Digital tools for modern SAR
Solutions made for SAR professionals, by SAR professionals.
Purpose-built digital tools to coordinate, communicate, and save lives — faster.
Our ecosystem
Everything SAR teams need, in one place.
Maritime Safety Companion App
CH16
Maritime safety in your pocket. For every seafarer.
The Problem It Solves
At sea, when seconds matter, knowing who to call — and how — can save lives. Mariners often lack immediate access to the right Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, up-to-date distress procedures, or a reliable way to generate a fully compliant MAYDAY message.
What CH16 Enables You to Do
Built alongside rescue professionals, mariners and pleasure sailors, CH16 puts every tool a seafarer may need in a single offline-ready app: instant access to the right rescue center, distress message generation, Man Overboard tracking and passage planning.
Key Features
- Instant access to more than 350 Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (MRCC, MRSC, JRCC) worldwide
- Interactive Search and Rescue Region (SRR) map with real-time zone detection
- MAYDAY and PAN PAN message generator, fully compliant with IMO and GMDSS, with audio playback
- Man Overboard mode with GPS tracking and DMD positioning
- Passage Plan: declare your route and automatically notify every rescue center along the way, in their own language
- Smart notifications when crossing into a new SRR zone
- Six languages supported, fully functional offline
Why We Built It
Because at sea, knowing who to call, and how, can save lives. CH16 was designed with rescue professionals and mariners to put the right information in every seafarer's pocket — commercial captains, rescue coordinators, fishermen or weekend sailors.
Free on the App Store. Android version coming soon on Google Play.
Operational Command Platform
SARCHAT
The operational command platform for Search & Rescue.
The Problem It Solves
During SAR operations, communication between actors is scattered — emails, phone calls, WhatsApp groups. Critical data is siloed: vessel positions in one system, satellite imagery in another, weather in a third. This fragmentation costs time, and in SAR, time costs lives.
What SARCHAT Enables You to Do
SARCHAT unifies communications, situational awareness and operational planning in a single secure platform — with real-time mapping, automatic translation, and AI-assisted reporting.
Key Features
- End-to-end encrypted messaging (AES) with automatic translation (9 languages)
- Role-based access and multi-level coordination: local, national, international
- Operation classification (ALERFA, DETRESFA, OP SAR) with automatic numbering
- Interactive mapping with 4 base layers (OSM, topographic, satellite, maritime) and real-time synced drawing tools
- GPX/KML import & export — live position sharing with video streaming
- Copernicus satellite imagery (Sentinel-1 SAR & Sentinel-2 optical) with freshness filtering and georeferenced overlay
- Real-time AIS vessel tracking and ADS-B aircraft tracking with dual-source data fusion
- SAR search pattern generator: Parallel Sweep, Creeping Line Ahead, Expanding Square, Sector Search — with KML export
- Operational calculators: glide cone (60+ aircraft), drift estimation, azimuth & distance, CPA/TCPA, DVT solver
- Land & marine weather: wind, visibility, wave height, swell, sea temperature, ephemeris
- AI-powered SITREP generation with smart message filtering and automatic data integration
- PDF/CSV reporting, integrated address book, and bulk alert notifications
Why We Built It
Too much vital information was getting lost in the noise. SARCHAT was designed with one goal: give SAR coordinators a single operational picture — communications, mapping, tracking, and intelligence — so they can focus on what matters: saving lives.
From €7,200/year (excl. VAT) or €600/month (excl. VAT) for 20 users.
Search & Rescue Unit Management System
SRU MANAGER
Real-time visibility into every rescue unit, from a single dashboard.
The Problem It Solves
During SAR operations, RCCs (Rescue Coordination Centres) struggle to maintain an accurate, real-time picture of available rescue assets. Status updates rely on phone calls, emails, or outdated spreadsheets — leading to delayed deployments and poor resource allocation when every minute counts.
What SRU MANAGER Enables You to Do
SRU Manager gives RCCs a single, live dashboard to track every rescue unit's availability, location, and capabilities — with direct notification links so SRU operators can update their own status in seconds.
Key Features
- Real-time status tracking: available, unavailable, deployed — with automatic expiration and T-30 alerts
- Interactive map with operation mode to identify units within coverage range
- One-click notification via email or shareable link (WhatsApp, SMS) for instant status updates
- Per-unit statistics: availability rates, deployment counts, time tracking down to the minute
- Multi-language support (FR/EN/ES) for international coordination
- Role-based access: Super Admin, Admin, Operator, Viewer
- Custom fields and regions to match any organisation's structure
Why We Built It
RCCs needed a purpose-built tool — not another generic fleet tracker. SRU Manager was designed from the ground up for SAR coordination: simple enough for an SRU operator to update their status from a phone in 10 seconds, powerful enough for an RCC to coordinate dozens of assets across multiple regions in real time.
From €3,000/year (excl. VAT).
No commitment. Immediate deployment via web browser.
Cospas Sarsat Management System
CLEAR 406
Decode distress signals instantly. Know who should act, in seconds.
The Problem It Solves
Analyzing SIT 185 messages is time-consuming, error-prone, and requires technical expertise. Many RCCs still handle these alerts manually, slowing down response times.
What CLEAR 406 Enables You to Do
CLEAR 406 automates the decoding of COSPAS-SARSAT distress messages and instantly displays the position and responsible authority on an interactive map.
