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Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT) Mobile application - reg.
Applicable to:
All Indian seafarers, coast guard, navy, and coastal security police
Effective Date:
01.09.2017
Superseded Circulars:
None
Key Changes and Requirements
1. SARAT Mobile Application Launch
The Search and Rescue Aid Tool (SARAT) mobile application has been launched and is now available for use on the Google Play Store.
- Developed by: Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
- Launched by: Chairman of National Maritime Search & Rescue Board (NMSAR)
- Availability: Google Play Store
2. SARAT System Functionality
SARAT helps find the most probable search area for missing persons or objects at sea. It facilitates Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, and coastal security police operations to minimize loss of life, injury, and property damage.
- Object types: 60 types, including persons in water, life raft, fishing boat, aviation, surfboat, sailboat, etc.
- Search calculation: Based on specific point, coastal location, distance traveled, and bearing angles
- Results: Interactive map and text message, available in local coastal state languages
- Prediction accuracy: Up to 10 days, validated using drifting buoys and other objects deployed at sea
II/4 Further details may be obtained from http://115.113.76.77/sarat/home
Important Note
It is advised that the SARAT tool available in the Google Play Store be widely utilized to save lives and property at sea.
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