Maritime Search and Rescue

This work aims to succinctly present information about maritime search and rescue (M-SAR). The author aims to summarize the who, what, why, where, when, and how of M-SAR.

The ‘who’ includes the actors, roles and participants.
The ‘what’ includes describing the activity and definition.The ‘why’ describes the rationale and purpose.
The ‘where’ signifies the geographic scope.
The ‘when’ describes the temporal extent.
The ‘how’ describes the means and method of executing M-SAR (i.e., the ‘what’).
The ‘why’ describes the rationale for conducting M-SAR.

History of Aquatic Rescue

For a diagram of the history of global aquatic SAR, visit this purchasing website. Visit the description page here.

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Alternate names

Other names for ‘maritime search and rescue’ include: Maritime SAR, Marine SAR, Aquatic SAR, Water SAR, etc.

Author (topical bio)

Robert J. Rovetto

MMSAR
Co-creator of U.S. National Water Safety Action Plan
USCG-licensed Merchant Mariner (Deck Officer - Master 100 Ton Inland)
U.S. Maritime SAR Profile (1)
Sample project combining knowledge representation and management and maritime safety

Citation

Cite according to your preferred format (APA, etc.), e.g, “Maritime Search and Rescue”, GitHub page, Robert J. Rovetto. https://github.com/rrovetto/maritime-search-and-rescue/