IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE DISTRESS ALERTING AND LOCATING SYSTEM

Maritime search and rescue is hampered by difficulty in knowing that a vessel is in distress, identifying the vessel, determining its location, and directing a rescue unit to the scene. The United States Coast Guard has developed and is evaluating an electronic Distress Alerting and Locating System. Basically this system is comprised of a remote unit on the distressed vessel, which transmits an emergency call, identification, and geographic coordinates from Loran-C and Omega. This data is relayed through a shore mounted translator to a base station where a computer interprets the information and vectors a rescue craft to the scene. The thesis describes the nature of the SAR problem, evolution of the DALS, identification of the problems inherent in the system, and a systematic plan for implementation. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Postgraduate School

  1 University Circle
  Monterey, CA  United States  93943
• Authors:
  • Johnson, D P
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Distress alerting systems; Distress signals; Identification systems; Management; Planning; Position fixing; Search and rescue operations; Theses
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Old TRIS Terms: Management planning; Position finding
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048069
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM