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Salvage policy

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When no salvage companies are on scene we should only engage in our limited salvage operations to save a life, prevent a worsening situation, and prevent the complete loss of a vessel.

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Fire fighting policy

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Independent: coast guard personnel shall not engage in independent firefighting operations except to save a life, or in the early stages of a fire to avert a significant threat without undue risk.

Commercial vessels and waterfront facilities: coast guard personnel shall not actively engage in firefighting except in support of a regular firefighting agency under the supervision of a qualified fire officer.

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When to contact OIC

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Grounding of station boats, boat collisions with objects, when crew is approaching 75% fatigue limits, PIW, vessel fire, vessel sinking or aground, body recovery, law enforcement cases other than routine, boats approaching operating limits, ready status of boat change, station personnel involved in a civil matter, all other situations deemed necessary.

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Deviation from mission records in almis

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  1. Failure of almis
  2. Failure of CG network, workstations or internet
  3. Immediate threat to life or national emergency
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Command Center Watch Construct

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  1. Sar Mission coordinator
  2. Command Duty Officer
  3. Operations unit
  4. Situation Unit
  5. Communications Unit
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Command Duty Officer

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The CDO is the direct representative for the operational commander. The CDO ensures proper communication of operational plans.

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Operations Unit

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The OU is responsible for the planning and excecution of incident response missions within the AOR.

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Situation Unit

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The SU is responsible for monitoring and tracking the status of planned emergent activities within the AOR.

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Communications Unit

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The CU is responsible for monitoring required voice frequencies, maintaining communication guard requirements, and communicating for emergent operations.

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The “Ten Factor” for determining the degree of danger

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  1. Nature of situation
  2. Reported conditions on vessel (medical, food, etc)
  3. Position accuracy or lack thereof
  4. Visibility, including daylight
  5. Tide and current conditions
  6. Present and forecasted weather
  7. Special considerations
  8. Reliable communications
  9. Degree of apprehension of POB
  10. Potential for situation to worsen
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Coxswain responsibilities

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The coxswain shall be responsible in the order of precedence for:
1. The safety of the crew and passengers
2. The safe operation and navigation of the boat assigned
3. The completion of the mission or sortie
4. Report hazards to life and property
5. Report violations of laws
6. Report Aton discrepancies

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STAAR

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Spread out
Transfer
Avoid
Accept
Reduce

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Datum

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The most probable location of a search object correct for set and drift.

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Features of a safe haven

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1.Must be able to safely accommodate the vessel.
2. Must be readily accessible
3. Must have a means of communication

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Maritime Sar Assistance policy

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The MSAP policy is the result of an effort enacted by congress in 1982. It directed the commandant to review Coast Guard policies and procedures for towing and salvage of disabled vessels in order to minimize interference with commercial salvage.

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Statutory Authority for SAR

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Title 14 sections 2, 88 us code 141 states the coast guard shall develop establish, maintain and operate SAR facilities and may render aid to distressed persons and protect and save property on under and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

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Disabling discrepency

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Engine lube oil pressure
Engine cooling water
Engine fails to start
Engine overheating
Loss of VEECAN system
Metallic knock, engine vibration
No electronic means of signaling distress
Cracks in the hull

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Restrictive discrepancy

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Any leak other than gas
Inoperable bilge pump
Nav/ anchor lights
Depth sounder inoperative
GPS inoperative
Radar inoperative
One radio inoperable

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Major discrepancies

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Bilge pump hose loose or missing hose clamp
Missing hardware( nuts bolts)
Damaged/inoperable door and window locks
Boat outfit
Extinguished deck or cabin illumination lights.

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Alert phase

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When a craft or person is experiencing some difficulty and may need assistance, but is not in immediate danger of in need of immediate response

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Uncertainty phase

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When there is knowledge of a situation that may need to be monitored, or to have more information gathered, but that does not require moving resources.

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Distress phase

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When grave or imminent danger requiring immediate response

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Stability

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The vessels ability to return to an upright position.

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Static and Dynamic

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Static: placement of weight within the boats hull.
Dynamic: actions/weather outside the hull that affects the boats stability

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Center of gravity

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The point at which the weight of the boat acts vertically downwards.

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Center of buoyancy

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The buoyancy is the upward force of water displaced against the hull.

