Telecom Search and Rescue User Manual
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1. Click Run Query 4 Double click the desired incident to view it Ge Operator s Manual 5 26 Chapter 6 Working with Missions Missions are a culmination of information used to coordinate the search and rescue operation Missions can be linked with a variety of Incidents and they clearly define search regions and search plans You create missions when apprehension exists about an incident Incidents provide the where and what about a specific potential emergency while missions provide how to find the incident subject Missions have a lifetime They are opened and closed but are always stored A mission is created by an operator and is then considered open While search regions and search plans are added the incident remains open When the mission concludes the mission is closed The mission may be reopened but not modified Missions and their associated data are kept forever Viewing Existing Mission Information You can view existing missions from the Mission Incident browser You can also view them by locating them in a query by opening them from another tab or accessing them through the Explorer window To view existing Mission incident information 1 Select Mission Incident browser from the Windows menu 6 1 Pre Mission Content Creation Working with Missions The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Double click the desired mission name to view it as separate tab Mission Incident Browser s2. J Mission 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT 2 IW 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT rename O2APR14 1753 Incidents EY 14100001 George f Sr ices d Ee geen vi Te Pe en Create Incident Z E SN 4 A DN North Pacific oceh RK EUROPE E NORTHAMERICA da Land 1 La i North Atlantic Ocean Search Regions A Add Region South Pacific Ocean Search Plans E South Atlantic Ocean SOUTH AMERICA 2000 Km Etec Create Report Altitude 19 070 km Off Globe Pre Mission Content Creation Home bases and SRUs should be created prior to creating missions Operator s Manual 6 2 Pre Mission Content Creation Working with Missions Home Bases Home bases are the home locations where search and rescue units are located Home bases should be created prior to SRU creation Note Home bases must be created prior to Incident creation To create home bases 1 Select Home bases from the Configuration menu Home bases window appears 2 Enter aname type and position information 3 Click the green Plus sign The home base is added to the list You can delete home bases by clicking the item in the window and then the red X sign 4 Click Close Search and Rescue Units SRUs Search and Rescue Units are the items vehicles tools used for search and rescue missions SRUs are assigned within Incidents when Incidents are created Home base and Unit Types must be created prior to SRUs
3. 140002 18APR14 1927 None men 14100003 Test Incident 14APR14 1332 None lamey 14100002 CO CAP Res 02APR14 1807 Distress john 14100001 Georgetown 14M0001 Georgetown O2APR14 1646 Distress hn Alarms Menu Bar Received Server Events SARSAT Messages Window Display area A menu bar is available at the top of the application window and remains docked there throughout use of the application File Rescue Data Query Configuration Window Help Windows Windows are invoked when selections are made from the Menu bar or Windows menu or as selected within other windows Windows may be moved around as needed Windows are closed by clicking the X on their tab or in the upper right corner of the window Windows may be shown in a tabbed format or stacked docked about the screen Windows may be rearranged and docked as desired Windows allow you to enter and see data stored in the system Note The terms windows and documents may be used interchangeably in this interface Operator s Manual 3 3 Understanding the Interface Getting Started Configure Window The configure window item allows you change how your windows behave To configure windows 1 Select Configure form the Windows menu 2 Select the desired configuration item as described in the table below Operator s Manual Maximize Float Float group Minimize Minimize group Dock Dock group Clone Document Ne
4. Configuration menu Select Old Tag Tset Incident e Enter new value Test Incident 2 Select the existing Tag name to edit Edit the new name 4 Click Update Gei Operator s Manual 5 21 Create Incident Working with Incidents Add Files Files such as PDF and jpgs can be added to the incident To add a file through the Incident creation window Ai Operator s Manual 5 22 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click Add files at the top of the window Add File to Inci EH Click Select files Browse for the desired file Click Open You can remove a Selected file by clicking the Remove files button Click Add Create Incident Working with Incidents Change Outcome You can assign or change an outcome for incidents To change the outcome through the Incident creation window 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click Change outcome at the top of the window The change outcome window appears Change Incident Outcome d k lt Current Outcome Distress New Outcome E Select the desired outcome Click Change Add to Mission You can add an incident to an existing Mission through the Create Incident window or through the mission itself See Incidents on page 6 5 To add an incident to a mission through the Incident creation
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6. add new users to the system Select User Account Manager from the Configuration menu The Users window appears and lists existing users 2 Click Add New User Operator s Manual 3 7 Managing Users Getting Started The Add User Input window appears d Tea Create New User ae Required Information Username Password Confirm Group Administrators Organization 1RCC Additional Information Full Name E mail Address Telephone Account Expires Never 5 At Apr 26 2014 12 04 z Account is enabled Enter a Username Enter a Password Re enter the same password to confirm it Select a Group from the pulldown User groups and organizations are pre configured and cannot be modified Select an Organization from the pulldown Enter the user s name e mail address and telephone number if desired Click the radio button for Never if you wish the account to never expire or click At and enter the date and time for expiration 10 Check Account is enabled to activate the account Unchecking this box deactivates the account 11 Click Create Edit Users Depending on your privileges you can edit existing users To edit system users 1 The Edit User Operator s Manual 3 8 Select User Account Manager from the Configuration menu window appears and lists existing users Select the user you wish to modify Click Edit User Managing Users Getting Started D
