Research on key problems for a mritime patrol mode integrating patrol with search and rescue

Abstract The present study summarizes major challenges in integration of maritime patrol, search and rescue, and proposes corresponding solutions based on previous studies and relevant practice in China and abroad. The patrol mode that integrates cruise, search and rescue is expected to fulfill patrol missions while improving the ships’ capacity for search and rescue. In other words, cruise, search and rescue are fulfilled at the same time. At present, major challenges in integration of maritime patrol, search and rescue include problems in organizational planning, layout of sites, deployment and training of personnel, quality of rescue-and-rescue equipment, logistical support and soft environment for integration. Based on rescue capacity building in China and advanced search and rescue modes and technologies of other countries, this study puts forward corresponding measures to upgrade organizational planning, realize proper layout of sites for cruise, search and rescue, cultivate personnel, improve performance of equipment, increase the application of information technologies, improve logistical support, and foster an enabling soft environment for integration of cruise, search and rescue.