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Equilibrium

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When the center of gravity is stacked on top of the center of buoyancy.

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Rolling

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The force of the center of gravity moves in the same direction as the roll.

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Heeling

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The changing of waves cause the boats center of buoyancy to change and the boat rocks back and forth.

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Listing

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A permanent lean in the vessel.

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Types of stability

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  1. Longitudinal
  2. Transverse
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Longitudinal

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Stability tends to balance the boat, preventing it from pitching end over end.

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Transverse

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Transverse stability tends to keep the boat from rolling over

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Righting moment

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The force causing a vessel to react against a roll and return to an even keel.

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Two forces that affect stability

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Static and dynamic

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Static

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Placement of weight within the hull.

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Dynamic

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Actions outside the hull such as winds and waves.

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Anchor parts

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Shank: aids in setting and weighing the anchor, contains an attachment point.
Flukes: digs in the bottom and buries the anchor.
Stock: prevents the anchor from rolling
Crown: lifts the rear of the flukes

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Anchor scope

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Between 5:1 and 7:1, heavy weather 10:1

40
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Bilge pumps

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2 2000 gallon per hour installed in the aft bilge. Window sump pump discharges 800gph.

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When can a coxswain leave a boat?

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Coxswains judgment and careful consideration of remaining crew members experience and the benefits clearly outweigh the risk of leaving the boat without a qualified coxswain.

When time permits every effort made by the coxswain to receive the concursante of their OIC.

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Who can relieve a coxswain of their duties?

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OIC and XPO
Senior office at the scene of distress

43
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Downflooding

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The entry of water into the boats hull.

44
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What is a creep

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The direction of the search

45
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Ignition panel alarms

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Overheating
Oil pressure
Malfunction
ACG/ alternating current generator

46
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Engine overheating

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Overheating indicator activated. The buzzer will sound continuously, the engine speed will reduce to 1800 rpm within 3 seconds, if overheating persists for 20 seconds the engine will automatically secure.

47
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Engine temps when buzzer sounds and secures

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Buzzer sounds at 186
212 engine secures

48
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Caution and danger areas

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Glencoe shoal
Highland park rock
Belmont harbor shoal
Area around montrose harbor
Wilmette harbor entrance

49
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AOR points

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Racine
Kenosha
Southport
North point
Waukegan
Great Lakes marina
Lake Forest
Highland park
Tower road
Wilmette
Evanston
Montrose
Belmount

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Caution areas

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Area around montrose harbor
Belmount harbor shoal
Wilmette harbor entrance
Zion water intake
Waukegan harbor entrance
Kenosha harbor entrance
Pershing park boat launch

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Danger areas

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Glencoe shoal
Highland park rock
Racine reef
Wind point shoal

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Confined space hazardous materials

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  1. Large enough for a person to enter and perform work
  2. Limited access
  3. Not designed for human occupancy
    Must be inspected by gas free engineer, competent person, marine chemist, industrial hygienist
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Warranted risk

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the level of risk that is acceptable when it comes to putting assets and crews at risk for a mission that is expected to have a gain

54
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6 rules for dead reckoning

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  1. Every hour on the hour
  2. Every course change
  3. Every speed change
  4. After each fix or running fix
  5. When obtaining a single line of position
  6. A new course line from each fix or running fix
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Types of AIS

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Normal transmit
Receive only
Restricted transmit

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Chart Hierarchy

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Electronic navigational chart
Digital nautical chart
Raster navigational chart
Commercial vector
Commercial raster

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Vector chart

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The preferred electronic charts for the coast guard. Vector charts consists of points, lines, and area data that represent real world objects

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Raster chart

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A paper chart in electronic form.

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Alarm management

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Alarms shall only be silenced once the coxswain verifies the alarm notification. Alarms can only be turned off with OICs approval

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Navigational zones

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Shoal water
Restrictive waters
Harbor
Coastal off shore

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Restrictive waters

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Any waters charted at less than 6 feet

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Shoal water

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All waters less than 6 ft

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Harbor near coastal

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Everything up to 1 mile off shore

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Coastal/ off shore

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Anything a mile or more

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Operating temperatures

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28-105 for water
00-135 for air temp

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6 minute rule

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Distance traveled over water calculated in nautical miles

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Restrictive Discrepancy definition

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Any casualty that results in the boat not being able to operate to its fullest capacity.

