U.S. Coast Guard SARSAT Final Evaluation Report. Volume III. Programs and Data Listings.

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• Creators:
  Bellantoni, Juan F.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Coast Guard. Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Artificial satellites
  • Emergency communication systems
  • Evaluation
  • Position fixing
  • Search and rescue operations
  • COSPAS/SARSAT
  • Search and rescue
  • Satellite-aided tracking
  • Emergency position indicating radio beacon
  • Emergency locator transmitter
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-CG-85-03.3 ; CG-D-29-85.3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report: Feb 1983 - Jan 1985
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Coast Guard
• Abstract:
  Volume I of this report, Technical Evaluation, presents the findings of the U.S. Coast Guard's two year demonstration and evaluation (D&E) of the COSPAS/SARSAT satellite-aided search and rescue system for locating distressed vessels and aircraft, a cooperative project of the US, USSR, France, and Canada. The report summarizes results of controlled tests and exercises; analyzes SARSAT's role in actual distress cases; discusses operations of the system's radio beacons; satellites, Cost Guard Rescue Coordination Centers, U.S. Mission Control Center, Local User Terminals, and ground communications; appraises the system's long-term economic costs and benefits; and assesses achievement of project objectives. Results indicate that the COSPAS/SARSAT system increased the role of radio beacons in search and rescue cases and provided key information in locating more than one-third of Coast Guard ELT/EPIRB distress cases during the D&E, resulting in the rescue of 74 persons. Volume II consists of appendices that give detailed information and data in support of each section of the Technical Evaluation; This Volume contains programs and data listings.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  CG524/R5011
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11969/dot_11969_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 16.19 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:939b36d27a30a3c13bc924d0322071a20ca04d49d87fb7501959e397085b6f2e