Boat Vol 1 Flashcards
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What is the Program management for a Station, Station (small) and ANT?
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CG-731
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Who has the authority to assign missions and tasks to subordinate units, to deploy units, and to reassign forces?
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Operational Commander
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What are the three Boat Forces units primary functions?
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- Train
- Maintain
- Operate
4
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District Commanders have the authority to open or close a seasonal station no more than 30 days earlier or later than prescribed based on operational requirements?
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EX: prevailing weather conditions or anticipated influx of boating activity
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What are the stipulations for basic Coxn? and Hwx Coxn?` Surf man?
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- 10 ft waves, 30 kt winds, surf none
- 20 ft waves, 50 kt winds, 8 ft surf
- 30 ft waves, 50 kt winds, 20 ft surf
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What is your training role as the OIC to provide your crew?
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opportunities to develop:
- Skill
- judgement
- decision making
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What is the minimum crew for Ice Rescue?
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Four personal:
- Coxn
- two ice rescue
- comms person
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Ice rescue operations shall not be conducted when the combination of air temperature and wind velocity exceeds a wind chill factor of?
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-54 degrees Fahrenheit without first obtaining a waiver from the Operational Commander.
9
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Govt vehicle shall not be driven on?
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Ice
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Flood response operations shall not occur between?
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Sunrise and Sunset, unless waiver is granted by the Operational CDR.
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What is a support petty officer?
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Created to reduce the unit finance, and admin workload from command cadre.
SK and YN
12
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Can the Coxn disembark the boat?
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situation exist onboard another vessel, the coxn is only capable of alleviating, and can ensure the safety of the boat.
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Can you intentional Ground a boat?
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While intentionally grounding a boat is not preferred, it is authorized and can be accomplished with minimal risk when necessitated by mission requirements.
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When shall you put a boat swimmer in the water?
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- no other method of assistance exist
- critical human factors
- potential for success sufficiently justifies the risk
- action can be taken w/o unduly placing the crew members safety at risk.
- boat swimmer feels comfortable and believes he/she can completed the requested mission.
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Can the boat swimmer decline deployment?
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yes if he/she feels is beyond their capabilities.
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You cannot deploy a boat swimmer if you don’t have a ?
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Tag line connected to swimmer.
17
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Office of boat forces (731) goal is to staff units where work no more than?
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68 hrs per week
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Senior Enlisted Reservist Adviser shall meet with each reservist?
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The SERA shall be available to meet with each reservist as often as possible, and no less than semi-annually.
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What is the timeline for basic reserve coxn?
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Qualification within 24 months
recert 12 Months
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What is the timeline for boat crew reserve?
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within 12 months
21
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What is the timeline for boat engineer reserve?
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6 months
22
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What is the timeline for BTM reserve? BO?
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12 months for BTM
24 months for BO
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What are the consequences for not meeting timelines or non performers?
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discharge and repayment of bonuses
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Aux cannot obtain what two qualifications?
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OOD and COXN
Auxiliary members are prohibited from being coxswains on Coast Guard owned boats unless the boat is designated as an Auxiliary facility.
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In addition to directly performing missions, Auxiliary members may be used in support of any authorized Coast Guard mission at the discretion of the?
CO/OIC
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However, provided they are properly trained, Auxiliarists may assist Coast Guard law enforcement when?
when there is a low chance of detecting and/or encountering criminal activities.
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what is the mission types for CG? 12
1. Enforcement of laws and treaties
2. SAR
3. Ports, waterways, and coastal security
4. Marine environmental protection
5. Living marine resources
6. aton
7. Defense readiness
8. Marine Safety
9. Ice operations
10. Law enforcement
11. Migrants interdiction
12. Drug interdiction
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Who give the CG authority to conduct SAR?
Title 14 U.S.C. section 2
1. Develop establish, maintain, and operate SAR facilities
2. Perform any and all acts to rescue and aid persons.
3. To protect and save property.
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SAR case planning shall be conducted by the ?
SMC
| Sar mission coordinator
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What is CISAR?
Cato-strophic Incident Search and rescue issued out by the President under (NRF) National response framework
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The Coast Guard has five major national defense capabilities?
