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Mission Conduct Flashcards

1
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WHAT ARE THE 6 FUNCTIONS OF HMCG?

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Maritime safety

Search and rescue

Pollution response

Accident disaster and response

Vessel traffic monitoring

Maritime Security

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WHAT ARE THE 6 STAGES OF MISSION CONDUCT?

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Planning

Statement

Recording

Reports

Review

Investigation

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WHAT ARE THE FIVE STAGES OF SAR?

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Awareness

Initial Action

Planning

Operations

Conclusions

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What is the definition of Uncertainty phase?

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A situation wherein doubt exists as to the safety of an aircraft or a marine vessel, and of the person on board

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What is the definition of Alert phase?

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A situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of an aircraft or marine vessel, and of the person on board

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What is the definition of Distress phase?

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A situation wherein there is reasonable certainty that a vessel or other craft, including an aircraft or a person, is threatened by grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance

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What plans do you need to consider at planning stage?

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Search 
Resource
Comms
Rescue
Media
Contingency
Welfare
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CG Statement of Responsibility

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Her Majesty’s Coastguard is responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the United Kingdom search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the United Kingdom.

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Four types of output?

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Actions
Constraints
Risks
Questions

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Stages of information gathering:

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Validation - grade
Analysis - order
Assessment - prioritise

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Qualifying incidents

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Fatality
Incident, accident, injury involving an SRU
Another authority intends to investigate
Directed by MCA HQ or Commanders

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What comes under FACTS?

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Information
Event
Consideration
Issue
Influences
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What comes under DEDUCTIONS?

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Results
Implications
What might occur
What is likely to occur

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What comes under OUTPUT?

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Actions
Constraints
Questions
Risks

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List five types of PRELIMINARY communications search

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Bridge tenders/lock keepers
Foreign RCCs
Verification of movement
Visual checks by CRS
Police/customs/immigration
Harbours/docks/marinas
Attempt to call vessel
Radio logs/AIS
Contact relatives/neighbours
NCIs
SAFETRX
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List five types of EXTENDED communications search

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Local radio station announcements
SRU for local search
Continuous attempts to contact vessel (every 4 hours)
Overdue vessel broadcast
Continuous AIS check
Visual checks at facilities every 8-12 hours
Keep list of contacted facilities/ re-check schedules

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Circumstances for a PMLR

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IMR identified lessons to be learned

Qualifying incident

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When to use a QMP

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Immediate response

All distress phase incidents, alert phase when immediately tasking

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Considerations when launching an ILB

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Weather
Duration
Size
Day/night time - current and future
Number of casualties
Distance off shore
Location of casualty
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SAR Sitrep requirements (not on IR)

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Incidents requiring involvement at higher level than MCA
High profile incidents gathering media attention
Likely to be major or prolonged
Involving a number of SAR assets/authorities
When duty officers require

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Rescue dilemma

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To attempt the rescue or not
Most appropriate unit/back up
Likelihood of success vs risk to rescuers

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Purpose of SAR SITREP

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Inform others who are or may be involved
Inform those who should be kept aware
Record events

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23
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More than one CRT (6)

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Tech rescue - water rope mud
Low numbers
No OIC
Covering competencies not covered by the first team
Extra equipment
Safety cover
24
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Hierarchy of rescue

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Rescuer
Rescue team
Bystander
Casualty

25
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Additional facility

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A facility which may be available from time to time but not to be a specified standard. e.g. military

26
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Declared facility

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A facility which is designated as being available for civil maritime SAR according to a specific standard or set criteria. e.g. CRT & RNLI/indepdenents

27
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Hovercraft limits

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Waves not more than 2ft

Wind not more than 25 kts

28
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ATLANTIC limits

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Day - Rough

Night - Mod/Rough

29
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PMR

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Just culture
Learning points
Alert senior managers
Highlight need for procedural change
Feed back for technical improvement
30
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DfT responsibility

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DfT has overall responsibility for establishment, operation and maintenance of adequate and effective civil maritime and civil aeronautical SAR.

