The Devil's Advocate... Part 3
I can't think of a generic word or term for SARWATCH, Sartime and Flight Note, except maybe the three letters... SAR. Replace the words with whatever generic word or term that you prefer or believe to be the case for the following:
Monitoring of the safe arrival of an IFR aircraft and it's occupants at destination and action following a failure to report arrival at destination.
The purpose of this part of the debate is to discuss the responsibility and/or transfer of responsibility for SAR for IFR aircraft when Air Traffic Services are reduced or terminated due inability to provide services in part or whole.
Instead of focusing on book definitions of the words SARWATCH, Sartime and Flight Note, it would be more useful to answer the question of SAR responsibilities of Air Traffic Control prior to, and at the time of, reducing or terminating Air Traffic Services.
If you were asked the question as to why you didn't lodge a Sartime with CENSAR for IFR aircraft before terminating Air Traffic Services, given that you have a direct VSCS line to CENSAR, what would you say?