7. change POC to 0 e Mark associated Search Plan Completed 6 Click Zoom to plan if desired 7 Click Save The item is added into the plans list Copy Plan Click copy plan to copy the plan data exactly You can then use the existing as start point for a plan and edit the data as needed Delete Plan Click delete plan to remove the last added or selected plan from the list Operator s Manual 6 11 Create Report Working with Missions Create Report You can create a report about the mission The AMSAR report is presented as an editable PDF The standard mission report is HTML To view a mission report 1 Select Create Mission from the Rescue Data menu The Mission browser window appears 2 Click Report at the bottom The report window appears e Follows IAMSAR guidelines Form may be edited by user Requires Acrobat PDF reader Standard Mission Report e Includes mission map Opens in web browser 3 Select the type of report 4 Click OK The report is generated The report is presented as an editable PDF You can open the file and add additional information to the form in Acrobat Reader Then select File gt Save and you are prompted to save the file When reopened the original populated data and your edits are in the file and the report may be distributed as desired Close Mission You should close a mission if e Ifthe search object is found e Ifthe Mission is given to another orga
8. codes When viewing the notifications airport codes will be expanded to text 4 Select Flight Rules from the pulldown Select IFR for instrument flight rules or VFR for visual flight rules 5 Check Include Route if desired This is typically used if there are intermediate way points between departure and arrival 6 Enter station IDs along the route separated by spaces Operator s Manual 5 11 Create Incident Working with Incidents Custom Notifications Custom notification provide simple position and comments They are good for recording any location that doesn t fit another category such as e Radar positions e Eyewitness information e Self reported position To create a custom notification 1 Click Custom L gt Create New Notification Create new Inddent Notification Date Time Date 26Apri4 D Time 1747 Airborne ALNOT Custom VV Include Location 00 00 000N 00 00 000e Description 2 Enter alocation and description If you wish to add a custom notification without a location uncheck the Include location checkbox 3 Click Create Operator s Manual 5 12 Create Incident Working with Incidents Sarsat Notification A Sarsat notification is automatically generated and contains SARSAT Data such as e Unique beacon ID e MCC site number e Location s e Source message Viewing Notifications To view
9. search objects such For example you can add crew members to marine vessel Operator s Manual 5 17 Create Incident Working with Incidents Operator s Manual 5 18 To enter information about a person L SES Click Person Enter name Age and sex Enter any descriptive information about clothing gear and experience Select Health Enter any other descriptive information Vehicle To enter information about a vehicle 6 Click Vehicle amp Create Search Object reate New Search Object Create Incident Working with Incidents Type Year General Description Model Color ATV Vessel A potentially missing marine vessel Select the type of vehicle Enter the year make model plate color and any general descriptive information Operator s Manual 5 19 Create Incident Working with Incidents Operator s Manual 5 20 To enter information about a vessel 9 Click Vessel Lat Create Search Object reate New Search Object Aircraft Beacon Custom Person Vehicle Type Canoe Name Callsign General Description 10 Select the vessel type Ts Enter the Name Callsign Make Model Color and any General Descriptive information Descriptive information could include items like tonnage or cargo 12 C
10. TECHNO SCIENCES MCMURDO XXXXXXX Operator s Manual Version 1 7 KE MeMa o Era The dues test encd ts end ite s avi and tracking seins 3 var dEr LAATS AN are Ire ne le Te tra shea ese obra ei cde a Re ATEA TERT TSIRCCOP040514V1 Techno Sciences XXXXXX Version 1 7 Operator s Manual 2015 McMurdo and Techno Sciences Inc All rights reserved Techno Sciences retains all ownership rights to all computer programs offered by Techno Sciences their products and the contents of this manual The source code for both software and firmware are confidential trade secrets of Techno Sciences You may not attempt to decipher decompile develop or otherwise reverse engineer Techno Sciences software firmware or products Information necessary to achieve interoperability is furnished upon request Some parts have been submitted to NOAA with RESTRICTED rights under US Government Contract DG133E08CNO0210 in accordance with FAR 52 227 14 This manual is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license The information in the manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as commitment by Techno Sciences Techno Sciences assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitte
11. Zoom to region to center the drawn region on the map 13 The item is added into the regions list The log provides a history of the selected search region Navigating the Mission Map Middle Zoom Left Drag rotate Right Pan and tilt Copy Region Click copy region to copy the region data exactly You can then use the existing data start point for a region and edit the data as needed Undo Add Region Click Undo add region to remove the last added or selected region from the list Create Mission Working with Missions Search Plans Search plans allows you to define search patterns by which to conduct the search To add a plan send EE 1 Click Add Plan in the Search Plans action area mem 2 Enter the name of the plan Copy Plan 3 Select an SRU from the pulldown Note SRU must be created prior to plan creation 4 Select a Search type form the pulldown Operator s Manual 6 9 Create Mission Working with Missions Search types are fully defined in IAMSAR Manual volume I brief descriptions of supported types are listed below s Sector Search Track Line Search Parallel Sweep Operator s Manual 6 10 Sector searches are used when the position of the search object is accurately known and the search area is small such as when a crew member sees another crew member fall overboard from a ship Sector searches are used to search a circular area centered on a datum point Enter the datum
