Airplans and Tadpoles

Question 1

Define Airplan 1

Answer 1

Airplan 1: Close search plan for one aircraft - Bearing Investigation

Question 2

Define Airplan 2

Answer 2

Airplan 2: Close search plan for one aircraft- Datum or Contact Investigation

Question 3

Define Airplan 41

Answer 3

Airplan 41: Two or more aircraft on a bearing or small area search. Dip line is normal to direction of advance

Question 4

Define Airplan 44

Answer 4

Airplan 44: Search for two or more aircraft on a lost contact or datum. Search axis always North. Suitable when no estimate of submarine likely course. Airplan 44 executed before 20 mins of datum

Question 5

Define 14ASH Cordon with aid of a diagram

Answer 5

Helicopter’s give support in sectors around a S/M or Datum

Question 6

Define Plan Oaktree

Answer 6

Helicopter’s assist in providing a broad search front (used by ships in formation Yankee)

Question 7

What is a tadpole?

Answer 7

Alerts units that a torpedo attack is expected or in progress. Suffix letters/numbers indicates the level of risk types of threat and reactions required.

Question 8

Define Tadpole tight

Answer 8

Inhibits all reactions to torpedo threat

Tadpoles should not be called

Question 9

Define Tadpole loose

Answer 9

Cancels tadpole tight