Rescue And Survival Equipment Flashcards
What is NATOPS general flight and operating instructions?
Provides general information about minimum requirements for aircrew personnel protection equipment and training.
Navy Personnel Ammunition and Explosives Handling Qualification and Certification Program (OPNAVINST) 802.24(series)
Provides the Navy policy and promulgates the
Unmounted Magnetic Compass
- Used to locate iron-base stones (lodestone) to assist in starting fires.
- Primarily for vectoring aircraft and navigational purposes.
Lensatic Compass
1.
Two types of Medical First Aid Kits, General Purpose
- Aircraft Panel Mounted
2. Rigid Case, for liferafts
Pyrotechnic Hazards
Frequently increased by such factors such as:
- age
- improper storage conditions
- rough handling
- moisture penetration
- excessive temperatures
- damage to shipping containers
Mk-124 Signal
- Three raised beads around circumference on the flare (night end).
- Use at arms length and no more than shoulder high.
- May be doused in water or snuffing in sand.
- Lasts 20 seconds
Hook blade knife
- Cut entangled parachute suspension lines.
- Shall be stowed in a protective pocket when not in use.
- 6 inches long with the hook blade at one end and a plastic grip at the other.
Sea dye Marker
1) Placed in water produces a bright fluorescent green color.
2) 20-30 minutes
3) ceases to be a good target after 1 hour
4) visible at a distance of 10 miles from an altitude of 3,000 feet.
Rations
1)
Bagged Drinking Water
1)
For which of the following signaling purposes is a hand-manipulated signaling device NOT used?
Countermeasure
To extinguish an aircraft parachute flare that that is burning in the open, which method should be used?
Water, in flooding quantities and at low pressure
How many survivors is the sling designed to accommodate?
One
When are all survivors slings subject to a calendar inspection?
- Upon issue
- not to exceed 225 days
What is the rescue seat?
Aluminum device consisting of a hollow flotation chamber and a three-pronged seat, with prongs 120 degrees apart.
How many survivors is the forest penetrator designed to accommodate?
1,2, or 3 at a time
Forest Penetrator
- bright yellow
- compact device
- 3 seats retracted
Flotation Collar
- Bright Orange
- Foam Rubber
Intention of the forest penetrator and flotation collar
- perform rescue operations in the water or rescue on land.
Intention of survivors sling
- assist personnel performing rescue work from a helicopter over water or land.
Rescue Net
- assists rescue swimmer performing rescue work from a helicopter over water or land
- used to ferry or pick up cargo
How much does a rescue net weigh
20 pounds
Purpose of Rescue Harness
- worn by the rescue swimmer providing maximum mobility
- rescue operations in water
How much weight does the rescue hook support?
3,000 pounds
How much weight does the small hook support?
1,000 pounds
When is the hoist quick-splice plate used?
- When the hoist cable is cut or broken during a rescue operation.
- when time is a factor and no other means are available for rescue.
What is a cable grip?
- Used to rescue from a helicopter when the rescue hoist has a malfunction
- quick temporary attachment to the hoist cable.
How much weight is the cable grip capable of supporting?
1,000 pounds
What is the pneumatic rescue hand tool?
- Helicopter rescue crewman
- air/sea rescue operations
