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AUTOMATED MUTUAL‐ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE SYSTEM

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A facility which can deliver, in a matter of minutes, a surface picture (SURPIC) of vessels in the area of a potential or actual search and rescue incident, including their predicted positions and their characteristics.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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