SAR mission coordinator - the suitably trained or qualified official temporarily assigned to coordinate a response to a distress situation. In Australia, the acronym SARMC is also used in some jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions also use the term A/SARMC to describe the SMC's assistants.
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RCC
Rescue Co-ordination Centre a unit responsible for promoting the efficient organization of SAR services and for co-ordinating the conduct of SAR operations within a SAR region
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SAR
Search and Rescue/International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979
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Safety NET
INMARSAT service for promulgating MSI to ships on the high seas, it includes shore-to-ship relays of distress alerts and communications for SAR coordination
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SAR
Search and rescue
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NAVTEXTelegraphy system for broadcasting marine weather forecasts, navigational warnings, SAR alerts and other warnings and urgent information to ships in coastal waters (up to 400 nautical miles) under the WWNWS |
ACO
Aircraft coordinator - a person who coordinates the involvement of multiple aircraft in SAR operations.
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AIRCRAFT COORDINATOR
A person who coordinates the involvement of multiple aircraft in SAR operations.
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A.C.O.
Aircraft coordinator - a person who coordinates the involvement of multiple aircraft in SAR operations.
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AWARENESS STAGE
A period during which the SAR system becomes aware of an actual or potential incident.
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CONCLUSION STAGE
A period during a SAR incident when SAR facilities return to their regular location and prepare for another mission.
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