Called "Rescue 21," the $1 billion system is being gradually rolled out across the nation.
Rescue 21 already is operational at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay at the north end of the county, which is the headquarters for the region, known as Sector Baltimore.
During a ceremony Thursday, the Coast Guard officially accepted the system from General Dynamics, the contractor that designed Rescue 21.
Both General Dynamics and Coast Guard officials repeated that...
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The next step - 2010-08-20 16:16:53
I believe that Rescue 21 is nice significant step forward, that will greatly reduce response times. Now it's time for the next step. The FCC, at the urging of the USCG should require that ALL new VHF radios transmit a unique identification number every time the the radio transmits. This number would be similar to the MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number that DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capable VHF radios use to identify individual radios, with one key difference- the number would be permanently programmed in to the radio, instead of user-entered. This feature would enable the USCG to identify the specific radio responsible for any transmission, and provide them the ability to directly call that radio. This is something that would further assist in distress situations, but it would also provide a significant deterrent to "hoax" calls, as the the USCG could identify that radio and call it back, as well a a means of notifying the chronic "accidental transmitters" who ride around with the mic keyed. The technology for this already exists, it's simply a matter of programming the radios for this.
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