A Simulation of Coast Guard Air Search and Rescue Operations to Evaluate Certain Station Location Policies and Schemes.

Abstract

This thesis presents a simulation of air operations in the Seventh Coast Guard District which is used to investigate the effect that the relocation of Air Station Savannah will have on the Search and Rescue (SAR) system. Also examined is the probable effect that changes in the aircraft assignment policy will have on the SAR system. Representative annual caseloads, generated by USCG Headquarters for the area under study, were analyzed. The thesis indicates that, under present operating conditions, the present location of the air station is better than any of the others investigated. The simulation analysis also indicates that by separating one helicopter from the present station and relocating it elsewhere, a reduction in average response time and an increase in the percentage of cases with a response time of less than 45 minutes could be obtained. The incorporation of a new helicopter, the HH-65A, in the system was also investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090093

Entities

People

  • Charles Taylor Lancaster

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Coast Guard
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Experimental Design
  • Flight Paths
  • Helicopters
  • Language
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Search And Rescue
  • Simulations
  • South Carolina
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Regression Analysis.