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SPOC

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  • a point of contact for SAR, designated by the national administration, that is responsible for receiving distress alert information and providing the information to appropriate SAR authorities
  • MCCs, RCCs, and other established and recognized national points of contact that can accept or assume responsibility for the coordination of thefast and effective transfer of Cospas-Sarsat alert data to enable the rescue of people in distress
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SAR-kontaktpunkt
SPOC abbreviation
search and rescue point of contact
SAR point of contact
Usage examples
  • Maritime emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) have been accepted into the GMDSS.These beacons operate on 406 MHz and may have a 121.5 MHz final homing signal. The signals are relayed via Cospas-Sarsat satellites, local user terminals (LUTs) and mission control centres (MCCs) to SAR points of contact (SPOCs) which include RCCs.
SAR Point of Contact
SPOC abbreviation
Usage examples
  • LUTs are Cospas-Sarsat earth stations. MCCs collect, store, and sort data from LUTs and other MCCs, exchange data within the system, and provide alert messages to the SPOCs, which include points outside the SAR system where no RCC is available.

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