(01) Coastal Sea control
(02) Maritime interception operations
(03) Military environmental response operations
(04) Port operations security and defense
(05) Peacetime military engagement
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What are the missions for PWCS?
1. Patrols,
2. Awareness, Surveillance and Tracking,
3. Fixed Security Zone Enforcement and Protection,
4. Moving Security Zone Enforcement (Vessel Escorts),
5. Security Boardings.
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What shall you do if you violate the Marine mammal protection act or the Endangered species act?
Units observing violations of the MMPA or ESA shall take appropriate action in accordance with Protected Living Marine Resources Program,
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(Warranted Risk)
| Damage to or sacrifice of the boat is an acceptable risk if you ?
1. defense of the US
2. It's citizens
3. and/or installations
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If the probability of saving a human life warrants a maximum effort then?
1. Damage to or abuse of the boat if recovering the boat can reasonably be expected.
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When no suitable alternative exist and the mission has a reasonable chance for success then damage to?
damage to or abuse of the boat is acceptable, even if the damage or abuse may render the boat unrecoverable.
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probability of saving property of the United States or its citizens warrants the risk of damage to the boat if
value of the property to be saved is unquestionably greater than the cost of boat damage and the boat is fully expected to be recoverable.
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possibility of recovering evidence and interdicting or apprehending alleged violators of Federal law does not?
warrant probable damage to or abuse of the boat, unless in defense of self or others.
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Deciding which boat to utilize is one of the most critical decisions made in mission planning and shall be at the discretion of the unit CO/OIC?
(01) Boat limitations,
(02) Boat readiness,
(03) Boat capabilities,
(04) Crew endurance,
(05) Crew experience,
(06) Number of potential passengers/survivors and their condition,
(07) Equipment
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What are the Max hours for 40 ft and above in calm and rough seas?
calm seas below 4ft = 10 hrs
rough seas above 4ft = 8 hrs
Rest = 8 hrs
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What are the max hours for 40 ft and below?
Calm seas below 4 ft = 8 hrs
rough seas above 4 ft = 6 hrs
Rest = 8 hrs
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Trailering hours?
350 miles
| Rest 8 hours
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Crew hours on multiple platforms shall not exceed?
crews who perform missions on multiple boat types shall not exceed 10 hours underway in a 24-hr period unless a waiver has been granted.
CO/OIC must make an informed decision
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If a fatigue waiver is required, the CO/OIC shall reference
If a fatigue waiver is required, the CO/OIC shall reference Table 4-7 for waiver authority.
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For missions that begin or end between 2300 and 0500, if the boat crew has had:
1. they need at least a six-hour sleep period to control fatigue on subsequent missions
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For missions that begin or end between 2300 and 0500, if the boat crew has had:
More than a six-hour sleep period but less than a seven-hour sleep period, need at least a two-hour sleep period to control fatigue on subsequent missions.
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When a unit’s boat crew has reached or exceeded their maximum underway hours?
a Fatigue Status notification shall be sent and documented in the unit’s log
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What is the minimum crew for the 29 RBSII ?
1 coxn and 2 Bcm
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What is the minimum crew for the 45 RBM?
1 coxn 1 Eng 1 BCM
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Disabling Casualties
Disabling casualties are those that make the boat Not Mission Capable (NMC)
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If determined to continue a mission the CO/OIC shall request a ?
Disabling casualties shall be reported to the Operational Commander , and Sector Engineer Officer by the most expeditious means, followed up by a boat status message as soon as possible but no later than 12 hours after the casualty is discovered.
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When can a boat get u/w from a disable casualty?
boat may get underway in order to test repairs, with approval from the CO/OIC and notification to the Operational Commander
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Restrictive discrepancies are?
1. those which restrict the operation of the asset such that it can perform some, but not all, activities safely.
2. ultimate authority for Restrictive Discrepancy Waivers resides with the Operational Commander; this authority may be delegated in writing, but remains higher than the unit CO/OIC. See Table 2-1 for waiver authority.
Report to operational CDR if can’t be fixed within 1 hr, if casualty can’t be fixed in 48 hrs send Casrep in 24 hrs.
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Major Discrepancies
those that degrade the effectiveness of the boat to perform one or more missions.
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Waivers fall into five separate categories:
(01) Operational Parameters,
(02) Disabling,
(03) Restrictive,
(04) Fatigue,
(05) Engineering.