31
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Coastguard Act

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The CG 1925 placed a statutory duty upon HMCG to carry out the maritime SAR duties - the most important laid down in 1992 … the HMCG responsibility statement.

32
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Applicable legislation

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UNCLOS 1982
Convention of the High Seas 1958
International Convention of Maritime SAR 1979
Civil Contingencies Act 2004

33
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HMCG has primacy for…

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coastal incidents within the littoral area

34
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Littoral area is…

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relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.

Includes the intertidal zone but can extend beyond.

35
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Communication is important because…

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Obtain and pass information

Explain to casualties what is happening/reassure them

36
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Barriers to communication

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Stress
Distraction
Jargon - use plain english
Language barriers - short sentences, single works, LL

37
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Types of CONSTRAINTS

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Constraints - imposed on all
Restraints - self-imposed
Limitations - resources
Freedoms - opportunities/dynamic plans

38
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METHANE

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Major incident
Exact location
Type of incident
Hazards present or suspected
Access - safe routes
Number, type, severity of casualties
Emergency services present and required
INFORM TACTICAL COMMANDER
39
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Consideration for initial actions stage of SAR

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VALIDITY - Reliability of information
URGENCY - Is the danger immediate?
EXTENT OF OPS - Measured and appropriate response

40
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D-Class limits

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Day - Mod

Night - Slight/Mod & additional rules

41
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Launching D class at night

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LA in attendance
Visual range of ALB/B-class or shore 
3 crew
Nav & search lights
Flank station advised (if ILB only station)
42
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What is involved in CRT initial response

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Investigation
Surveillance
First Aid
Immediate rescue
Stabilisation
Reporting
43
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How many CROs for immediate rescue

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2 techs + equipment for rope
2 techs, 1 op + equipment for mud
2 for hasty search

44
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Two stages of CRT response

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Initial response

SAR response - land SAR, water/mud/rope rescue

45
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Format of lifeboat launch request

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This is SCG. We are requesting the launch of … for [situation]. The mission is … Execution will be [other SRUs]. Tasking is to … Comms will be….

46
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Lifeboat LOS comms (5)

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Time check
Crew list
On scene weather
ETA to scene
Details of tasking
47
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Actions on loss of LB comms (6)

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Two calls on VHF/MF
Two blind broadcasts any message
Attempt contact by all available means
15/30 mins no contact > Ch16/2182 broadcast
Inform LOM/LA and RNLI ops by phone & email
Replay AIS

48
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When to contact RNLI HQ (7)

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Any lifeboat or crew accident on service
Lifeboat attending incident where crew subjected to serious risk
Loss of comms with a LB
LBs from two or more stations launched to one incident
ILB launched in F6 or above, ALB in F8 or above
Any LB launched to more than 30 miles from station
An ALB launched to be at sea for more than 6 hours

49
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TAPSIC

A 
Target
Area
Pattern
Search details
Information
Communication
50
Q

Target

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Type
Description
Condition
Name/sail
Call sign/MMSI
Detection aids
No of persons
51
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Area

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Circular
Corner method
Boundary method
Track line

52
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Pattern

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Sector
Expanding square
Parallel track
Creeping line ahead
Track line search
53
Q

Search

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CSP
Direction first leg
Length first leg
No of legs
Track spacing
Speed
Height (aircraft)
54
Q

Information

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Weather on scene and forecast
Co-ordinating station
OSC
Air co-ordinator
Other SRUs involved
55
Q

Communications

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Mission co-ordinator or OSC
On scene channels
Surface to air channels
Ops normal channels
Relay units (if any)
56
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Considerations for River SAR

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Geography - enclosed, traffic, witnesses, predictable movement
Initial actions - increased response speed needed
Incident creation - location, no of persons, type CREATE
Environmental - tidal flow, sheltered from sea, shallow water
Information gathering - often inaccurate posn, high initial call volumes
Other agencies - police & fire boats, vessels, independents

Coastguard (6 decks)

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