Search and Rescue

The Emergency Response Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into effect on November 1, 2007, establishes an emergency management system with unified leadership, comprehensive coordination, classified management, hierarchical responsibility, and local management as the main focus. In April 2018, the Emergency Management Department was officially put into operation (the establishment and integration of functions of this department will bring a new aviation emergency market to the industry!). China's emergency management system and mechanism have entered a new stage, and the establishment of the national team of emergency rescue forces is conducive to achieving comprehensive and full chain command and management of disasters and accidents. The aviation emergency rescue force has gradually become an important component of emergency management forces at all levels. In addition, the Ministry of Transport also has maritime rescue and salvage capabilities. Undertaking public welfare responsibilities such as emergency response, life saving, ship and property rescue, salvage of sunken ships and sunken objects, maritime firefighting, removal of oil spills and pollution, and providing safety guarantees for maritime transportation and resource development in Chinese waters. At the same time, representing the Chinese government in fulfilling its obligations under relevant international conventions and bilateral and multilateral maritime agreements. Based on the above task scenarios, searching and rescuing individuals in distress in specific environments is a mission requirement of China's emergency forces.

Emergency optoelectronic pods generally need to be able to detect dynamic and static targets from a long distance in complex environments, support target locking and tracking, have laser ranging function, and provide accurate position coordinates for tracking targets; Capable of integrating with equipped GPS or AIS systems, accurately providing dynamic geographic information of targets, and assisting the rear command center in obtaining situational information of the rescue scene; Images and other information can be transmitted in real-time to the rear command center through satellite communication equipment, facilitating decision-making and meeting the objective requirements of mass search and rescue in the face of disasters.