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5 stages of sar - ANSWER Awareness Initial action Planning Operations Conclusion 3 phases of sar - ANSWER Uncertanty-doubt Alert-aprehesion Distress-danger Responsibilities - ANSWER Safty of passangers and crew Safe operation/navigation of boat assigned Completion of sortie or mission Report hazards to life or property Report violations of laws and regulations Report aton discrepencies Elements of team coordination - ANSWER Leadership Mission analysis Adaptibility Situational awareness Decision making Communication
Assertiveness Operational risk management 7 steps - ANSWER Identify mission tasks Identify hazards (PEACE) Asses risks Identify options (STAAR) Evaluate rish vs gain Execute decisions Monitor situations Coxswain authority comes from - ANSWER M5000.3B 5-1- Surf - ANSWER Breaking seas exceeding 8feet 3 types of breaking waves - ANSWER Spilling, surging, plunging 6 min rule - ANSWER Speed (kts) * 10= distance in NM traveled in 6mins 3 min rule - ANSWER Speed (kts) *100=distance in yards traveled in 3 mins Time speed distance - ANSWER 60(distance)/(speed)=time VS search Speed=60D/9minutes(time) Reduction gear/transmission - ANSWER Twin disc MG-5114 SC 1.02:1 reduction
Single square unit - ANSWER High degree of confidence search object is close to datum First leg direction of drift 90 degrees to the right 2nd unit start 45 degrees to the right Staar (mitigate risk) - ANSWER Spread out Transfer Avoid Accept Reduce Peace (risk vs gain) - ANSWER Planning Event complexity Asset selection Communication Environment Thru hull fittings on sea chest - ANSWER 2 raw water P6 stand pipe Hvac/a/c 2 deicing Waas/dgps - ANSWER Wide area augmentation system/ differential global
positioning receiver Engines - ANSWER Detroit diesel series 60 825hp at 2300rpm Inline 6 cylinder 4 stroke Oil-43qts 15w Firefighting - ANSWER Beginning stages Protect waterfront Save a life Fire officer Heavy weather - ANSWER Seas 8+ Winds 30+ Mayday - ANSWER Imminent danger to life UMIB - ANSWER Distress or potential distress Creeping line - ANSWER Search object is more likely to be at one end of the search area then the other Generators - ANSWER Auragen viper g8500x 2 total Belt driven
2-7 engine room 7-10 amc 10-14 survivors 14-17 forepeak 0-2=24" 2-17=28" Statutory authority for SAR - ANSWER Promote safety on, over, under high seas 2 SAR program goals - ANSWER Prevent death/injury Prevent loss/damage to property 3 objectives for SAR program - ANSWER Minimize loss Minimize crew risk Maximize resources MSAP (Martime SAR assistance policy of 1982) - ANSWER Can prevent a situation from worsening Prevent complete loss of a vessel Can assist salvage company Color reg 72 - ANSWER Convention on the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972 Datum - ANSWER Most probable location, corrected for drift over a given period of
time. Length overall 45 - ANSWER 44'9" Beam overall 45 - ANSWER 14'8" Free board Bow= Amidships= Aft= - ANSWER 4'9" 1'11" 2' 11" Draft - ANSWER 3'4" Highest fixed point - ANSWER 13'1" Highest unfixed - ANSWER 20'9" Water jets - ANSWER Rolls Royce 3755 Weight no crew - ANSWER 36, Weight with crew - ANSWER 37, Max POB - ANSWER 24@210lbs
Kickamuit Cole Lee Warren Bullocks Pawtuxet Seekonk Brightman Hummecks Crook point Lifting strakes - ANSWER 3 on each side Improve sea keeping directional Stability and planing Vessels moment - ANSWER The force that causes a vessel to return to an even keel SAR authority - ANSWER Title 14, sections 2,88,and 141 of US code. Coast guard shall develop, establish, maintain, And operate SAR facilities, and may render aid to distressed persons and protect and save property on or under high seas and waters subject to jurisdiction of the CG Coxswain leaving vessel - ANSWER In coxswains judgement, after careful consideration of the remaining crew members, the operational benefits clearly outweigh the risks 4 primary geographic divisions of responsibility for us SAR - ANSWER Inland rivers Inland waterways
Coastal waters Parts of the high seas Hull design - ANSWER Planing hull Double chine 20 degree dead rise at transom Gar - ANSWER 1-23 green 23-44 Amber 45-60 red Navigational draft - ANSWER 8 feet Offset - Alarm 6feet Crest - ANSWER Top of wave Trough - ANSWER Valley between waves 2 geographic areas of cg responsibility for SAR - ANSWER Atlantic area(LANT) Pacific area (PAC) PPE weather - ANSWER Water and air below 50=dry suit Water or air below 50=mustang Water above 60=type 3
Bends - ANSWER Air bubble in blood Tumble holm - ANSWER Naval architecture, the boat widens at the top. Tough to come along side. I.e pirate boat Church cove - ANSWER North of sakonett harbor Spring tide - ANSWER Unusually high or low tide 45 rollover switch - ANSWER Aux space, 8-12 seconds, only side to side flip not forward to aft Salvage policy - ANSWER Save a life, prevent complete loss of vessel, prevent situation from worsening Medico - ANSWER Medical advice Fetch - ANSWER Distance wind travels on the sea uninterrupted Stokes liter order - ANSWER Grey, blue, head to toes 45 stanpipes - ANSWER Top=deflooding engine room Bottom=fire fighting Saddle - ANSWER Back of wave
Close out - ANSWER Way wave is breaking towards Ice on 45 superstructure - ANSWER 3/4ths inch Righting moment - ANSWER Moment before it rerights itself (furthest it will list) Slip - ANSWER Time it takes a boat to be propelled forward Pitch - ANSWER 1 revolution of propeller through a medium 3 subcategories of navigation rules - ANSWER In any vis, conducted in sight of each other, conducted in restricted visibility Rule 35 - ANSWER Sound signals in restricted visibility Hazardous areas - ANSWER Can't enter except to save a life How to make a water tight hatch - ANSWER Gasket, knifes edge, dog SPE - ANSWER Severity, probability, exposure Salvage policy - ANSWER Lube oil pressure - ANSWER 2300rpms=41psi normal 2300rpms= 31psi disabling
