boat crew Flashcards
CREWMAN DUTIES
- HELMSMAN
- LOOKOUT
- TOW WATCH
- ANCHOR WATCH
- SURFACE SWIMMER
- FIRST AID
- DAMAGE CONTROLMAN
FACTORS OF FATIGUE
- OPERATING IN EXTREME HOT OR COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS
- EYE STRAIN
- HOLDING ON
- STRESS
- EXPOSURE TO NOISE
- EXPOSURE TO SUN
- POOR PHYSICAL CONDITIONING
- LACK OF SLEEP
- BOREDOM
SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE
- INABILITY TO FOCU OR CONCENTRATE
- MENTAL CONFUSION
- DECREASED COORDINATION
- INCREASED IRRITABILITY
- DECREASED PERFORMANCE
- DECREASE CONCERN FOR SAFETY
UNDERWAY LIMITATIONS
29FT • UNDER 4FT = 8 HOURS o OVER 4FT = 6 HOURS 45FT • UNDER 4FT = 10 HOURS o OVER 4FT = 8 HOURS
FATIGUE PREVENTIONS
- ADEQUATE REST
- APPROPRIATE DRESS
- ROTATE CREW DUTIES
- FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
- OBERSERVE EACH OTHER
CAUSE OF MOTION SICKNESS
• CAUSED BY AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN VISUAL IMAGES AND THE PORTION OF THE MIDDLE EAR THAT SENSES MOTION
SYMPTOMS OF MOTION SICKNESS
- NAUSEA AND VOMITING
- INCREASED SALIVATION
- UNUSUAL PALENESS
- SWEATING
- DROWSINESS
- OVERALL WEAKNESS
- STOMACH DISCOMFORT
PREVENTION OF MOTION SICKNESS
- STAY OUT OF CONFINED SPACES
- STAY ABOVE DECK IN FRESH AIR
- AVOID CONCENTRATING ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE BOAT
- AVOID SMOKING
- FOCUS ON THE HORIZON
CONTENTS OF SURVIVAL VEST
- MK 79
- MK 124 AND WHISTLE
- STROBE LIGHT AND MIRROR
- WHISTLE
- KNIFE
- PERSONAL LOCATION BEACON
HOW TO ACTIVATE P-PERB AND WHERE DO YOU PUT IT
- PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD
* PULL UP ANTENNA AND PRESS ON BUTTON
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MK 79
- RED STAR DISPLAY
- ALTITUDE OF 250 – 650
- 4.5 SECONDS
- LIGHTS AT 12,000 CANDLE POWER
CHARACTERISTICS ON MK 124
- EACH BURNS FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS
- NIGHT END PRODUCES A RED FLARE, TWO RAISED BANDS AROUND ITS CIRCUMFRANCE
- DAY END PRODUCES AN ORANGE SMOKE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SIGNAL MIRROR
• CAN BE SEEN AT A GREAT DISTANCE
AIR TEMPS/ WATER TEMPS FOR COVERALLS
- 50 DEGREES OR BELOW AIR TEMP, 50 DEGRESS OR BELOW WATER TEMP – DRY SUIT
- 50 DEGREES AND ABOVE, 50 -60 DERGRESS WATER TEMP – ANTI EXPOSURE SUIT
- WATER TEMP ABOVE 60 DEGRESS – TYPE III PFD
WHAT LAYERS ARE WORN WITH YOUR DRY SUIT
- THERMALS – LAYERS 1
- BUNNY SUIT – LAYERS 2
- DRY SUIT – LAYER 3
EGRESS ROUTES
45FT • SURVIVORS COMPARTMENT • AFT DOOR • WINDOWS 29FT • WINDOWS • AFT DOOR • CUDDY CABIN
WHAT TO DO AFTER EXCITING A CAPSIZED BOAT
- STAY WITH THE BOAT
- TAKE MUSTER
- THE STRONGEST SWIMMER OUT FIRST
- WEAKEST SECOND
WHAT IS H.E.L.P
- HEAT
- ESCAPE
- LESSONING
- POSITION
WHAT SHOULD BE VERIFIED PRIOR TO SHOOTING PYRO
• IF THERE IS ANY GASES OR OIL IN THE WATER
WHAT ARE THE WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENTS ON EACH VESSEL
29FT
• NO WATERTIGHT COMPARTMENTS
• WEATHER TIGHT
45FT
• SURVIVORS COMPARTMENT AND CABIN AS A WHOLE
• ENGINE ROOM
• ANCHOR LOCKER
WHERE ARE THE BILGE PUMPS FOR EACH VESSEL
45FT • 2 IN THE AUX SPACE • 1 IN THE FOREPEAK • 1 IN THE SURVIVORS COMPARTMENT UNDER THE STAIRS • 1 IN THE ENGINE ROOM • 1 IN THE LAZZARETTE 29FT • 2 IN THE FUEL COMPARTMENT • 1 BENEATH THE CUDDY CABIN
WHERE DOES THE BILGE PUMPS TURN ON
45FT • ALL MANUAL • ON THE ENGINEER CONSOLE 29FT • ALL AUTOMATIC • TURN ON WITH A KEY
HOW DO YOU DEWATER IF THE BILGE PUMPS ARE NOT WORKING
45FT . USE THE P6 PUMP o 10FT SUCTION LIFT o 15FT HARD SUCTION HOSE 29FT HAND PUMP LOCATED AFT IN THE CABINET WITH THE FENDERS
STATE THE MAIN PARTS OF AN ANCHOR AND WHAT THEY DO
• SHANK
o HOLDS THE FLUKES AND CROWN TOGETHER AND HAS THE CHAIN ATTACHED
• FLUKES
o DIG INTO THE BED OF THE WATER AND PROVIDE STABILITY
• CROWN
o HOLDS THE FLUKES AND STOCK TOGETHER
• STOCK
o HOLDS THE FLUKES