12. a notification through the Incident creation window 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click the Notification tab 3 Select the desired notification 4 Click View notification The Notification is displayed in a separate tab vi Techno Sciences Inc RCCNET 1 6 5 File Rescue Data Query Configuration Window Help Explorer E _ ser Incident 14100005 LI Incident 14100002 CO CAP Reswe 2 e DD 140001 Georgetown County ELT 6 140002 Description radar UP UE 14100002 CO CAP Rescue m D I 14100003 Test Incident c 14100006 Ki DEE 18 g z S g 5 3 P le Unassigned SARSAT Alerts Alarms SARSAT Messages Operator s Manual 5 13 Create Incident Working with Incidents Operator s Manual 5 14 Parent Mission If an incident has been associated with a mission the parent mission is displayed in the Parent mission tab you can view the associated missions To view parent missions l Gg Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click the Parent Mission tab Select the desired mission Click View Mission Search Objects A search object is A record of the object s in potential distress It is what you seek to find You can add search objects to the incident through the create incident window or through the Add S
13. alert 3 Select Add SARSAT Alert to Incident The add to incident window appears 4 Click the radio button to Add to existing incident You can also create a new incident by clicking the radio button See Create Incident on page 5 5 to add an incident 5 Select the desired incident form the pulldown 6 Click Add SARSAT Messages SARSAT Messages are generated through Cospas Sarsat MCC communication If you are not part of that system you will not see messages from it If you are in communication with Cospas Sarsat messages will be sent SARSAT Messages lets you view messages sent and received with the MCC You can then print them or send an email like freeform message to the MCC To view SARSAT messages E Operator s Manual 5 4 Select SARSAT Messages from the Windows Menu Create Incident Working with Incidents The SARSAT Message window appears 2 Click the desired message and then Print or Send mail Create Incident Incidents can be created in a variety of ways They can be created from SARSAT alerts see Unassigned SARSAT Alerts on page 5 3 or can be created manually To create an incident 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Mission incident Browser al L I Incident 14100005 sl Js Buttons Close Incident Change Outcome Add Notification Add Search Object Add Log Add Files Ch
14. and are assigned to SRUs when the SRU is created SRUs must be created prior to Mission creation and can then be assigned to Search plans within a mission To create SRUs 1 Create home bases See Home Bases on page 6 3 2 Select Search and Rescue Units from the Configuration menu Operator s Manual 6 3 Pre Mission Content Creation Working with Missions The Search and rescue units window appears Le i Search and Rescue x Name Model Speed Range Lat Lon e ui Plane 100 100 39 78 667 3 Click Add type Note SAR Unit Types must be created prior to adding an SRU H vi Add SAR Unit Type 4 Enter a type name cruise speed and range 5 Click OK 6 Repeat for all types 7 Click Add The add SRU unit window appears 8 Enter a name 9 Select the SRU Unit Type and Home Base form the pulldowns 10 Click OK 11 Click OK Operator s Manual 6 4 Create Mission Incidents Create Mission Working with Missions When you create a mission actions to perform are on the left and a map is on the right As you select actions the display area between the actions and the map is populated with items to enter Use a combination of these items and movement on the map to populate the fields To add a mission 1 Select Create Mission from the Rescue Data menu A confirmation window appears 2 Click Yes The new mission window app
15. ange Mission View Mig lt _ __ 14100005 Time Opened 20APR14 1408 Last Modified By debbi Outcome None Time Closed open Last Modified On 20APR14 1408 Tags Tags Tabs Log Notifications Parent Mission Search Objects Time Type Text Controller 2 Double click the default incident name and edit as desired 3 Enter the desired information in each sub item Operator s Manual 5 5 Create Incident Working with Incidents Incident information is saved as information is entered in each sub item Sub items can be tabbed windows buttons across the top of the window or any data type within the incidents window Log You can add log entries to the incident through the create incident window or through the Add Log Entry Rescue data Menu item Logs are used to record notes about the incident such as starting shift or a situation analysis They are used to used to record notes about a telephone call e g received a call from a coastal radio station for a GMDSS Alert or contacted an government agency or the media about an emergency situation To add a log entry through the Incident creation window 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click the Log tab 3 Click Add Log entry 4 Click the Add Log Entry tab if it is text log and go to step 5 or click the Phone call tab if it a phone call to log and go to step 6 Operator s Manual 5 6 C
16. at Apr 26 11 13 14 EDT 2014 PING Sat Apr 26 11 13 26 EDT 2014 Sat Apr 26 11 13 41 EDT 2014 PING Sat Apr 26 11 13 56 EDT 2014 PING Sat Apr 26 11 14 11 EDT 2014 PING Sat Apr 26 11 14 26 EDT 2014 Sat Apr 26 11 16 26 EDT 2014 Operator s Manual 3 10 Alarms Alarms Getting Started Alarms are generated when an event occurs that requires an operator to know or do something For example every message received from an MCC creates an alarm You can snooze an alarm acknowledge or disable it An alarm is indicated by a flashing dialog and a periodic bell sound When important events occur without your direct action an alarm appears The alarm has a text description of the event and the time the alarm turned on If the alarm has been acknowledged the name of the operator and the time of the acknowledgment is also displayed As long as there are unacknowledged alarms the alarms window will periodically pop to the front of the screen and make an audible bell sound You can take specific actions with the alarms Snoozing the alarm prevents any alarm notifications pop up and bell sound from happening for 60 seconds Acknowledging the alarm flags it as seen You can also take alarm dependent actions e g open the SARSAT message that caused the alarm To take action on an alarm To view SARSAT alarms Select Alarms from the Windows Menu The Alarms window appears Govew messon
17. bility to use this product or from any loss of revenue or profit business interruption or other loss which may arise from the use of this product THE WARRANTIES ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Contents About this Elei 1 1 Intended Audience Ae 1 1 CONVENIOMS ee eege 1 1 Getting FAO EE 1 1 System KIEREN 2 1 Getting EE ln os cs cccccse te ceexcecrcceacescacenepnnnnepnetssesaneenncennnannssccareceaeneneneessds 3 1 Accessing the GUI E 3 1 Understanding the JPEE eerdrEgekeeueReu EENEeCeEEENEENEEN E ENEEEREEEEe ENEE 3 3 Ce OH E 3 3 NOM OWS ates dee e petie sree ete meee E EEE EEEE 3 3 Explorer Left Navigation AVC ccc cece cep ahndata desire esensncnendeneddlececteesneunnienbabensds 3 6 We E 3 7 Eeler 3 7 eeler 3 7 SEU 3 8 KE EE 3 9 Change Password atc cndecnanineiietenndnanbatntinsenniadcenenendabdedativetabniaaemselnnaisdanatnbe 3 10 e aoc ate esas ese eee a ene EA AE E enema 3 10 Eeer ege 3 11 Understanding ReESOUICES ccccecceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 1 HOME ae seen E cee ea rae ese eee senses 4 1 TE S Ree ed RO a Te ve ee 4 1 SAU E 4 1 WY SANG ee 4 2 leegen ee Re eee 4 2 Eeer e 4 2 Pi WIAD ieshins SentsdercostpoantecciennensnsdeSapididndtendemeoohoeiateabioehemmnlenaserapipaesenasanensenimne 4 2 BS BT EE 4 2 SE 4 2 Search En E 4 2 WT 4 2 Incident