(06) PPE
the final decision regarding the safety of continuing the mission rests with the coxswain and CO/OIC.
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Authority for a disabling casualty waivers resides with the ?
Operational Commander
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Authority for restrictive discrepancy waivers resides with the unit ?
1. CO/OIC.
2. Restrictive discrepancy waivers may be granted to execute any specific mission(s) for up to seven days
3. Update in EAL if exceeds the seven days
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Authority for fatigue waivers resides with the Operational Commander only after ?
1. the CO/OIC requests a waiver.
| 2. Fatigue waivers allow boat crews to operate beyond the established maximum underway hours.
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The authority to issue engineering waivers resides with the Product Line that is responsible and has the authority to provide ?
1. all engineering and logistics support for an asset type/class.
2. SBPL provides an Engineering waiver, this transitions the issue to a restrictive discrepancy
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Operations Status Report ?
1. Underway boats shall provide an operations status report every 30 minutes, unless otherwise established by the CO/OIC in unit SOP.
2. However, status reports shall not exceed 60 minutes.
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Shore unit/Cutter loses communications over the radio, unit shall try to contact ?
1. Another unit over the radio
2. Boat fails to contact a unit withing 10 minutes on primary and secondary frequency then Sar case shall be initiated by Operational CDR.
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What is the cell phone policy?
Only granted by the Coxn on a case by case basis.
2. Must always have proper lookout, and helmsman is always prohibited from cell phone use.
3. Cell phones are NOT a substitute for secure communications.
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Kill Switch Policy
The use of a kill switch clip is required whenever the boat has way on.
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Passengers (i.e. Coast Guard Active Duty, Reserve or civilian) and guests (i.e. civilians) may be taken onboard unit boats, at the discretion of
the CO/OIC,
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Night vision devices will limit a person’s peripheral vision. A normal field of view is 190°; with night vision,
this may go as low as 40°.
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an individual normally will need to be within 500 ft from point of origin?
1. and that is at the level of a military strength 5W laser, for damage to occur to an individual’s cornea.
2. Mishap shall be reported within 72 hrs, Unit shall notify local Sector Command Center or Tacon.
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Boat forces insignia is used to designate two levels of color schemes that mean?
Professional development and expertise
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(Boat forces insignia)
| Pewter-tone waves indicate?
Represent operations
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(Boat forces insignia)
| Crossed boat hook and oar indicate?
Represent boats
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(Boat forces insignia)
| superimposed compass rose indicates?
Represent leadership and direction
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If you are advanced or basic before Sept 1, 2015 you don't have to complete the
PQS
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Can you wear the Coxswain pin and Boat forces pin at the same time?
NO
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Individuals who have earned an OIC Ashore certification (either Multi-Mission or ATON)
have satisfied the requirements above and are qualified to wear the Advanced Boat Forces Insignia as long as they meet the five years cumulative service at a Boat
Forces unit requirement.
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The advanced boat forces operation pin can be worn in conjunction with?
coxn, surf or cutterman pin.
| Just cant wear it with pewter tone
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Who is Capt Joshua James?
Most celebrated life saver in CG history with 626 lives saved!
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Bravo-Zero (B-0)
A SAR Response status where the unit must have an asset underway in 30 minutes or less.
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what is night?
The period from ½ hour after nautical sunset until ½ hour before nautical sunrise.
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Ready for
Operations
(RFO) Team
Teams conduct annual assessment visits to ensure the goals of the Readiness and Standardization Program are achieved.
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What is a standard boat?
Any Coast Guard boat managed by Commandant (CG-731) with an Operator’s Handbook
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Standardization Team (STAN)
Each team conducts biennial assessment visits to ensure the goals of the Readiness and Standardization Assessment (outlined in this Manual) are achieved.
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What is the stakeholders responsibility for Ashore?
1. Area Commander- adequate support for COC
2. District CDR.
3. Sector CDR
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Mission Requirements
CO/OICs shall refer to their respective District Standard of Operating Procedures (SOP) and Sector SOP or Organization Manual for specific variations.
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what is my role as the OIC for Tactical and Pursuit training?
Provide opportunities to develop skills, judgment and decision making capabilities.
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My training role is to provide
guidance, structured training, leadership, motivation and role model.
