Search and Rescue - SAR Tools

Search pattern calculators and timers for the marine SAR Community by RCMSAR.

Total ratings

3.83 (Rating count: 65)

Review summary

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Pros
  • Effective and simple to use during search operations
  • Reduces the chance of human error
  • Very useful for setting up search patterns quickly
  • Great layout and format
  • Handy for course and speed calculations
Cons
  • Map it feature defaults West longitude to East
  • No option to use metres instead of cables
  • Inability to change Lat/Long numbers efficiently within the app
  • Inaccuracies from rounding distance to one decimal
  • Missing features like expanding square search and GAR risk assessment model
Most mentioned
  • Useful for SAR operations
  • Quickly starts and runs search patterns
  • Needs additional options for measurements and features
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User reviews

Recent rating average: 3.90
All time rating average: 3.83
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Date Author Rating Comment
2023-05-14
Peter O'Hanlon		 Excellent app. Reduces the chance of human error
2020-12-29
Rhett Hendrix		 Not a bad app just not for me and what I need
2020-11-18
Fraser		 Used for SAR for New Zealand Coast Guard as our go to search tools. Effective, simple to use and very useful when under the pressure to set up a search pattern . Fraser CRV Senior Crew
2020-02-03
A Google user		 An excellent marine SAR tool.
2019-06-23
A Google user		 Good app but needs a fix with map it feature where West longitude seems to default to East when mapped.
2019-05-24
A Google user		 CCGA Central & Arctic user here (coxwain). I use all features on this app quite frequently except for the expanding square search. most patterns we use are Sector, Creeping Line and parallel. As of this year, we are now the GAR risk assesment model. I'm wondering if that could be added to this app? Thanks for this very useful app.
2019-05-13
A Google user		 The app shows starting coordinates in the log. It would be nice to pull GPS headings each time you hit datum and uodate the course headings. On your third leg as you pass through datum, the heading may not be correct, at that point it should update the chart with new 120 degree headings of the new direction as you pass through datum.
2018-08-23
A Google user		 Would really like to see metres available as an option not cables. In NZ and Australia we sent routinely use cables in search patterns so would like the option of changing to meet our needs. Having said that it is a great app for us. But can this be added as an option?
2018-02-16
A Google user		 In ''Find Lat / Long'' window, it would be more efficient to be able to change Lat/Long numbers within the BOX than bringing the keyboard and blocking the screen. The App is very useful, thank you
2017-09-08
A Google user		 Great app to aid in course and speed calculations while out on the sea.
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