Key Features
- Automatic decoding of SIT 185 messages
- Display of location, uncertainty radius, and associated zones
- Immediate identification of the responsible SAR authority
- Links to vessel databases (MMSI, HEX ID), weather, and AirSAR/SeaSAR tools
Why We Built It
As operators, we used to waste 10 to 15 minutes just figuring out who should act. With CLEAR 406, we wanted an instant, intuitive tool that reduces delays from the very first seconds of an alert.
Available in a free version with essential features.
Premium version: €4,900/year (excl. VAT).
Custom versions available for national RCCs.
Migrant Rescue Monitoring System
MIG TRACKER
Track every report, merge duplicates, and maintain a clear operational picture.
The Problem It Solves
During operations involving migrant boats, information often arrives from multiple sources: repeated calls, approximate positions, unit reports, delayed updates… Without a dedicated tool, duplicate entries, location errors, inconsistent statuses and loss of history make the operation significantly harder to manage — especially when several departures occur at the same time.
What MIG TRACKER Enables You to Do
MIG Tracker consolidates and monitors all migrant-related reports in real time, providing a clear operational picture with standardized statuses and a dedicated map interface.
Key Features
- Live map tracking of reported migrant vessels
- Status updates (ongoing, recovered, closed, false alert, critical, etc.)
- AIS-based monitoring of engaged assets
- Intelligent merging of duplicates and multi-source reports
- Complete, timestamped history for every event
- Secure export and sharing for authorized partners
Why We Built It
In the field, too many migrant operations lacked clarity: unclear numbering, scattered reports, difficulty tracking the evolution of a boat or the work of engaged units. MIG Tracker was built to fix this — clarifying the tactical picture, improving information reliability, and reducing errors during critical moments.
On request.
Mass Rescue Accountability System
MRO TRACKER
Structure chaos. Track every person, unit, and transfer in real time.
The Problem It Solves
During Mass Rescue Operations, managing hundreds of evacuees, injured persons, missing individuals, engaged SRUs and ongoing transfers quickly becomes a logistical nightmare. Traditional tools (spreadsheets, paper logs) are simply not suited for high-tempo, high-stress situations where information must remain accurate and immediately accessible.
What MRO TRACKER Enables You to Do
MRO Tracker consolidates all information related to a Mass Rescue Operation in real time, providing a clear, structured view of people, units, and movements throughout the entire response.
Key Features
- Live tracking of evacuees, injured persons and missing individuals
- Visualization of engaged SRUs and active transfers
- Intuitive interface designed for crisis environments
Why We Built It
We witnessed too many exercises and real events descend into chaos due to the lack of a dedicated tool. MRO Tracker was built to structure the entire operation and ensure that no one is ever forgotten.
Starting at €2,400/year (or €200/month).
SAR Training & Readiness Ecosystem
GSH ACADEMY
Modern, progressive training that fits how SAR professionals actually learn.
The Problem It Solves
Current SAR training programs are often too long, too expensive, and poorly adapted to operational realities. They compress a theoretical volume that is impossible to absorb into only a few days, mobilize instructors for extended periods, and require costly travel. The result: cognitive overload, low knowledge retention, heavy logistics, and considerable expenses.
What GSH ACADEMY Enables You to Do
GSH Academy provides a hybrid training ecosystem that clearly separates theoretical learning (delivered online, progressive and aligned with IAMSAR) from practical training (short, immersive, conducted on site). The objective is a more durable, flexible, and widely accessible competency development pathway.
Key Features
- Short, clear and progressive theoretical modules (BASIC → INTERMEDIATE → ADVANCED)
- Alignment with the IAMSAR Manual and ICAO Annex 12
- 24/7 multi-device e-learning platform
- Continuous assessments
- Adaptation possible to national and local procedures
- Option for short practical courses delivered by our instructors
- Option to use the e-learning modules as the foundation for your own internal practical training
- Integration of GSH tools (SRU MANAGER, SARCHAT, CLEAR 406…) for scenario-based learning
- Customizable dedicated platform for your Rescue Coordination Centers
Why We Built It
Because too many SAR training programs are built on an outdated model: long periods, expensive fees per person, and poor knowledge retention. Our ambition is to enable every SAR center, every State, and every organization to train more people, more effectively, and in a genuinely sustainable way.
E-learning: From €300/year, per person.
Dedicated institutional platforms: on request.
On-site practical courses: on request.
The international Search and Rescue podcast
MISSION READY
Knowledge saves lives. Short, multilingual episodes for the global SAR community.
The Problem It Solves
Most SAR-related content available worldwide is published exclusively in English. For many rescue centers, developing countries, or non-English-speaking professionals, access to technical information, field experience, and innovation is limited — resulting in uneven sharing of best practices, limited visibility of modern tools, and significant gaps in understanding global SAR systems.
What MISSION READY Enables You to Do
Mission Ready delivers short, clear and structured episodes that explain the systems, technologies, operations and challenges of Search and Rescue — at sea, in the air, or on land. The podcast makes technical subjects accessible in multiple languages, covering satellite rescue systems, maritime and aeronautical coordination, Mass Rescue Operations, technological innovation, international procedures, operational field experience, and SAR tools and their real-world use.
Why We Built It
Because knowledge saves lives. Mission Ready was created to widely share reliable, up-to-date SAR information in multiple languages, with no cost and no access barriers — supporting SAR professionals, sharing real field expertise, spreading best practices, and making innovation accessible to all.
Free and accessible to all.
Multilingual episodes available online.
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