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Who Participates in SAR? |
FAA, US Coast Guard US Air Force NASA |
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What does overdue, unreported, and missing mean in SAR? |
Overdue - failed to report and 30 or 1 hr has passed Unreported - failed to report and overdue time has not passed Missing - after communication search has failed to locate aircraft |
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Roles and Responsibilites of FAA in National Search and Rescue Plan? |
Help aircraft in distress Ensures that search and rescue procedures are initiated if mission or overdue Attempt to locate via communication search FSS - VFR, DVFR, NONE ARTCC - IFR, Special VFR |
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Military Responsibility in National Search and Rescue Plan? |
Conducts the physical search for the aircraft using Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs) AirForce (Tyndall AFB) - Land Coast Guard - maritime region |
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When do you initiate SAR Service? |
IFR - 30 min overdue VFR/DVFR - 30 min past eta No Flight plan - 1 hour past reliable source says they should have arrived VFR and NONE = FSS initiate com search |
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What is an INREQ? What is a ALNOT? |
INREQ - Information Request - Initiated by FSS for info concerning overdue VFR aircraft ALNOT - Alert Notice - issues by FSS or ARTCC for extensive communication search for overdue, unreported, or missing aircraft. |
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Who receives the ALNOT issued? |
All centers and all concerned facilities generally 50 miles on either side of the route o flight from the last reported position to destination |
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Responsibility if you receive and ALNOT? |
Check position records to determine whether the aircraft has contacted your facility Notify originator in 1 hr Retain alert as active until it is canceled |
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When does the RCC take responsibility for the SAR mission? |
When the ALNOT is completed with negative results not been located within 1 hour after ALNOT 30 min after the estimate aircraft fuel exhaustion time |
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When are ALNOTs canceled? |
When aircraft is located or RCC suspends the search. |
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Who sends the Cancellation message for an ALNOT? |
The originator. ATCT facilities are notified by Phone |
