Final

Question 0

What are the phases of a SAR mission

Answer 0

Uncertainty
Distress
Alert

Question 1

How many RCC’s are there and where are they?

Answer 1

Halifax
Trenton
Victoria

Question 2

What are the primary SAR squadrons

Answer 2

442 Comox
435 Winnipeg
424 Trenton
413 Greenwood

Question 3

What can affect a SAR missions

Answer 3

Vis distance and track spacing
Factors affecting search heights and visibility
Search heights and vis distance
Last known position

Question 4

What is v

Answer 4

It is the visibility distance as determined for each search or the maximum distance that an object can be expected to be located under search conditions and is also know as the detection distance

Question 5

What is S

Answer 5

Track spacing or the distance between adjacent search tracks

S=2v

Question 6

What are the minimum search parameters at the school

Answer 6

1000’ above land or water
V of 1.5
S of 3

Question 7

What are the two types of Canadian search area definition and what defines them

Answer 7

CSAD 1 : a rectangle 10 miles each side of track beginning 10 miles before the LKP and extending 10 miles beyond destination
CSAD 2 : a rectangle 15 miles each side of track beginning at the LKP and extending 15 miles beyond destination

Question 8

What type of search can be used that is not a CSAD

Answer 8

Search square system

Question 9

What are the two search types

Answer 9

Visual and electronic

Question 10

What are the considerations for choosing a search pattern over another

Answer 10

Object being searched
Type of terrain
Type and numbers of aircraft available
Time limitation
Time of day
Information available
Radio emergency aids carried

Question 11

What are the types of visual search patterns

Answer 11

Track crawl
Creeping line ahead
Expanding square
Contour search
Datum or sector search

Question 12

What are some techniques used to maintain pattern integrity

Answer 12

Visual reference
Heading and time
Nav computer/tds
Radar

Question 13

What are the advantages of electronic searches

Answer 13

Effective coverage of large area
Rapid location of the search
Search not significantly affected by wx or wooded terrain
Search only moderately degraded by mountainous terrain or high sea state

Question 14

Limitations of electronic searches

Answer 14

Object must have an ELT
must transmit when aircraft in range
Optimum search altitude (high) will not permit an effective simultaneous visual search

Question 15

What things need to be reported to ATC upon hearing an ELT

Answer 15

Px, altitude, time when signal first heard
ELT signal strength - when first received and when lost
Px, altitude and time when signal lost
Whether the signal was ceased suddenly or faded
Bearing if able

Question 16

How to correctly mission manage

Answer 16

Aviate
Navigate
Communicate
Record

Question 17

What is contained in the pre-search brief

Answer 17

Full description of search object
Search pattern
Aircraft config
Commence search point description
Safety items
Recovery airports
Fuel
Other resources 
Comms duties
ICS procedures
Questions

Question 18

Retasking considerations

Answer 18

Fuel 
Wx
Urgency of the situation
Area of operation
Crew day
Aircraft serviceability
Suitable aerodrome
Tasking conflict
EMCON / PPR

Question 19

What are the 5 phases of ASW

Answer 19

Search
Localize
Track
Attack
Post-attack

Question 20

What are the 5 levels of classification

Answer 20

Non-submarine
Poss-submarine (lo)
Poss-submarine (hi)
Prob submarine
Cert submarine

Question 21

What are the levels of battle damage assessment

Answer 21

A: target completely destroyed
B: target partially damaged
C: no damage observed

Question 22

What are the ASuW phases

Answer 22

Surveillance
ID + recognition
Shadowing
Attack

Question 23

What factors affect the surveillance plan

Answer 23

Radar range
Geography/topography
Target mla
Revisit time
Other factors