18. cidents 5 26 Query Mission 6 13 R RCC 2 2 RCCNet 2 1 Report 5 24 6 12 Rescue Coordination Centers 2 2 Reset Window 3 4 Resources 4 1 Right 6 8 S SAR Unit Types 6 4 SARSAT Messages 5 4 satellite 2 2 Satellite map 4 2 Satellites 4 2 Sea Map 4 2 Search and Rescue Points Of Contacts 2 2 Search and Rescue Units 6 3 Search Objects 5 14 Search Plan 4 2 Search Plans 6 9 Search Regions 6 6 Search Type 6 10 Sector Search 6 10 Server Events 3 10 SkyVector 4 2 Snooze 3 11 SPOC 2 2 SRU 4 1 6 3 6 9 Switching Users 3 9 System Overview 2 1 System Requirements 3 1 T Tags 5 20 Track Line Search 6 10 U Unassigned SARSAT Alerts 5 3 Unassigned SARSAT alerts 4 1 Undo Add Region 6 8 Unit Types 6 4 Username 3 1 Users 3 7 add 3 7 edit 3 8 V Vehicle 5 19 vertex 6 7 Vessel 5 20 View Incident 5 1 View Incident from alert 5 4 View notification 5 13 Viewing Existing Mission 6 1 W Weather 4 2 WINDFINDER 4 2 Windows 3 3 Z Zoom to plan 6 11 Operator s Manual I 3 Operator s Manual LA
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20. dent creation window 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click the Notification tab 3 Click Add notification 4 Enter the notification date and time 5 Select the desired tab for the type of notification Airborne Notifications Airborne Notifications are used for determining the location of 121 5 MHz homing signals transmitting from the ground and especially useful for correlating with other notifications The data is reported by flying aircraft Positive Notifications are green circles on the map Negative Notifications are red circles on the map A green circle means a homing signal is probably inside the green Operator s Manual 5 9 Create Incident Working with Incidents boundary A red circle means a homing signal probably not within the red boundary All data is approximate To create an airborne notification 1 Click Airborne 2 Click positive or negative report 3 Enter location and elevation details You can enter either location LAT LON or a distance and azimuth heading from a known NavAid identifier to provide the location of the incident 4 Enter any comments Operator s Manual 5 10 Create Incident Working with Incidents ALNOT Notification ALNOTs are used for visualizing flight path All airports added as 3 letter codes To create an ALNOT 1 Click the ALNOT tab 2 Enter all flight information 3 Enter Airport
21. e Levei Opened Read Message 6667 received from 4660 Warning May 19 2014 10 14 30AM May 19 2014 2 58 21 om 4660 e Message 6674 received from 4660 Warning May 19 2014 5 41 50 PM May 19 2014 5 57 00 tsi_admin 2 Click the desired Alarm and then Snooze Ignore or take specific action Operator s Manual 3 11 Alarms Getting Started Operator s Manual 3 12 Chapter 4 Understanding Resources Home The home screen provides shortcuts to a variety of resources internal and external to the application Some of these links invoke commonly used windows within RCCNet and some provide links to external information sites These links may be customized by site installation Wl le DJRCC RCCNet Beacon Sites SRU 7 gt Marine Weather amp Air Map Sea Map Satellite Map Maps Search e Plan Incident Reporting Manual Satellites Beacon Sites This link opens the Unassigned SARSAT alerts window in RCCNet and brings up Google Earth with all unassigned SARSAT alerts and Incidents shown Double click on the item in the left navigation area to zoom into its location in Google Earth SRU This link opens the Home bases window in RCCNet Home Understanding Resources Weather This item shows the weather via Google Earth It may be localized to your site s location Marine This link provides wind waves and weather in WINDFINDER Map
22. earch Objects data OMenu item Incidents may have one or more Search objects To add a search object through the Incident creation window 1 OP as oD Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click the Search Objects tab Click Add Search Object Select the desired tab for the type of object you wish to record Click Create Create Incident Working with Incidents Aircraft To record information about an aircraft search object 1 Click the Aircraft tab 2 Enter the Tail number Make Model Serial number and Color of the Aircraft 3 Enter any Pilot information such as name company or contact information Operator s Manual 5 15 Create Incident Working with Incidents Beacon To enter information about a beacon 1 Click the Beacon Tab a Create Search Object reate New Search Object ast Peron venae Leg 121 ELT 2 Select the type 3 Enter the description Custom Custom search objects are created when the specified types of search objects do not apply Operator s Manual 5 16 Create Incident Working with Incidents To enter custom search object information 4 Click Custom 5 Enter a type and description Person Information about a person can be added along with other
23. ears 3 Click Rename to append or change the name 4 Enter the desired information in the Incidents Search regions and Search Plans action areas 5 Click Save to save the entered data Incidents You can create incidents that are associated with the mission from within the mission You can also view associated incidents and reassign an incident to a different mission To add an incident Click Create Incident in the Incidents action area A confirmation window appears indicating that an incident will be created and cannot be undone Click Yes Use the Incident window to create the incident data See Create Incident on page 5 5 To view an incident associated with the mission Highlight the desired incident in the Incident pane Click View Incident The Incident window is invoked See Viewing Existing Incident Information on page 5 1 To change the mission with which the incident is associated 1 SE Highlight the desired incident in the Incident pane Click Change Mission Operator s Manual 6 5 Create Mission Working with Missions The add to parent mission window appears P EE vi Select a new parent mission for incident 14100002 CO CAP Rescue i pE errr ee geng Create Time Mission Name O8APR 14 1618 14M0002 IO2APR 14 1753 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT 3 Select the desired Mission 4 Click OK Search Regions Search regions allow you t
