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    This document outlines search and rescue actions to take when responding to a distress message, including taking a bearing of the message if able, re-transmitting the message, maintaining a listening watch, consulting manuals, establishing communications with other assisting units, plotting positions and courses of those units, monitoring radar to locate survival craft signals, and posting extra lookouts.

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    This document outlines search and rescue actions to take when responding to a distress message, including taking a bearing of the message if able, re-transmitting the message, maintaining a listening watch, consulting manuals, establishing communications with other assisting units, plotting positions and courses of those units, monitoring radar to locate survival craft signals, and posting extra lookouts.

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    This document outlines search and rescue actions to take when responding to a distress message, including taking a bearing of the message if able, re-transmitting the message, maintaining a listening watch, consulting manuals, establishing communications with other assisting units, plotting positions and courses of those units, monitoring radar to locate survival craft signals, and posting extra lookouts.

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    C7 Search and rescue

    Actions to be carried out:

    Take bearing of distress message if radio direction finder fitted

    Re-transmit distress message

    Maintain continuous listening watch on all distress frequencies

    Consult MERSAR/IAMSAR manuals

    Establish communications with all other surface units and SAR aircraft involved in the SAR
    Operation

    Plot position, courses and speeds of other assisting units

    Monitor X-band radar for locating survival craft transponder (SART) signal using 6 or 12
    nautical mile range scales

    Post extra look-outs for sighting flares and other pyrotechnic signals

    Other actions:

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