Maritime Information

International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR)

Purpose
The purpose of the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue for Mobile Facilities, which is intended for carriage aboard search and rescue units, and aboard civil aircraft and vessels, is to provide guidance to those who:

operate aircraft, vessels or other craft, and who may be called upon to use the facility to support SAR [...]

Ship’s Antennas

A ship’s antenna arrangement consists of several different transmitter and receiver antennas, and the available space on board is very limited. Therefore, the antenna locations are often a result of various compromises. The design of the antenna arrangement is of major importance when it comes to the amount of radiated power available and the reception [...]

SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM

The wide acceptance of man made satellites first came into the public awareness on the 4th October 1957 when the Soviet Union the first satellite named Sputnik1 into close orbit around the earth. This small satellite by present day standard weighing some 185 pounds was place into earths orbit with an apogee(the first point of [...]

RENDERING ASSISTANCE

Posted by author on July 24th, 2010

RENDERING ASSISTANCE

* Initial Action by Assisting Craft *

Vessel Assisting

>METHODS of DISTRESS NOTIFICATION

An alarm signal or distress call from another vessel at sea,either directly or by relay.
A distress call or message from craft.This usually occurs by relay from a CRS.

Alert sent from a vessel’s alerting equipment and then relayed shore-to-ship.

Visual signals or sound signals from a nearby distressed craft.

SART: Search and Rescue Transponder

Posted by author on June 30th, 2010

What is SART?

SART is a small, buoyant battery powered, omnidirectional radar receiver and transmitter, capable of registering radar waves from a radar onboard a ship or an aircraft.

The most essential purpose of the SART is to provide the main means of locating a survival craft, or life boats, after sea damage, or sea wreck. A SART will automatically respond only when interrogated/activated by all maritime 3 cm radar installations operating on 9 GHZ.

Initial Action By Assisting Craft – Vessels Assisting

Posted by author on June 3rd, 2010

Methods of Distress Notification

A alarm signal or a distress call from another vessel at sea, either directly or by relay.
A distress call or message from aircraft. This usually occurs by relay from a CRS.
Alert sent from a vessel’s alerting equipment and then relayed shore-to-ship
Visual signals or sound signals from a nearby distressed craft.

Underwater Search and Rescue

Posted by author on May 26th, 2010

In the event a mobile facility has reason to suspect than an underwater accident has occurred , every effort should be made to contact the nearest Rescue Co-ordination Centre. When accidents occur, survivors may be either on the surface or entrapped in a submarine resting on the seabed. Generally, medical care requirements for survivors of an underwater or submarine accident is specialized and competent medical advice is required.
Vessels believing they have collided with a submarine, as with a collision with any vessel, should anticipate a requirement to provide SAR assistance. Further information on Submarine SAR and its parallel activity, Submarine Escape and Rescue, may be found at the website maintained by the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office.

Aircraft Reporting System

Posted by author on May 26th, 2010

Aircraft typically rely upon air traffic services (ATS) units for flight following and communications services.
Pilots are encouraged to file flight plans with the appropriate ATS unit to ensure expeditious response to an emergency.