Product Manual

Y1-03-0170 Rev. A 4
1.0 SART Overview
The SART helps search and rescue services to quickly locate a life raft in the event of a
rescue at sea. The SART can either be stowed in a life raft, or mounted next to emergency
exits and then carried to the life raft in an emergency.
During an emergency, simply switch the SART on. When a vessel or aircraft with marine
X-band Radar comes within 5 to 7 nautical miles of the life raft, the SART generates a
distinctive “distress” pattern on its Radar screen (See figure 1). The radar signal guides
the rescuers directly to the SART.
Distress
Pattern
SART
Location
Radar Screen
Figure 1