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What to do if proper training can't be conducted within unit capabilities?
get with other units to provide structured training with limited assets. Or notify operational CDR and request assistance.
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what are the two categories for ice rescue?
Short haul= half mile or less w/ three certified members
| long haul = greater than half mile w/ boat or conveyance to transport gear and ice rescue team.
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In order to conduct point protection and Tactical/Pursuit maneuvers, the following are required
(01) Assignment of Tactical/Pursuit capable boats.
(02) Assignment of Tactical or Pursuit competencies.
(03) Certified Tactical/Pursuit Boat Crews.
(04) Designation as a PWCS Level I or Pursuit Unit Level IV.
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As the OIC you designate three mandated roles for PWCS or pursuit?
1. designated trainer
2. Opfor operator
3. safety observor
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COs/OICs shall ensure that all of their personnel (ice rescue certified or break-ins) are properly trained and equipped with the appropriate PPE to be able to
“self-rescue.”
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what must be conducted prior to ice training?
ICE rescue training checklist
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what will you do to make sure all your boats maintain good condition readiness?
assign a boat keeper who is in charge of
1. Material Inspections
2. MPC's
3. Standardization of boats
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Operational Commanders and higher authorities establish mission requirements as required to meet the demands for Coast Guard services.
CO/OICs shall refer to their respective District Standard of Operating Procedures (SOP) and Sector SOP or Organization Manual for specific variations.
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OIC RESPONSIBILITIES AT ASHORE UNIT?
1. Ensure boats and personal are prepared to respond to urgent and planned missions.
2. set a goal of 68 hrs per week.
3. maintain situational awareness of all uw boats.
4. compliance of operators handbook for the platform.
5. establish nav standards.
6. create unit Standard operational procedures (SOP)
7. Implement safety and health programs.
8. take action of disc
9. align with boat forces readiness boats and trailers.
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what is your job as far as training your personal?
1. Ensure all boat crew personal possess skills.
2. ensure all units positions align with boat forces billets.
3. rescind certs as necessary if unable to meet currency.
4. provide training for personal to meet the quantity and quality of training needed to perform duties.
5. monitor unit training program.
6. maintain crew proficiency reports.
7. analyze local needs and promulgate any additional requirements needed to meet JQR.
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A Boat Forces Unit watch organization should be based on:
(01) Mandated response readiness requirement (e.g. Number B-O boats / crews),
(02) Operational Tempo,
(03) Assigned personnel
(04) Mission
(05) Training requirements
(06) A goal of no more than a 68 hour workweek.
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warranted risk?
warranted risk is maximum effort.
| That i can make a decision to save a life or property if it means I have to damage a boat in doing so.
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14 USC 521
Save life and property
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What is urgent SAR
Probable loss of life unless CG intervenes
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What is readiness
The boat performing the functions and missions for which it is designed
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All drill checklist shall be reviewed
January and July semi annual to ensure accuracy
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Oic and xpo will be required to perform? During RFO?
1 day and 1 night
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3 readiness conditions
Bravo no disc
Bravo restricted one or more rist w/disc
Charlie one or more disabling disc
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Maritime critical infrastructure key resources
waterfront Facilities and assets so vital to the port that disruption and destruction would be impactful to the port.
structures, systems, assets, or services so vital to the port and its economy that their disruption or destruction would have debilitating impact on defense, security, and safety to the port.
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Six Coxn responsibilities?
1. Safety of passengers and crew
2. safe operations and navigation of the boat
3. safe completion of mission or Sortie
4. Respond to all hazards to life or property
5. Respond to all violations of law and regulations
6. Respond to ATON DISC.
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What two Manuals do we use to help with SAR coverage?
SAR ADDENDUM AND NSS
| Aka national SAR plan
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what are the anti terrorism/ force protection bill?
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are steps designed to deter, detect and respond to all possible or actual terrorist activities.
5 levels
normal
alpha
bravo
charlie
delta
maintained by the department of defense
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The Coast Guard’s role in National Military Strategy is to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) in activities in which it is especially qualified.
National Defense includes conducting military and defense operations in peacetime, smaller scale contingencies, military operations other than war, and major theater war.