24. ed SAR 4 WIEN site12124 V ADCD02265D4 Site 12124 Qa j v Layers Earth Gallery gt gt a Rz Primary Database gt IP Borders and Labels W DI Places gt NI E Photos PS Roads DN 3D Buildings Ocean pe Weather WY Gallery Global Awareness D More E E Image 2014 DigitalGlobe Tour Guide 1970 Imageny Date Operator s Manual 4 3 Google Earth Understanding Resources Operator s Manual 4 4 Chapter 5 Working with Incidents Incident management is the primary focus of RCCNet An incident is an information container One incident contains information about one potential emergency An incident can be created based on a variety of data such as Cospas Sarsat beacon alert or phone call Incidents can be accessed for creation in a variety of ways They can be left to stand alone or they can be associated with missions Incidents have a lifetime They are opened and closed but are always stored A typical incident is created by an operator and is then considered open While information is added the incident remains open When the potential emergency is resolved the incident is closed While closed the incident cannot be modified If the incident was closed in error it is possible to reopen the incident to allow for further modification Incidents and their associated data are kept fore
25. epending upon your privileges you can edit information The same window is used to change personal contact information for all users Telephone 24 Account Expires Never At Apr 26 2014 12 17 4 z V Account is enabled 4 Modify the user information as desired 5 Click Apply Delete User Depending on your privileges you can delete existing users To delete system users 1 Select User Account Manager from the Configuration menu The window appears and lists existing users 2 Select the user you wish to modify Click Delete user A confirmation window appears Delete User 4 Click OK Operator s Manual 3 9 Server Events Getting Started Change Password Depending on your privileges you can change your own or other passwords To change a user password 1 Select User Account Manager from the Configuration menu The window appears and lists existing users 2 Select the user you wish to modify Click Change Password The change password window appears E Change Password Enter the new password C 4 Enter new password information Server Events The Received Server Events window provides a log of events generated by the server This window is primarily used to check communication with the server To access the server event log 1 Select Server Event from the Window menus The received Server Events log is displayed Time S
26. g Started Message Area Managing Users The message area located at the bottom of the screen by default shows a variety of alarms and status information such as Unassigned alerts SARSAT messages and Alarms The Message windows appear across the bottom of the screen when you hover over a message type Click the message type to dock the window Alarms Received Server Events SARSAT Messages An administrator can setup a variety of users The default user is administrator and the password is configured at installation and provided to you It is recommended that you change the password using a secure password creation scheme after the initial launch of the application There are four types of users Administrators have all privileges Power users can manage Read only users Basic users and Read only users can edit their own account information but Read only cannot change anything else in the system User Account Manager KL DN ZS Add New User Edit User Change Password Delete User Username Full Name Contact I Email Addr Expiry Enabled Roles Assi Administrator Default User F Administrators ji John d Administrators d Administrators Joel d Administrators Vd Administrators itya EA Administrators andy W Administrators tjie 24MAY 140 d Power Users Adding Users Add New User Depending on your privileges you can add new users to the system To
27. is decision is used by the RCC to process future data for the same MCC site If the operator made a decision the RCC follows along If the MCC site number is new to the RCC and a new unassigned SARSAT Alert is created otherwise the new data is added to the existing data It is added to an existing Incident added to an existing unassigned SARSAT Alert or added to an existing ignored SARSAT Alert To view and take action on SARSAT alerts 1 Select Unassigned SARSAT alerts from the Window Menu Note You can also access this window from the Message area Note The site number is an ID for the beacon but not the actual beacon number 2 Right click the desired alert Operator s Manual 5 3 Understanding Alerts Working with Incidents 3 Note Select the desired action View Shows the incident in a separate window You can also double click the incident to show it the unassigned SARSAT alerts can be viewed from within Google Earth to get intuitive and detailed information about the alert Ignore Marks the incident ignored You can view ignored incidents by clicking the Show ignored button Ignoring the site number once ignores future alerts for that site number Add to Incident Add the alert to an Incident You can customize which rows are displayed by selecting Show Only Rows Where To add an alert to an incident d Select Unassigned SARSAT alerts from the Windows Menu 2 Right click the desired
28. k Report at the top of the window 3 Select the type of report 4 Click OK The report is presented as an editable PDF You can open the file and add additional information to the form in Acrobat Reader Then select File gt Save and you are prompted to save the file When reopened the original populated data and your edits are in the file and the report may be distributed as desired Close Incident You can close an incident making it inactive To close an incident 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click Close incident at the top of the window A confirmation window appears 3 Click Close Operator s Manual 5 25 Finding Closed Incidents Working with Incidents Finding Closed Incidents Incidents can be located using the explorer window however there are times when you need to search for closed incidents within a specified date range You can search for closed incidents within a specified range using the query tool You can make changes to the incident by reopening it To find a closed incident 1 Select Find Incidents from the Query menu The Incident Query window appears Mission Incident Browser se Incident Query s BE Incident Name Mission Created Outcome Controller Query Builder Find all incidents dosed between 26Apr14 0000 z and 27Apr 14 2359 2 2 2 Enter the date and time range for which to search incidents
