The SARTs are portable devices that transmit a location signal to what?

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The SARTs are portable devices that transmit a location signal to what?

A SART is designed to be detected by radar, not by satellites or other equipment. When it’s activated, it sends out a radar beacon that nearby vessels’ X-band radars pick up and display on their radar screens as a distinctive pattern. This makes it possible for rescuers to locate the lifeboat or person in distress. It does not transmit to satellites, nearby lifebuoys, or a compass. So the signal is intended for a ship’s radar screen.

A SART is designed to be detected by radar, not by satellites or other equipment. When it’s activated, it sends out a radar beacon that nearby vessels’ X-band radars pick up and display on their radar screens as a distinctive pattern. This makes it possible for rescuers to locate the lifeboat or person in distress. It does not transmit to satellites, nearby lifebuoys, or a compass. So the signal is intended for a ship’s radar screen.

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