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

Awareness Range: Distance at which a search scanner can first detect
something different from its surroundings but not yet recognize it.
Awareness Stage: A period during which the SAR system becomes aware of
an actual or potential incident.
B-probability: Percentage representing probability that the "B" rather
than the "A" solution represents a real position.
B-solution: Based on single satellite pass data, the solution least
likely to represent a real position.
Beacon: Device operating on 121.5, 243, or 406 MHz intended solely for
distress signaling.
Beacon Alarm: Alert determined to result from a beacon signal.
Beacon Protocol: One of seven formats defined for a beacon ID, i.e.,
maritime/location, radio call sign, orbitography, aviation, maritime,
serialized, or test.
Beacon Type: One of four types of serialized beacons, i.e., air,
maritime, survival or personal locator.
Buffer Zone: Area of defined width overlapping adjacent search and
rescue regions for which alerts will be provided to the Rescue
Coordination Centers responsible of both regions.
Captain: Master of a ship, commanding officer of a warship, or an
operator in charge of any other craft.
Captain of the Port (COTP): Operational Coast Guard command which
monitors vessel entries, exits and inspections within their area of
control.
Closed Site: Site which has been deleted from the active site data base.
Commence Search Point (CSP): Point normally specified by the SMC for an
SRU to begin its search pattern.
Composite Solution (Composite): Computer generated position based on
merging two or more matched single pass solutions.
Note: A first composite is based on the first two matching single pass
(elemental) solutions, and is sometimes referred to informally as a
"double hit"; a second composite is based on the first three matching
single pass solutions, etc. While all past elemental solutions are used
to determine the most recent composite, only the most recent elemental
solutions are shown in the alert message.
Computer-Aided Search Planning (CASP): A computer search planning system
which uses simulation techniques to produce multiple datum points that
are displayed as a map of all possible locations.