29. lick Create To view Search objects i Tags Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click the Search Objects tab Click View Search Objects The search object information is displayed in a new tab Tags are a flexible key that you create For example you may wish to add a tag named Duty Officer Tag names are global and are available to all incidents You may then want to have the name tag value John for your current incident Tag values are specific to each incident You assign tag values through the create incident window and edit the tags names through the Edit Incident tags Configuration Menu item Incidents may have one or more tags associated with them The three most used tags are listed at the bottom of the tags window Clicking these buttons adds the tag to the incident All existing tag names are listed in the new tag pulldown Create Incident Working with Incidents To add a tag through the Incident creation window 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click the gear icon on the right side of the tags area Enter a new tag name to create a new tag or select a tag from the new tag pulldown Enter a value for of the tag Click the green plus sign Click the X on the window to exit the window oo ZS Se Edit Incident Tags To edit a tag name 1 Select Edit Incident tags from the
30. ncident 5 25 Close Mission 6 12 Close other documents 3 5 Close Window 3 4 Collapse document tab group 3 4 Configure Window 3 4 conventions 1 1 Copy Plan 6 11 Copy Region 6 8 Create Incident 5 5 Create Mission 6 5 Create Report 6 12 Index D Dashboard 3 6 Delete Plan 6 11 Dock 3 4 Dock group 3 4 Document groups 3 5 document structure 1 1 Documents 3 5 downlink 2 2 E Edit Users 3 8 ELT 2 1 EPIRBs 2 1 Existing Incident 5 1 F Finding Closed Incidents 5 26 Finding Mission 6 13 Float 3 4 Float group 3 4 G Getting Started 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 Google Earth 4 3 Google Maps 4 2 ground receiving stations 2 2 H help 1 1 History 5 24 Home 4 1 Home Bases 5 5 Ignore Incident from alert 5 4 Incident Report 5 24 Incident Reporting 4 2 Incidents 5 1 Incidents in Missions 6 5 instruments 2 2 LI Interface 3 3 L Left 6 8 Local Users Terminals 2 2 Log 5 6 login 3 1 LUT 2 2 Manual 4 2 Maps 4 2 Marine 4 2 Maximize 3 4 MCC 2 2 Menu Bars 3 3 Message Area 3 7 Messages 5 4 Middle 6 8 Minimize 3 4 Minimize group 3 4 Mission Control Centers 2 2 Mission Incident browser 5 1 6 1 Missions 6 1 Mouse button 6 8 N Navigating the Mission Map 6 8 New document tab group 3 4 Notification 5 8 O open 3 1 Outcome 5 23 Overview 2 1 P Parallel Sweep 6 10 Parent Mission 5 14 Password 3 1 Person 5 18 PLB 2 1 polygon 6 7 Operator s Manual I 2 Q Query In
31. nization teg UAE e If further search would be of no avail To close a mission 1 Click Close Mission A confirmation massage appears If the mission has not been saved a save message may also appear 2 Click OK The mission is no longer active Operator s Manual 6 12 Finding Mission Working with Missions Finding Mission Missions can be located using the explorer window however there are times when you need to search for open missions within a specified date range Query mission is used to find missions that were open during a specific time period which may or may not be closed later For example to create a report or check missions open during the given months or quarter To find open missions 1 Select Find Missions from the Query menu The Mission Query window appears 2 Enter the date and time range for which to search mission 3 Click Run Query 4 Double click the desired mission to view it Operator s Manual 6 13 Finding Mission Working with Missions Operator s Manual 6 14 A About 1 1 Accessing the GUI 3 1 Add Files 5 22 Add Plan 6 9 Add Region 6 6 Add to Incident 5 4 Add to mission 5 23 Adding Users 3 7 Air Map 4 2 Airborne 5 10 Aircraft 5 15 Alarms 3 11 Alerts 5 3 ALNOT 5 11 audience 1 1 Bases 6 3 Beacon 5 16 Beacon Sites 4 1 C CD 1 1 Change Mission 6 5 Change Outcome 5 23 Change Password 3 10 Clone Document 3 4 Close all documents 3 5 Close I
32. o draw closed polygon areas of interest to focus the search To add a region 1 While in ReDraw mode click Add Region in the Search Regions action area 2 2 Enter the name of the region m Water 2 wilmington westl c Untitled Region1 A 3 Enter the probability percentage This is the probability of containment percentage that the search object is contained in the region It is shown in gray on the map 4 Enter acontact name For example the On Scene Commander or the person designated to coordinate SAR operations within the Search Region 5 Enter comments Operator s Manual 6 6 Create Mission Working with Missions 6 Enter the start time The end time is added when the search reached is marked to be complete 7 Click View t to show the vertices bounding the search region These are the points taken from the polygon drawn on the map 8 Click on the map to begin drawing the region 9 Continue to click at each vertex of the polygon The polygon is red while drawing 10 Move over the first vertex drawn wait for the cursor to change and click again to close the polygon 11 Click Stop Drawing The polygon turns green Note You can click Redraw to adjust the shape of the region 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT 02APR141753 Beien lt Also Stop Drawing Operator s Manual 6 7 Create Mission Working with Missions Operator s Manual 6 8 12 If desired click Click
33. ord again Enter the new password Click Change Password Take note of your new password as you will need it to login in the future The software opens and displays current information pulled from the server Click Login Last login information if applicable is displayed Langen Pm i Last Login for user debbi was at 19APR14 1323Z Click OK The software opens and displays current information pulled from the server It is recommend to logout close the application at the end of your work session Understanding the Interface Menu bar Message area Understanding the Interface Getting Started The RCCNet application uses standard Windows style displays and actions The application opens to display the last windows open when the application was closed 3 ciences Inc RCCNET 1 6 5 File Rescue Data Query Configuration Window Explorer 8 El mz D 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT DD 140002 m D I 14100002 CO CAP Rescue H P 14100003 Test Incident S P 14100006 Mission Incident Browser Create Mission Create Incident View Incident Details View Mission Details Query Incidents Mission Name Created Controller EK lO8APR14 1618 debbi 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT O2APR14 1753 john Incident Name Mission Created Outcome Controller 14100006 24APR14 1952 lone jjohn 14100005 14M0001 Georgetown 20APR14 1408 e idebbi 14100004
