Talk:Underwater searches

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Section sizes

Section size for Underwater searches (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	1,392	1,392
Diver searches	1,086	32,214
Search patterns controlled by ropes and lines	53	13,099
Circular search	748	6,461
Procedure	1,986	1,986
Variations on the circular search	3,094	3,094
Safety	633	633
Jackstay searches	453	6,585
Procedure	2,738	2,738
Variations on the jackstay search	1,999	1,999
Safety	310	310
Snag-line search	1,085	1,085
Cave diving emergency searches	583	5,964
Searches for lost guideline	4,068	4,068
Lost buddy search	1,313	1,313
Search patterns controlled by compass directions	802	7,660
Spiral box search	1,021	3,174
Procedure	1,127	1,127
Applications	1,026	1,026
Compass grid search	603	1,029
Procedure	128	128
Applications	298	298
Ladder search	1,203	1,203
Swim-line search	1,452	1,452
Searches directed from the surface	91	1,792
Directed from the surface	821	821
Towed searches	880	880
Searches using special equipment	40	1,329
Hand held sonar transponders	1,289	1,289
Other search patterns	29	887
Current drift search	504	504
Depth contour search	354	354
Communication	397	397
Deep water and large areas	1,578	19,305
Search sensors	798	6,340
Echo sounders	768	768
Side-scan sonar	872	872
Pinger locators	1,360	1,360
Magnetometers	1,275	1,275
Optical imaging systems	1,267	1,267
Other search tools	523	3,314
Navigation systems	697	697
Loss data analysis	2,094	2,094
Deep water search patterns	1,169	8,073
Parallel grid search	1,028	1,028
Constant range search	670	670
"Z" search	1,053	1,053
Search coverage	4,153	4,153
Search platforms	265	8,992
Surface vessels	3,812	3,812
Crewed submersibles	235	235
Remotely operated underwater vehicles	1,622	1,622
Autonomous underwater vehicles	1,639	1,639
Aircraft	1,419	1,419
From the shore	1,040	1,040
See also	729	729
References	10,738	10,738
External links	227	227
Total	74,637	74,637

Underwater searches by other methods

Other methods also exist. Article should be expanded to include dragline, ROV, sonar, magnetometer, cadaver dog etc. or article renamed to specify diver searches. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 15:25, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If we've got decent sources, then expanding the article is always best. Structuring into Diver searches and Other underwater searches would make a lot of sense to me. --RexxS (talk) 19:47, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have started restructuring the article in that way. If it gets too large it can always be split, but that is unlikely in the near future.

If you come across any useful looking sources, list them here. (or use them yourself if you feel so inclined). Cheers, • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 09:12, 12 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]