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Maritime CIKR are fixed maritime infrastructure and resources identified as high risk in MSRAM (Maritime Risk Analysis Model )that warrant protection regardless of the presence of vessels.
Maritime CIKRs protection may be conducted at anytime using shoreside and/or waterborne armed patrols.
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Maritime CIKR are fixed maritime infrastructure and resources identified as high risk in MSRAM that warrant protection regardless of the presence of vessels.
Maritime CIKRs protection may be conducted at anytime using shoreside and/or waterborne armed patrols.
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Operational managers at the District and Area levels use MSRO reporting to assist in the reallocation of limited resources within their AORs or to request additional resources, including DSF.
This extensive use of MSRO reporting underscores the need for Sectors and their subordinate units to be comprehensive and accurate in their actions, from the data collection associated with the MSRO activity to the keystroke entry of the data into MISLE to the validation of the entered data.
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Operations)
Countering WMD has three lines of effort (LOEs): (1) prevent acquisition (nonproliferation), (2) contain and reduce threats (counterproliferation), and (3) respond to crises (
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what are the main jobs we can utilize the Aux for?
a. Owing to prohibitions against arming AUX vessels, they must not conduct activities requiring weapons, nor will Auxiliarists themselves be armed for MSRO activities but may act as a platform to deliver personnel.
b. The Commandant authorizes and encourages AUX surface facilities to support regattas, parades, and public events.
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The three weapon postures for vessels carrying a MAW
are Clear Weapon, Half-Load, and Full-Load
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The Mounted Automatic Weapon (MAW) is one of the enhanced tools that the U.S. Coast Guard and some OGAs employ to
mitigate terrorist risk.
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Boarding Officers Certified Ashore (BOCA) in the performance of their official U.S. Coast Guard LE duties at facilities have the authority to
make an arrest without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence.
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Select CDCs are identified based on a number of qualitative factors such as severity of hazards, amounts being transported, frequency of transportation, and the number of locations of transportation
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. They are:
• Ammonium Nitrate
• Anhydrous Ammonia
• Chlorine
• Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
• Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
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PWCS and SAR have equal mission priority. Assets are normally authorized to divert from escorts and security zone enforcement only for
urgent SAR, where grave or imminent danger threatens a person or craft, when directed by TACON.
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MSRO is generally a deterrent(PREVENTATIVE MEASURE) and protective mission. U.S. Coast Guard forces conduct risk-informed and risk-based activities to increase security for critical items (e.g., maritime CIKR and High Value Assets (HVAs) or against anticipated threat vectors.
The U.S. Coast Guard endeavors to protect the American public, assets vital to the national interest, and the MTS.
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High Capacity passenger vessel
A vessel’s designation as a HCPV is based on 500 or more persons (passengers and crew) actually being on board, as opposed to the capacity indicated on its certificates. As a result, the designation is not necessarily fixed.
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what is the maritime SAR assistance policy?
It allows commercial services to do their job without interference unless safe.
minimize competition or interference with commercial enterprises
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Commandant (CG-721) provides CG forces with capabilities for survivability during response operations involving a CBRN( chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
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The decision to operate with CBRN equipment is based on the MARSEC Level or upon direction of OPCON.
Three levels:
Marsec 1 ; carry by your side or unit
Marsec 2 : by your side, boat or work
Marsec 3: Worn
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Awareness, Surveillance, and Tracking: The purpose of this activity is to ensure real time knowledge of location and movements of all HIVs, HVUs, CDC vessels and HCPVs. ).
The objective is that commercial or private vessels, 300GT or greater, will not enter port without U.S. Coast Guard knowledge and authorization (per 33 C.F.R § 160
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What is Preliminary communication and extended communication?
SMCs conduct communications searches when facts are needed to supplement initially reported SAR information. The two types of communications searches are the PRECOM search and EXCOM search. They are usually conducted sequentially.
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what programs must you implement as OIC?
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Electrical program
Hearing conservation
hazard communication
heat stress
respiratory protection
Pre-mishap plan
boat safety
confined space entry
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Discrepancy list for all platforms
On the boat forces website
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Search pattern
| Precision
Start search with in 100 yards of CSP
complete turns within 50 yards of program plated positions
Complete patterns plus or -5 minutes of ETA
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Search patterns drifting
Complete minimum five search pattern legs for SS ONLY