34. radius and initial bearing The track line search pattern is used when an aircraft or vessel have disappeared without a trace while en route from one point to another It is based on the assumption that the distressed craft has crashed made a forced landing or foundered on or near the intended route and concentrates the search effort near this datum line The track line search consists of a rapid and reasonably thorough search along the intended route of the distressed craft Enter the Initial track point Final track point track space return and return turns The parallel sweep search pattern is used when the uncertainty in the survivor s location is large requiring a large area to be searched with uniform coverage It is most effective when used over water or reasonably flat terrain A parallel sweep search pattern covers a rectangular area It is almost always used when a large search area must be divided into sub areas for assignment to individual search facilities which will be on scene at the same time Enter the initial corner point turn corner point track spacing search width and turn right first Create Mission Working with Missions 5 Ifthe search plan has been completed check the completed box and enter the date and time When a Search and Rescue Unit reports search results you should e Update the associated Search Region POC If region is searched with no object found reduce POC If region is thoroughly searched
35. reate Incident Working with Incidents 5 Enter the text log information and click Add Add Phone Call Time 26Apr 14 1727 z Details From To Name Time Zen Ca 1727 z Details To edit existing log entries 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Operator s Manual 5 7 Create Incident Working with Incidents 2 Click the Log tab 3 Click Edit Log entry oe Time 26Apr 14 1732 z Details location identified 4 Enter the desired information 5 Click OK Notification You can add notifications to the incident through the create incident window or through the Add Notification Rescue data Menu item Notifications are about where the incident happened They define the location There are four types of notifications e SARSAT COSPAS SARSAT distress beacon received from MCC Operator s Manual 5 8 Create Incident Working with Incidents Sarsat alerts are automatically created with data from the MCC The MCC sends SARSAT distress beacons inside your specified area The distress beacon is then processed according to the MCC site number and alarm appears when a new message is received from the MCC e ALNOT Alert Notice Flight plan e Airborne 121 5 MHz homing signal e Custom Simple location and note To add a notification through the Inci
36. s such as phone calls or radio distress calls It displays this information to users so that the information can be dispositioned and tracked This manual describes the RCCNet software The manual assumes that the software and support systems have been installed and are fully operational Intended Audience This guide is intended for use by civilian or military personnel trained in the deployment of search and rescue resources Conventions The following conventions are used in this guide Bold Actions you should take such as text or data to be typed exactly or items to click Italics Items to type for which you must supply a value Screen Name Screen Names are in initial caps Getting Help If you need further assistance please contact us at sarsatsupport technosci com Techno Sciences Inc 4296 Forbes Boulevard Lanham MD 20706 Getting Help About this Guide Operator s Manual 1 2 Chapter 2 System Overview XXX is a client server package of search and rescue tools focusing on incident management It is designed to provide crucial time critical information to Search and Rescue SAR personnel to facilitate rescue efforts The workstation runs the client side of RCCNet and displays the SAR tools that enhance the success and safety of these search and rescue operations XXX is a tool used within the International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue LAMAR process for e Gathering information e A
37. s This link shows flat maps in Google Maps It may be localized to your site s location Air Map This items shows air maps in SkyVector It may be localized to your site s location Sea Map This link brings up sea maps and it may be localized to your site s location Satellite map This link brings up satellite maps in Google Earth Search Plan This link brings up search plans that have been created for missions Manual This link shows a PDF version of this User Manual Incident Reporting This link invokes the Mission Incident window in RCCNet Satellites This link provides access to the Cospas Sarsat website with current status of the satellite segment Operator s Manual 4 2 Google Earth Understanding Resources Google Earth Google Earth is used for a variety of tasks in RCCNET It is used to display Incidents and Unassigned SARSAT data locations When Google Earth is shown use standard Google Earth Navigation techniques Note Google Earth is not used for Missions maps See Search Regions on page 6 6 for information on using the mission map em Ka mmm mmm E Google Earth z File Edit View Tools Add Help Y Search O S S o lO Se E Bl els Sign in ex 94043 Get Directions History v Places a Wie My Places a gt M E Sightseeing Tour Make sure 3D Buildings 4 REN Temporary Places E a SD RCCNET Dynamic view of RCCNET geodata AS Unassign
38. scertaining emergency status and e Helping communication between relevant agencies Distress notifications are read automatically from the Cospas Sarsat MCC or they may be entered manually from aircraft over head alerts or telephone notifications from colleagues relatives or friends of a missing mariner A notification will initiate a RCCNet Incident which serves as a container of information for the entire SAR process from investigation to mission planning and conclusion During the mission phase the various windows of the Incident will display the search plan progress and resources used Upon conclusion a report can be issued and data will be securely stored The system supports the Cospas Sarsat concept as well as receives a variety of input from other sources The basic Cospas Sarsat concept is composed of e distress radio beacons ELTs for aviation use EPIRBs for maritime use and PLBs for personal use which transmit signals during distress situations 2 1 System Overview Operator s Manual 2 2 e instruments on board satellites in geostationary medium earth orbit and low altitude Earth orbits which detect the signals transmitted by distress radio beacons e ground receiving stations referred to as Local Users Terminals LUTs which receive and process the satellite downlink signal to generate distress alerts and e Mission Control Centers MCCs receive alerts produced by LUTs and forward them to Resc
