Responsibilities:

• Shall require regular reports from the Regional Coordinators on the status of the IARU Monitoring System, including but not limited to summaries of progress not only of the routine administration of the System but also of the cases of harmful interference processed. He shall specify all reporting formats.
• Shall encourage the inter-regional cooperation on designated cases of harmful interference.
• Shall report on a yearly basis to the Administrative Council (30 days prior to their annual meeting) on the overall performance of the Monitoring System, and shall include his recommendations for possible action by the Administrative Council.
• Shall distribute a regular status report through Regional Coordinators to the National societies.
• Shall recognize all appropriate political and practical considerations in handling cases of harmful interference which can not be resolved through the efforts of a national society or its Regional Coordinator.
• Shall, with the assistance of the Regional and National Coordinators, be responsible for the distribution of educational material relating to the work of the Monitoring System.
• Shall respond to such specialized requests as may be made of him from time to time by the Administrative Council.

Appointment:

The IARU Monitoring System International Coordinator is appointed by the Administrative Council to coordinate the Monitoring System activities of the three regions. The position, the appointment and these terms of reference shall continue until the next meeting of the Administrative Council, which may or may not reconfirm this position, the appointment and the terms of reference.

Source: The responsibilities of the IARU Monitoring System International Coordinator were included in the report of the International Study Group on the IARU Monitoring System to the 1985 meeting of the Administrative Council. The report was adopted at Resolution 85-3. The appointment section is also taken from the report, but has been modified to reflect current practice (see Resolution 93-1).