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

large SAR cases to ensure that each SRU receives a complete briefing.
When the SMC's operation center and the SRU staging base are not
co-located, this information may be transmitted via the best means
available. The information contained in the SRU briefing folder should
supplement the information transmitted in the SMC's SAR action plan.
Possible items to include in each SRU briefing folder are:
1. Most recent search action plan message.
2. Prepared search area chart.
3. Search briefing checklists.
4. SRU briefing and debriefing forms.
5. Arriving SRU information required by OSC.
6. OSC initial SRU briefing.
7. OSC procedures.
8. OSC search status checklist.
9. Sighting reports.
10. Procedures for diverting merchant vessels.
11. Helicopter hoist instructions for vessels.
12. Most recent AMVER SURPIC.
13. Aircraft separation procedures.
14. Aircraft "operations normal" reporting procedures.
15. Shipboard lookout and aircraft scanner instructions.
16. Prepared aircraft clearance form.
17. Survivor sighting procedures.
18. Communications/IFF plan.
1140 SAR CHARTS AND OVERLAYS
Charts, overlays, and graphical summaries are aids in planning,
execution, and evaluation. Separate SAR mission charts should be kept
for each case.
A. SAR charts should have detailed information about the case,
including the projected trackline of a missing craft, last known
position, estimated position at time of last radio contact, search areas
for the first search effort, mission number and title, type of search