39. ue Coordination Centers RCCs Search and Rescue Points Of Contacts SPOCs or other MCCs MCCs perform the following functions e collect store and sort the data from LUTs and other MCCs e provide data exchange within the Cospas Sarsat System and e distribute alert and location data to associated RCCs or SPOCs XXXX is a tool used to receive input from MCCs While Cospas Sarsat is one part of the total data feed into RCCNet it is also used in non Cospas Sarsat environments to perform similar functions Chapter 3 Getting Started This chapter familiarizes you with the software It provides basic information to install and use the application Accessing the GUI The application is not stored in a typical Windows program location It has been unzipped to a location of your choice and is opened according to the instructions below To open the application 1 Make sure you have a connection to the internet 2 Open the TSIRCCNET folder where XXXwas extracted 3 Navigate to XXX The login window appears 4 Login to the application by entering your Username and Password These are assigned to you by the system administrator If this is the first time accessing the application you will be prompted to change your password Go to step 5 If not skip to step 8 5 Enter a new password Accessing the GUI Getting Started 6 Note Operator s Manual 3 2 Enter the new passw
40. ver Viewing Existing Incident Information You can view existing incidents from the Mission Incident browser You can also view them by locating them in a query by opening them from another tab or accessing them through the Explorer window To view existing Mission incident information 1 Select Mission Incident browser from the Windows menu 5 1 Viewing Existing Incident Information Working with Incidents The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Double click the desired incident name to view it as separate tab Operator s Manual 5 2 Understanding Alerts Working with Incidents Understanding Alerts Unassigned SARSAT Alerts SARSAT Alerts are generated through Cospas Sarsat communication If you are not part of that system you will not see alerts from it If you are in communication with a Cospas Sarsat MCC alerts will be sent Typically the MCC is configured to send only SARSAT beacon data for those beacons of interest to an RCC A beacon may be of interest because it is located within the RCC s area of responsibility It may also be interest based on the specific beacon identifier You can view these alerts and then take action on them The unassigned SARSAT alerts window acts as a queue of incoming alerts that should be analyzed Each alert should be inspected by the operator and if the alert is deemed important it should be acted upon If the alert is deemed unimportant it should be ignored Th
41. w document tab group Collapse document tab group Reset Window The application opens with the last displayed configuration of windows This item Make currently active window its largest size Allow currently active window to move out of the display area Allow all open windows to move out of the display area Make currently active window its smallest size Make all open windows their smallest size Make currently open window stay in the display area at the location where the mouse was released Make all open windows stay in the display area at the location where the mouse was released Open a second version of the currently active window Splits the screen into multiple display areas to displayed groups of tabbed windows Closes the split screen for new document groups and returns to default display resets all windows to the default display Close Window This items closes the actively displayed window Understanding the Interface Getting Started Close all documents This items closes all active windows Close other documents This items closes all windows not currently active Document groups This item allows you to group windows so that a specific group can be opened together To create document groups ih Select Document groups and then New document group from the Windows menu C Name 7 Keep currently opened documents Check the box to include currently open
42. window li Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears Click Add to Mission at the top of the window The add to parent mission window appears 3 Select the desired mission with which to associate the incident 4 Click OK Operator s Manual 5 23 Create Incident Working with Incidents History You can view the history of the incident To view incident history 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Mission Incident browser window appears 2 Click History at the top of the window The History window appears 3 Review the history and print if desired 4 Click Close Report You can create a report about the incident Reports are used during information gathering stages of IAMSAR Awareness Stage and Initial Action The report is Auto filled with information from the Incident It is useful to request additional information from remote agencies Report file PDF can be sent as an email attachment to remote agencies Report files received from remote agencies can be added to Incident Files Includes fields such as e Agency Person reporting an incident e Nature of emergency e Aircraft Vessel Call Sign e Crew e Weather conditions at site To view an incident report 1 Select Create Incident from the Rescue Data menu The Incident browser window appears Operator s Manual 5 24 Create Incident Working with Incidents 2 Clic
43. windows in the group To open the group select Document groups and then the name of the group from the Windows menu To delete the window within the group select Document groups and then Manage from the Windows menu Select the desired group and then click Remove a somo O Documents You can choose which open document to display and in what order through the Documents item The Documents window provides a description of the function of Operator s Manual 3 5 Understanding the Interface Getting Started each window It also allows you to search documents switch to display a specific document change the display order and save documents Documents Mission Incident Browser Save Documents s Order by recent usage Description Mission and incidents browser Explorer Left Navigation area The Explorer left navigation area provides a list of open Missions and Incidents Explorer 5 a Clicking the plus sign for an item expands the node to display data related to the node m D 14M0001 Georgetown County ELT D 140002 m II 14100002 CO CAP Rescue H D 14100003 Test Incident ce 14100006 Operator s Manual 3 6 Click this data to see information in a window Missions are displayed with associated Incidents Unassociated Incidents are displayed at the top level along with Missions Clicking the minus sign collapses a node Managing Users Gettin
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