Hasty Search
• Requires a quick response
• Smaller teams are deployed
• Helps to define and
shrink the search area
• Provides an immediate show of effort from searchers
Efficient Search
• Maximises probability of success
• Requires trained search resources
•
Systematic searches using searcher spacing
• Usually assigned to sectors/segments/reflectors
Thorough Search
• Used as a last resort
• Very resource intensive
• Close line grid
searching
• Maximum detection but very slow
• Can involve other agencies, such as the general public
