Recommendation On Performance Standards For Survival Craft Radar Transponders For Use In Search And Rescue Operations The SART should be capable of indicating the location of a unit in distress on the assisting unit's radars by means of a series of equally spaced dots (resolution A.530(13)). 1. The SART should: .1 be capable of being easily activated by unskilled personnel; .2 be fitted with means to prevent inadvertent activation; .3be equipped with a means which is either visual or audible or both visual and audible, to indicate correct operation and to alert survivors to the fact that … [Read more...]