SEARCH AND RESCUE METHODS AND EQUIPMENT. 1964-JUNE, 1980 (A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH ABSTRACTS)

Reports dealing with maritime and aviation search and rescue are presented. Studies are included on search and rescue planning, locating equipment, rescue beacons, communication devices, specialized aircraft and their components, and searching strategies. Underwater rescue and survival are excluded. (This updated bibliography contains 262 abstracts, 30 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Technical Information Service

  5301 Shawnee Road
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22312
• Authors:
  • Kenton, E
• Publication Date: 1980-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 269 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Beacons; Bibliographies; Communication systems; Communications satellites; Detection and identification; Detectors; Distress signals; Helicopters; Life rafts; Position fixing; Radio beacons; Radio direction finders; Rescue equipment; Search and rescue operations; Search radar; Simulation; Survival; Transceivers; Vehicle occupant rescue
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Direction finding
• Old TRIS Terms: Crash locator beacons; Distress communications; Position finding; Relay satellites; Rescue beacons; Sea markers; Search techniques; Searching
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318785
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM