#1 Anti-Submarine & Surface Warfare Stack 1-30 Flashcards
Who serves as the safety observer during an ASW operation?
(CO as in the) Conning Officer or OOD/JOOD.
Who coordinates CIC/CDC functions, assist the TAO/Evaluator, and monitors CDC communications?
CDC Watch Officer.
Who assist the TAO and monitors communications during IAS?
CDCWO / CICWO.
Who issues torpedo countermeasures, weapons policy, and ETA to TDA to other separately detached from a formation in order to search for and attack submarines?
The Search Attack Unit (SAU) Commander.
Who’s executes Red and Black plans?
Scene of Action Commander.
Who coordinates supporting TACAIR and long-range patrol aircraft ASUW actions with surface cruise missile ships?
Surface action group commander (SAGC).
What is the role of the SWG-1A Engagement Planner?
Enters target and background ship contact data received from various plots and TDPs into the HSCLCS to support harpoon engagement planning.
Who is responsible for accomplishing the mission in the tactical direction method of air control?
The aircraft commander.
Who is responsible for coordinating targeting efforts and refining target data, supervising planning procedures, and monitoring safe employment criteria?
The ASUW Evaluator.
What activity manages the Blue Force contact database beyond any particular battle group area of interest?
The Fleet Commander Center (FCC).
What ASW evasive measures should a screen unit use in a submarine threat area?
Should employ towed decoys;
Patrol sector at a 3-6 knot advantage to ensure a complete patrol; and remain on a steady course no longer than three minutes.
What responsibilities may the OTC delegate to the screen commander (SC)?
Ordering actions to be taken by screen units if a ship is torpedoed and designating air control units for screening helicopters.
What directives contain anti-submarine warfare (ASW) airplans and air attack methods?
ATP-1 (C) volume I; NWP 3-22 (series); and ASW TACAID.
Airborne radar is primarily limited by what factor doing an ASW search?
The sea state; in the sea state 4 and above, the probability of periscope detection is significantly decreased.
What P-3C system processes active or passive sonobuoy signals to detect, analyze and classify submarines?
DIFAR (Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording).
