Research on Search and Rescue by Coast
Guard Vessel Based on the OODA Loop
Theory
Yufeng YANG
a,1
, Chunjie WU
a
and Huaqing NIE
a
a
Department of Ship Command, China Coast Guard Academy, Ningbo 315801, China
Abstract. In view of the problems existing in search and rescue at sea by Coast
Guard, this paper, with the OODA Loop theory as the framework, analyzes the
four critical elements of search and rescue at sea, namely Observation, Orientation,
Decision and Action, to build a command system model for search and rescue at
sea. Combined with the distress alarm information, the search and rescue operation
monitoring network is constructed to obtain timely and comprehensive observation
information elements. It is developed to search and rescue simulation according to
the search and rescue action plan, tested and verified for the search and rescue plan,
and verified for the command process. In order to improve the efficiency of
maritime search and rescue, some measures should be taken such as to improve the
performance of search equipment and build professional rescue forces. This
research can serve as significant reference for improving the efficiency of the
search and rescue at sea.
Keywords: OODA loop, search and rescue, coast guard vessel
1. Introduction
In accordance with the relevant provisions in the Coast Guard Law of the People’s
Republic of China, search and rescue at sea is one of the duties the Coast Guard shall
perform [1]. In practice, the emergency rescue at sea accounts for a large proportion in
responding to the alerts at sea, which demands more for the rescue equipment, rescue
forces, rescue technologies, etc. At present, compared with the professional search and
rescue forces [2], there is still a big gap in rescue vessels and equipment of the Coast
Guard, and its action preparing, plan making, emergency command process, etc., when
conducting rescue tasks, need to be improved. Therefore, for the Coast Guard, it is
necessary to further optimize the command process, strengthen coordination with other
rescue departments, and improve the efficiency of rescue equipment.
2. OODA Loop
Developed by the United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd in the mid-1950s, the
OODA Loop theory was successfully applied to the development of sophisticated
weapons in the Gulf War and the C4ISR, an information-based combat command
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Yufeng YANG, Corresponding author, Department of Ship Command, China Coast Guard Academy,
Ningbo 315801, China; E-mail: yyf41212@163.com.
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doi:10.3233/ATDE230578
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