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Southern Air Services' instructors Janet Martin (despatcher) and Andre Starck (dropmaster) deploy a PADS pump. Dropped from 100ft AMSL, the drogue retarded pump pays out a rope during its descent. The rope is tethered to the aircraft via a link which yields under load once the rope is fully deployed, allowing the rope to fall across the target vessel
Civil SAR Units Fulfil Important Rescue Role
Civil Sar Units Fulfilling Important Role in Search and Rescue
A vital but little publicised role in Australia’s Search and Rescue (SAR) operational structure is that played by the Civil SAR Units (CSU).
CSUs are organisations which provide contract SAR services to the CAA and are called out for operations only when required. As such the CSUs are a highly cost effective means of providing an otherwise very expensive service.
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