SUPPORT FACILITIES

SUPPORT FACILITIESSUPPORT FACILITIES SUPPORT FACILITIES ENABLE THE OPERATIONAL RESPONSE RESOURCES TO PROVIDDE THE SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES.WITHOUT THE SUPPORTING RESOURCES, THE OPERATIONAL RESOURCES CANNOT SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS.SUPPORT FACILITIES AND SERVICESTRAINING FACILITIES

COMMUNICATION FACILITIES

NAVIGATION SYSTEMSSAR DATA PROVIDER (SDPs)

MEDICAL FACILITIESAIRCRAFT LANDING FIELDS

VOLUNTARY SERVICES

FACILITY MAINTENANCE

MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

PLANNINGEXERCISES

REFUELLING SERVICESCRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS COUNSELLORS

COMPUTER RESOURCES

COMPUTERS BY EITHER POSSESSING THE CAPABILITY, OR IN MANY INSTANCES, KNOWING WHERE AND HOW TO GAIN COMPUTER SERVICES AND DATA BASE SUPPORT FOR SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DEVELOPING A SEARCH PLAN.LARGE AMOUNTS OF COMPUTING AND DATA STORAGE CAPABILITY CAN BE OBTAINED AT A RELATIVELY LOW COST.MODERN SOFTWARE PACKAGES MAKE DEVELOPMENT OF HELPFUL FORMS, CALCULATIONS, DATABASE AND SOME COMMUNICATIONS REASONABLY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE.A BASIC LOW-COST PERSONAL COMPUTER CAN ASSIST THE RCC IN ITS DAILY ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND ALSO BE USED FOR SEARCH PLANNING.SOPHISTICATED COMPUTERS CAN PROVIDE RAPID ANALYSIS AND FORECAST OF SEARCH EFFECTIVENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, AND OTHER SEARCH PLANNING AIDS.MOST DATABASE HOLD DETEAILED INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE QUICKLY ACCESSED, USED AND ALSO CONSOLIDATED INTO REPORTS.OTHER DATABASES INCLUDE INMARSAT NUMBERS, CALL SIGNS, MMSI NUMBERS, AND SHIPPING REGISTERS.DATA SHOULD BE MADE READILY AVAILABLE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS TO ANY RCC IN RECEIPT OF A DISTRESS ALERT. FIN!GROUP