User:OnBeyondZebrax/sandbox/Search and rescue

There are many different definitions of search and rescue, depending on the agency involvedMountain rescue}}

Mountain rescue relates to search and rescue operations specifically in rugged and mountainous terrain. Ground search and rescue is the search for persons who are lost or in distress on land or inland waterways. Urban search and rescue (US&R or USAR), also referred to as Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR), is the location and rescue of persons from collapsed buildings or other urban and industrial entrapments. Combat search and rescue (CSAR) is search and rescue operations that are carried out during war that are within or near combat zones. Air-sea rescue (ASR) refers to the combined use of aircraft (such as flying boats, floatplanes, amphibious helicopters and non-amphibious helicopters equipped with hoists) and surface vessels, to search for and recover survivors of aircraft downed at sea as well as sailors and passengers of sea vessels in distress.

International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) is a UN Organization that promotes the exchange of information between national Urban Search and Rescue Organizations. The duty to render assistance is covered by Article 98 of the UNCLOS. The Load Lines Convention requires the investigation of casualties

Rotary and fixed wing aircraft are used for air and sea rescue. A list of common aircraft used includes the Aérospatiale SA360 Dauphin, the AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant, the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, the Eurocopter Dolphin HH-65, the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin 2, the Lockheed P-3 Orion, the Sikorsky S-70 BlackhawkWestland Sea King, and the Westland Wessex HC2.