By international agreement, the Federal Seasafety Centre in Canberra is responsible for search and rescue over an area covering one-ninth of the earth’s oceans. It’s an enormous undertaking - keeping watch for those in peril on the sea over 20 million square kilometres of ocean and 37000 kilometres of coastline. Now space age technology is lending a helping hand. The Cospas/Sarsat International Search and Rescue System uses four space satellites to keep a constant and precise lookout for emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) and this video explains how this system works.
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ACMI Identifier
324393
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)