A-09-138
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AIR MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS, NATIONAL EMERGENCY NUMBER ASSOCIATION, AND THE NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION: Inform your members through your websites, newsletters, and conferences of the lessons learned from the emergency response to this accident, particularly emphasizing that search and rescue personnel need to understand how to interpret and use both global positioning system coordinates and the results of cell phone pinging.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
Several public safety associations are asked to use their communication channels to educate members on lessons from the accident's emergency response, particularly the importance of search and rescue personnel knowing how to interpret and use GPS coordinates and cell phone pinging results.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Nov 20, 2015 |
| NTSB number | MIA08MA203 |
| Addressees | Association of Public - Safety Communications Officials International |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).