Safety, Fire & Survival · Abandon Ship
A SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) aids rescue by:
- ABroadcasting a voice mayday on VHF
- BPumping CO2 into the liferaft
- CSending an email to the Coast Guard
- DProducing a series of blips on a searching vessel's radar screen to home in on✓ Correct
Explanation
When triggered by a nearby radar, a SART responds with a line of 12 blips on the radar display that lead the searching vessel or aircraft directly to the survival craft. It is a radar transponder, not a voice or satellite device.
Authority: SOLAS IV (GMDSS); IMO performance standards
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