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USCG COXSWAIN STUDY SET TEST
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 - 8
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: reduction Engine rotates 1 per red gear 1.02 rotation Two types of stability - ANSWER Longitudinal (fore and aft) Transverse (pitch poling) Two forces that affect stability - ANSWER Static (within hull) Dynamic (outside hull) Variation - ANSWER Difference between true and magnetic north Deviation - ANSWER Error in course boat is trying to steer Set and drift - ANSWER Set=direction Drift=speed 3 modes of AIS - ANSWER Standard Restricted Receive only Factors for safe speed - ANSWER Visibility Traffic density Maneuverability
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 Two primary forces that affect stability - ANSWER Gravity and buoyancy Stability - ANSWER The tendency of a vessel to remain upright Definition of SAR - ANSWER Prevent death or injury to persons and loss or damage to property in the marine environment Hydrolics - ANSWER Port- steering, bucket, interceptors Starboard-reverse, interceptors 9 gallons 1 filter FLIR - ANSWER 360 degree pan 45 degree tilt 2 x zoom =200m Black hot Red hot White hot Night running
Day running MOB Night dock Safe towing speed - ANSWER Square root of the length at the waterline (feet)
- 1.34 - 10%= (knots) Frame numbers Frame spacing - ANSWER Transom-2 laz 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.
Pawtucket bridge Bullocks bridge Barrington river bridge Warren bridge Cole bridge Lee bridge Restricted areas - ANSWER Newport Wickford Allens Greenwich Apponaug Warwick 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 - 2 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 Track spacing Good weather= winds less than 15kts and seas less than 3feet
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 650rpm=10 normal 650rpm= less than 10 disabling Jacket water temps - ANSWER Normal=140-185f Restrictive=186- 211 Disabling= Reduction gear pressure - ANSWER Engaged=normal185-265psi/disabling outside that range Disengaged=normal 15-65psi Disabling outside that range 130 - 185F SAR organization - ANSWER Sc district SAR commander Smc sector sar mission coordinator On scene coordinator mostly castle hill USCG Sru sar response unit the boat
