SAR Training

Advanced Search Planning. Anywhere. Anytime.

SAR Calculator Pro is Australian-owned and designed search planning software that puts advanced Search and Rescue (SAR) capability in the hands of operational teams, from Rescue Coordination Centres through to remote and deployed locations.

Built specifically for the SAR environment, SAR Calculator Pro enables operators to rapidly determine search areas, develop and optimise search patterns, and support coordinated maritime and aviation search operations.

Designed for Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs), Rescue Sub-Centres (RSCs), Water Police, military and civilian air base operational cells, embarked vessels, offshore operators, deployed units and tactical posts, the software provides practical search-planning capability wherever the response is being coordinated.

With an intuitive interface and full offline capability, SAR Calculator Pro is particularly suited to remote, regional and resource-constrained environments where internet connectivity and access to complex enterprise systems cannot be guaranteed. It provides responders with the tools they need to establish an effective search plan when time matters most.

A core philosophy behind SAR Calculator Pro is making professional SAR planning tools more accessible. The software has been designed with emerging SAR nations and developing response organisations in mind, helping equip teams that may otherwise have limited access to specialised search-planning technology. A straightforward one-off purchase provides access for the life of the software, without the burden of ongoing subscription fees.

SAR Calculator Pro is supported by people who understand SAR operations and continues to evolve through operational experience and feedback from the wider SAR community.

Key Capabilities

  • Precise Search Area Determination — rapidly establish and refine search areas using recognised SAR planning principles.
  • Search Pattern Optimisation — develop effective search patterns based on the operational environment and available resources.
  • Rapid Search Planning — purpose-built tools support time-critical maritime and aviation SAR response.
  • Offline Operation — retain critical planning capability in remote and deployed locations without reliable internet connectivity.
  • Intuitive Interface — designed to make sophisticated SAR planning tools practical and accessible for operational users.
  • Operational Flexibility — suitable for RCCs, RSCs, Water Police, air bases, vessels, offshore facilities, deployed units and tactical posts.
  • Accessible Ownership Model — one straightforward purchase for the life of the software, with no ongoing subscription fees.
  • Australian Owned & Designed — developed with a strong understanding of regional SAR operations and capability requirements.

 

Built for the SAR Community

From a national coordination centre to an isolated operational post, SAR Calculator Pro helps put effective search-planning capability where it is needed most.

Plan faster. Search smarter. Be ready to respond.

Trusted Over 50+Organisations in the Region

Dr Ben Butson is an Emergency, Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Physician based in Townsville, North Queensland. He recently retired from long standing positions as an Emergency Physician at the Townsville University Hospital and as the Director of Northern Operations for LifeFlight Retrieval Medicine. He is an experienced pre-hospital and retrieval consultant, having co-ordinated or conducted many hundreds of aeromedical retrieval missions, including primary response rescue missions. He has decades of experience in pre-hospital and retrieval work in the Australian civilian as well as the deployed military environment. He is a Colonel in the Army Reserve, having graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy and then the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1991.  He has served abroad in East Timor, Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and Iraq on multiple tours. He currently works as a Senior Medical Officer in Anaesthetics at the Mount Isa Base Hospital. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the James Cook University School of Medicine where he assists in the delivery of pre-hospital and aeromedical retrieval courses. He has worked for several years in a voluntary capacity to provide medical advice to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority as well as for State and Territory police search and rescue services. He is an avid outdoorsman with a lifetime of experience in the Australian bush and coastlines.

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