system. Further steps were taken in 1968 with the establishment of the Jakarta Local SAR Team under the Ministry of Transportation, which became the precursor to a national SAR organization. A formal agency was created in 1972 through Presidential Decree No. 11 of 1972 with the establishment of the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (BASARI). For organizational efficiency, the National SAR Center was placed under the Ministry of Transportation in 1979 and renamed the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). In 2007, Basarnas was designated a non-departmental government institution directly responsible to the President, a status later updated to a non-ministerial government institution under Government Regulation No. 39 of 2009.
According to presidential decree No. 99/2007 regarding National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia, Basarnas primary to task are to assist president in implementation of search and rescue activity in Indonesia.
In 2021, 2,264 search and rescue operations were carried out.
, Basarnas land equipment includes 329 rescue motorcycles, 316 personnel carriers, 146 rescue cars, 100 rescue carrier vehicles, 92 rescue car compartments, 74 amphibious ATVs, 44 rescue truck compartments, 23 heavy duty ATVs, and 7 excavators.
, Basarnas water craft inventory includes 4 KN SAR Class 1 (over 40 meters), 51 KN SAR Class 2 (30âÂÂ40 meters), 10 KN SAR Class 3 (20âÂÂ30 meters), 17 KN SAR Class 4 (under 20 meters), 53 Rigid inflatable boat (RIB) Class 1 (over 10 meters), 103 RIB Class 2 (under 10 meters), and 682 rubber boats and landing crafts.