What is radar search as per IAMSAR?

  • When several assisting ships are available, a radar search may be effective, especially when the position of the incident is not known reliably and the SAR aircraft may not be available.
  • No prescribed pattern has been provided for this contingency.
  • The OSC should normally direct the ships to proceed in “loose line abreast”, maintaining a track spacing between ships of the expected detection range .

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