AIM 8/15/19  f. Emergency and Overdue Aircraft. TBL 6 − 2 − 2 Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers TBL 6 − 2 − 3 Air Force Rescue Coordination Center 48 Contiguous States TBL 6 − 2 − 5 Joint Rescue Coordination Center Hawaii Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centers Alameda, CA 510 − 437 − 3701 Miami, FL 305 − 415 − 6800 Boston, MA 617 − 223 − 8555 New Orleans, LA 504 − 589 − 6225 Cleveland, OH 216 − 902 − 6117 Portsmouth, VA 757 − 398 − 6390 Honolulu, HI 808 − 541 − 2500 Seattle, WA 206 − 220 − 7001 Juneau, AK 907 − 463 − 2000 San Juan, PR 787 − 289 − 2042 d. Air Force Rescue Coordination Centers.  (See TBL 6 − 2 − 3 and TBL 6 − 2 − 4.) Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Tyndall AFB, Florida Phone Commercial 850 − 283 − 5955 WATS 800 − 851 − 3051 DSN 523 − 5955 TBL 6 − 2 − 4 Air Command Rescue Coordination Center Alaska Alaskan Air Command Rescue Coordination Center Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Phone Commercial 907 − 428 − 7230 800 420 7230  (outside Anchorage) DSN 317 − 551 − 7230 e. Joint Rescue Coordination Center.  (See TBL 6 − 2 − 5.) Honolulu Joint Rescue Coordination Center HQ 14th CG District Honolulu Phone Commercial 808 − 541 − 2500 DSN 448 − 0301 1. ARTCCs and FSSs will alert the SAR system when information is received from any source that an aircraft is in difficulty, overdue, or missing. (a) Radar facilities providing radar flight following or advisories consider the loss of radar and radios, without service termination notice, to be a possible emergency. Pilots receiving VFR services from radar facilities should be aware that SAR may be initiated under these circumstances. (b) A filed flight plan is the most timely and effective indicator that an aircraft is overdue. Flight plan information is invaluable to SAR forces for search planning and executing search efforts. 2. Prior to departure on every flight, local or otherwise, someone at the departure point should be advised of your destination and route of flight if other than direct. Search efforts are often wasted and rescue is often delayed because of pilots who thoughtlessly takeoff without telling anyone where they are going. File a flight plan for  your  safety. 3. According to the National Search and Rescue Plan, “The life expectancy of an injured survivor decreases as much as 80 percent during the first 24 hours, while the chances of survival of uninjured survivors rapidly diminishes after the first 3 days.” 4. An Air Force Review of 325 SAR missions conducted during a 23 − month period revealed that “Time works against people who experience a distress  but are not on a flight plan, since 36 hours normally pass before family concern initiates an (alert).” g. VFR Search and Rescue Protection. 1. To receive this valuable protection,  file a VFR or DVFR Flight Plan  with an FAA FSS. For maximum protection, file only to the point of first intended landing, and refile for each leg to final destination. When a lengthy flight plan is filed, with several stops en route and an ETE to final destination, a mishap could occur on any leg, and unless other information is received, it is probable that no one would start looking for you until 30 minutes after your ETA at your final destination. 2. If you land at a location other than the intended destination, report the landing to the nearest FAA FSS and advise them of your original destination. Emergency Services Available to Pilots 6 − 2 − 5