JP 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual Vol I - US Navy

Each RCC maintains a chronological narrative account of operational
SAR activity for cases handled by the RCC. Many SAR coordinators have
found that combining routine RCC administrative and non-SAR operational
entries tends to obscure information concerning SAR missions, so they
have adopted a case narrative log to supplement the SAR operations log.
When SAR coordinators permit this procedure, the only entries required
in the SAR operations log about a case are the opening entry at the
beginning of a SAR case and the "Case Closed" or "Case Suspended" entry
at conclusion.
1113 Case Narrative Log
The case narrative log is a chronological narrative of a SAR case.
A case narrative log is kept for each case and is usually filed in the
SAR case folder. When case narrative logs are used, they are an
official part of the SAR operations log, even though filed separately.
Chronological narrative entries may include the date and time of mission
opening and title assigned, phone call summary, SITREP release and
receipt, SRU movements, emergency phase classification, communication
checks, and offers of, and requests for, assistance from others.
Information recorded on incident processing forms or checklists need not
be duplicated in the case narrative log if filed with the log.
1114 RCC Diary
An optional summary of cases may be used to brief the SAR
coordinator and staff on SAR missions during a single 24-hour period,
usually beginning at midnight local time. It should include a short
paragraph summarizing the actions taken, SRUs used, and current status
of all SAR missions in progress. In RCCs with high SAR activity, major
cases may be summarized in paragraph form, with minor missions merely
tabulated by total number and types.
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