A man was sighted as he fell overboard. After completing a Williamson turn, the man is not sighted. What type of search should be conducted?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option C — Sector search
USCG National Search and Rescue Manual guidelines prescribe a sector search (vector search) when the position of a target is known with high accuracy and is recent, such as an immediate man-overboard sighting lost after a turn.
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