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Disabling discrepency

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Any casualty resulting in the boat being inoperable

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Fix interval for shoal waters

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10 minutes

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Fix interval restricted waters

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10 minutes

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Fix interval harbor/ near coastal waters

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15 minutes

72
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Fix interval open ocean

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30 minutes

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Rule 5

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Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper lookout by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

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Rule 7

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Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt risk shall be deemed to exist.

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Factors of risk of collision

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  1. Proper use of radar equipment
  2. Assumptions shall not be made based off of scanty information.
  3. CBDR
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Rule 8

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Any action to avoid collision shall be taken in positive and ample time with due regard to the observance of good seamanship.

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Action to avoid collision factors

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  1. Alterations of course and speed shall be large and readily apparent
  2. Slacken speed or take all way off by stopping or reversing propulsion.
  3. Take early and substantial action to avoid collision.
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Factors of a narrow channel

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1.Keep as near to the outer limit of the channel which lies on the starboard side
2. When nearing a bend navigate with extreme alertness and caution

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Traffic separation schemes factors

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  1. Proceed in the appropriate traffic lane
  2. Avoid crossing lines, if necessary proceed as close to 90 degrees as possible
  3. A vessel other than crossing or joining shall not enter except in emergency cases to avoid immediate danger, to engage in fishing within a separation zone.
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Overtaking factors

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  1. Any vessel overtaking shall keep out of the way
  2. A vessel is deemed overtaking when coming up 22.5 degrees abaft the beam
  3. Stand on vessel shall keep clear of overtaking vessel until she is past and clear.
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Head on situation factors

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  1. Two power driven vessels
  2. In sight/ at night mastheads in a row
  3. CBDR
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Crossing situation factors

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  1. Two power driven vessels
  2. Crossing to involve risk of collision
  3. The vessel with the other on their starboard shall keep out of the way.
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Rule 16

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The give way vessel shall keep out of the way and take early and substantial action to keep well clear.

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Action by stand on vessel factors

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  1. Shall maintain course and speed
  2. May take action to avoid collision
  3. Shall take action if collision cannot be avoided by the giveaway vessels actions alone.
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Conduct of vessels in restricted visibility factors

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  1. Not in sight of one another when navigating in or near an area of restricted visibility
  2. A vessel that detects by radar alone shall take avoiding action in ample time.
  3. Reduce speed to the minimum at which she can be kept on course
  4. If necessary take all way off
  5. Navigate with extreme caution until danger of collision is over.
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Track spacing PIW

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.1 nm/ 200 yards

87
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Track spacing object less than 15 feet

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Poor conditions .2
Good conditions .5

88
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Track spacing object greater than or equal too 15 feet

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Poor conditions .5
Good conditions 1.0

89
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14 USC 2/ primary duties

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DEMO sar facilities on under and over the high seas and waters subject to the United States

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14 USC 88/ saving life and property

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In order to render aid to distressed persons vessels and aircraft’s, coast guard personal may:

  1. Perform any and all acts necessary to rescue and aid persons and protect and save property;
  2. Take charge of and protect all property saved from marine or aircraft disasters, or floods, at which the Coast Guard is present, until such property is claimed by persons legally authorized to receive it or until otherwise disposed of in accordance with law or applicable regulations and care for bodies of those who may have perished in such catastrophes
  3. Furnish clothing, food, lodging, medicines, and other necessary supplies and services to persons succored by the Coast Guard; and
  4. Destroy or tow into port sunken or floating dangers to navigation.
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USC 141/ cooperation with other States, Agencies, Territories, and Political Subdivisions

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When requested the coast guard can render assistance to other agencies that request it as well as request assistance from other agencies

92
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EAL discrepancies

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PP Parts pending
CF carry forward
Not mission capable repair
Not mission capable maintenance
C closed
O open

93
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Acronyms for correcting and un correcting compass bearings

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TVMDCAW
CDMVTAE
True virgins make dope companions at weddings
Can dead men vote twice at elections

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5 elements of risk management

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  1. Identify hazards
  2. Assess hazards
  3. Make risk decisions
  4. Implement controls
  5. Monitor situation

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