JP 1-02, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - DMRTI ...

As Amended Through 15 March 2012and the Secretary of Transportation. Also called SRP. See also Military SealiftCommand. (JP 4-01.2)SEAL team — United States Navy forces organized, trained, and equipped to conductspecial operations with an emphasis on maritime, coastal, and riverine environments.(JP 3-05)seaport — A land facility designated for reception of personnel or materiel moved by sea,and that serves as an authorized port of entrance into or departure from the country inwhich located. See also port of debarkation; port of embarkation. (JP 4-01.2)search — A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area havepassed within visibility. (JP 3-50)search and rescue — The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, and specialized rescueteams and equipment to search for and rescue distressed persons on land or at sea in apermissive environment. Also called SAR. See also combat search and rescue;isolated personnel; joint personnel recovery center; personnel recoverycoordination cell. (JP 3-50)search and rescue numerical encryption grid — A predesignated ten-letter word withoutrepeated letters used exclusively by recovery forces or isolated personnel to encryptnumerical data such as position, time, headings, etc., in a covert manner. Also calledSARNEG. (JP 3-50)search and rescue point — A predesignated specific location, relative to which isolatedpersonnel provide their position to recovery forces. Also called SARDOT. (JP 3-50)search and rescue region — An area of defined dimensions, recognized by theInternational Civil Aviation Organization, International Maritime Organization, orother cognizant international body, and associated with a rescue coordination centerwithin which search and rescue services are provided. See also inland search andrescue region. (JP 3-50)SEASHED — A temporary deck in container ships for transport of large military vehiclesand outsized breakbulk cargo that will not fit into containers. See also outsized cargo.(JP 4-01.6)sea state — A scale that categorizes the force of progressively higher seas by wave height.This scale is mathematically co-related to the Pierson-Moskowitz scale and therelationship of wind to waves. See also Pierson-Moskowitz scale. (JP 4-01.6)sea surveillance — (*) The systematic observation of surface and subsurface sea areas byall available and practicable means primarily for the purpose of locating, identifyingand determining the movements of ships, submarines, and other vehicles, friendly and290 JP 1-02