Implementation Plan for the Distress Alerting and Locating System.

Abstract

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)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0759985

Entities

People

  • Duncan Peter Johnson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Emergencies
  • Identification
  • Loran
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Search And Rescue
  • Translators
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics