Search and Rescue Transponder, a portable radar beacon used to assist rescue services in locating survivors at sea. When activated, SART responds to 9 GHz radar signals by transmitting a series of pulses that appear as a distinctive line of dots on nearby ships' radar screens.
Also known as: Search and Rescue Transponder.
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