Accession Number:

ADA090093

Title:

A Simulation of Coast Guard Air Search and Rescue Operations to Evaluate Certain Station Location Policies and Schemes.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Lancaster,Charles Taylor

Report Date:

1980-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

116.0

Abstract:

This thesis presents a simulation of air operations in the Seventh Coast Guard District which is used to investigate the effect that the relocation of Air Station Savannah will have on the Search and Rescue SAR system. Also examined is the probable effect that changes in the aircraft assignment policy will have on the SAR system. Representative annual caseloads, generated by USCG Headquarters for the area under study, were analyzed. The thesis indicates that, under present operating conditions, the present location of the air station is better than any of the others investigated. The simulation analysis also indicates that by separating one helicopter from the present station and relocating it elsewhere, a reduction in average response time and an increase in the percentage of cases with a response time of less than 45 minutes could be obtained. The incorporation of a new helicopter, the HH-65A, in the system was also investigated. Author

Descriptors:

• *SEARCH AND RESCUE
• *COAST GUARD
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• STATIONS
• REACTION TIME
• THESES
• HELICOPTERS
• ALLOCATIONS
• RELOCATION
• SOUTH CAROLINA
• AREA COVERAGE
• FLORIDA
• GEORGIA
• SIMULATION LANGUAGES

Subject Categories:

• Escape, Rescue and Survival

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE