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

SAR Facility: Any unit, command, device, or system used for SAR
operations.
SAR Incident: Any situation requiring notification and alerting of the
SAR system and which may require SAR mission(s).
SAR Liaison Officer: An officer assigned to promote coordination during
a SAR mission.
SAR Mission: Any SAR situation involving dispatch of SAR resources.
SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC): The official assigned by the SAR
Coordinator to coordinate and control a SAR mission.
SAR Mission Information Officer (SMIO): The official designated by the
SMC for coordinating, controlling, and disseminating news releases, or
other information, concerning a specific SAR mission.
SAR Plan: Description of SAR resources, procedures, and areas of
responsibility.
SAR Points of Contact (SPOC): Rescue Coordination Centers and other
established and recognized national points of contact that can accept
alert data to enable the rescue of persons in distress.
SARSAT: See Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking.
SAR Stage: Standard steps in the orderly progression of SAR missions,
normally Awareness, Initial Action, Planning, Operations, and Mission
Conclusion.
Satellite Ground Track: Path on the earth's surface directly below a
satellite's orbit.
Sea: Condition of the surface resulting from waves and swells.
Sea Current (SC): The residual current when currents caused by tides and
local winds are subtracted from local current. It is the main, largescale
flow of ocean waters.
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