General Knoledge

Question 0

P6 output

Answer 0

250 GPM

Question 1

P6 pump and engine

Answer 1

Honda 4 stroke gas, 6.5 hp. Centrifugal cg p6

Question 2

P6 suction lift

Answer 2

12’

Question 3

P6 hoses

Answer 3

20’ soft discharge

15’ hard suction

Question 4

Whistle

Answer 4

Fox 40
Location: right lower front
Pealess, can be heard up to 1100 yards
36” w/ bowline

Question 6

Mark 124

Answer 6

Smoke and illumination
Location: right front
Day: orange smoke. Night: red flare
Burns for 20 seconds
Weighs 8 oz
70" surgeons knot

Question 7

Mk 79

Answer 7

Signal flare:
Height: 250-650 feet, burns for 4.5 seconds @ 12000 candle power
Location: right hip
7 flares(mk80) 1 pencil launcher(mk31)

Question 8

Distress signal light

Answer 8

CG-1 strobe (firefly)
50-70 flashes per minute 
9 hours continuous 18 hours intermittent
Range: 5nm on clear night
Location: top right

Question 9

Mk 127

Answer 9

Elimination flare
Burns for 36 seconds @ 125,000 CP
650-700 feet
Descends at 10-15 per second

Question 10

Signal mirror

Answer 10

Location: right lower front
Instructions on the bask.
Range: long distance
36” line w/ bowline

Question 11

Boat crew survival knife

Answer 11

Location: top left

   - corrosion resistant with mirror finish
   - blunt tip
   - hook
   - serrated

Question 12

What are the 17 distress signals?

Answer 12

1. Red star shell.
2. red parachute flare
3. Flames on a boat.
4. Orange smoke.
5. Dye marker.
6. Continuous sounding of a fog horn.
7. November(b/w checkered) over Charlie (blue white red white blue).
8. Black ball over black square orange background.
9. Epirb.
10. Radio telegraph alarm.
11. Radio telephone alarm.
12. SOS - 3 short 3 long 3 short.
13. Mayday.
14. Waving arms.
15. Gun fired @ 1 minute intervals.
16. White strobe @ 50-70 FPM (inland).
17. Black Square flag and ball

Question 13

PLB

Answer 13

Personal locating beacon

Broadcasts on 406( 3miles) and 121.5(homing signal)
48 hour continuos use.

Question 14

Plb

Answer 14

Location: left hip

Manual operation

Question 15

8 boat crew responsibilitys

Answer 15

Helm
Lookout
Towing watch
Anchor watch
Rig lines
Surface swimmer
Administer first aid
Damage control

Question 16

Signal for “I intend to leave you on my port side”

Coming to starboard

Answer 16

1 short blast

Question 17

Sound signal for “I intend to leave you on my STBD side”

Coming to port

Answer 17

2 short blasts

2 short coming to port

Question 18

Sound signal for a sailing vessel underway w/ reduced vis.

Answer 18

1 prolonged 2 short

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Question 19

Arcs of visibility?

Answer 19

Sides: 112.5
Masthead light: 225
Stearin light: 135
Anchoring: 360
Towing: 135

Question 20

Coxswain limitations?

Answer 20

Basic: 10' seas
            No surf
            30 knot winds
HWX: 8' surf
           20' seas
           50 knot winds
Surf men: limitations of the boat.

Question 21

Peaace

Answer 21

Planning, Event, Asset crew, Asset cutter/boat, comms/supervision, Environment

Question 22

SPE

Answer 22

Risk = severity X probably X exposure

Question 23

Definition of shoal water

Answer 23

Under 6ft