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

lifeboats or liferafts, oil slicks, sea dye marker, flares,
smoke, or any other unusual object is sighted, inform the OSC
of the position, nature of the sighting, concentration of
objects (if several are sighted), wind, weather and sea
condition, and SRU evaluation of the sighting.
5. If a radio, radar, sonar, emergency signal, or survivor
transmission is detected, advise the OSC of signal type, and
exact times, SRU position, course, speed, and altitude when
signal was detected and when signal was lost or ended,
bearing, frequency and strength of signal and evaluation of
signal, and SRU action.
138 SAR Liaison, Local Base, and Briefing Officers
A. SAR Liaison Officers may be sent by the SMC to major military
commands providing SRUs, to help coordinate activities, provide briefing
and debriefings, and keep the SMC informed of SRU availability. A
liaison officer from the parent command of a missing unit may be sent to
the SMC to provide background information, develop hypotheses on what
actions might have been taken by the missing craft, provide expertise
about the craft to aid in search planning, and keep the parent command
fully informed of progress. Liaison officers may also be sent to
foreign RCCs to help coordinate United States SAR efforts with their
governments.
B. Local Base SAR Officers should be appointed by commanding
officers of major operational military bases to coordinate the use of
their resources with the SRR. SAR officers should be familiar with the
National SAR manual and be prepared to act as SMC, OSC, RCC controller,
SAR liaison officer, and SAR briefing officer.
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