Safety, Fire & Survival · GMDSS — SART Operation
How does a search-and-rescue radar transponder (SART) assist rescuers?
- AIt emits a bright strobe visible for 50 miles
- BIt transmits a continuous voice MAYDAY
- CWhen triggered by a 9 GHz (X-band) radar, it transmits a response that appears as a line of blips on the searching radar, marking the survivors' bearing and range✓ Correct
- DIt sends an email with GPS coordinates
Explanation
A SART is detected by X-band (9 GHz) radar and replies with a signal that paints a line of 12 dots radiating outward from the SART's position on the searching ship's or aircraft's radar screen, homing rescuers onto the survival craft. It is a locating, not an alerting, device.
Authority: IMO GMDSS; SOLAS IV; SART performance standards
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