ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) also requires the preparation of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that shall guide the actions of Parties and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) in implementing:

The regional standby arrangements for disaster relief and emergency response;
The utilisation of military and civilian personnel, transportation and communication equipment, facilities, good and services, and the facilitation of their trans-boundary movement;
The co-ordination of joint disaster relief and emergency response operations.