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 BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that Jersey Coastguard will be the first place in the world to use version 4 of its internationally recognised Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS). This technology is designed to help pinpoint anybody or anything lost at sea.
SARIS brings together years of experience gained by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency with BMT’s expertise in marine environmental software systems. Captain Rick Masterman, Coastguard and VTS Manager in Jersey comments: “This will be an incredible addition to the tools we use when we launch a search and rescue operation in the territorial waters of Jersey. Traditionally, we have used nautical charts and careful statistical calculations to help pinpoint the predicted movement of somebody or something lost overboard, which when coupled with the knowledge of the local tides is a very precise and skilled technique. This will now be supported by SARIS 4.” SARIS is an integrated Search and Rescue (SAR) planning tool, incorporating both Search Area Determination (SAD) and Search Area Coverage (SAC) and is used by Coastguards, Navies and Port authorities all over the world. Ian Smith, Project Manager at BMT ARGOSS explains: “Partnering with Jersey Coastguard to develop this latest version of SARIS has been instrumental in helping us to better understand their requirements, as well as the wider Search and Rescue community. A new electronic logging system will allow the Coastguard to keep track of all incidents at sea such as body recovery, vessel breakdowns and reports of pollution or flare sightings.” As well as a new electronic logging system, enhancements have been made to the modelling processes allowing for a much more sophisticated approach. These include the use of Monte Carlo simulation techniques, including the beaching of objects, re-deployable rescue units and simultaneous scenario assessment. - Ends- Notes to Editors BMT ARGOSS bv BMT ARGOSS is a consulting company monitoring, analysing and forecasting environmental conditions with a focus on providing innovative meteorological and oceanographic solutions to the offshore, coastal and harbour sectors, and urban management authorities. Using in-house resources and expertise on MetOcean conditions, ocean & atmospheric modelling, meteorology, remote sensing and data assimilation we support numerous projects and operations around the world. The services that BMT ARGOSS offers are used, amongst others, for design of offshore structures, downtime analysis, operations planning and the execution of maritime operations. BMT ARGOSS is based in Marknesse, The Netherlands. Website: http://www.bmtargoss.com <http://www.bmtargoss.com/> BMT Group BMT is an international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, working principally in the defence, energy and environment, marine risk and insurance, maritime transport and ports and logistics sectors. BMT invests significantly in research. Its customers are served through a network of international subsidiary companies. The group’s assets are held in beneficial ownership for its staff. Website: www.bmt.org For further information and images, please contact: Lorraine Emmett or Stephen Hooley BMT Press Office c/o Emmett & Smith Tel: +44 (0)20 7819 4800 Steve Hooley Director Emmett & Smith Market Towers No 1, Nine Elms Lane London SW8 5NQ T 020 7819 4807 (Direct Line) T 020 7819 4800 (Switchboard) F 020 7627 0134 E This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it W www.emmettandsmith.com 
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