The third annual Controller's SARSAT Conference was hosted by the Office of Search and Rescue at NOAA’s U.S. Mission Control Center (USMCC) in Suitland, MD, from 23-25 Feb 2010.
Approximately 40 people attended the conference from Coast Guard Command Centers at D1, D7, D8, D13, D14, D17, LantArea, PacArea, Sector San Juan, Sector Delaware Bay, Sector San Francisco, and Sector Charleston; D7 (dpi) Fishing Vessel Safety, SAR School, Air Force RCC, Alaska RCC, OSD/DPMO, Bermuda RCC, RCC Curacao, UKMCC, C2Cen, CG R&D Center, NASA, NOAA SARSAT Program personnel, and several USMCC controllers.
The purpose of this conference was to focus on search and rescue satellite-aided tracking (SARSAT) system topics that affect Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) controllers.
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