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SAR Addendum Flashcards

1
Q

What’s the primary planning tool for SAR?

A

Search And Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS)

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2
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What the SARADD mission and purpose?

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To prevent death or injury to persons and loss or damage or property in the marine environment

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Missions shall NOT normally be performed for the purpose of salvaging or recovery of property when those actions are NOT essential to the

A

Saving of life

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4
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The statutory authority for the USCG to conduct SAR missions is contained in

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Title 14, sections 2, 88 and 141 of the U.S. code

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5
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SAR Publications

A

The National Search and Rescue Plan

The International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) manual

The United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) to the IAMSAR

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6
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Who performs the functions of the SAR Program manager?

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Coast Guard HQ Office of Search and Rescue (CG-534)

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7
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What tools are approved for search planning?

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SAROPS and manual solution work sheets with manual plotting

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8
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How long does SMC have to determine appropriate initial action of a distress incident?

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5 minutes

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9
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What are the 2 Rescue Sub-Centers?

A

Sector San Juan under Rescue Coordination Center Miami

Sector Guam under Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu

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10
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Where shall decisions to shift or not shift the SMC in all cases be documented?

A

MISLE

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11
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Incidents that require the SMC to be at the District level or above?

A

ELT, EPIRB, HF-DSC and Inmarsat alerts

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12
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When search planning by a Sector extends beyond __ hours shall be evaluated by the ____

A

36

District

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13
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What’s the SAR Addendum instruction number

A

COMMANDANT INSTRUCTIONS M16130.2E

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14
Q

The CGADD is a publication complementing what?

A

The NSS and IAMSAR for SAR operations

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15
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The Coast Guard may use its resources to assist other ___ and ___ entities

A

Federal

State

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16
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Coast Guard units with a SAR readiness responsibility shall maintain __

A suitable SAR resource shall be ready to proceed within __ of notification of a distress

A

B-0

30 minutes

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17
Q

AMVER accessibility shall reside at the __

And will NOT be delegated to the __

A

District/Area level

Sector level

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18
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When boundary or location ambiguities exist, the unit recieving the initial notification shall __
And take

A

Assumed SMC

Immediate action

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19
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Identify Hazards

A

P.E.A.C.E

Planning Event Assest Selection Communications Environment

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20
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Identify Options

A 
S.T.A.A.R
Spread out
Transfer 
Accept
Avoid 
Reduce
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21
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GAR

A

Green- low risk 1-23

Amber- moderate risk 24-44

Red- high risk 45-60

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22
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A mission briefings shall be conducted among the crew of all SRU’s ___

A

Prior to launching

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23
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Heavy weather is defined as seas, swells and wind conditions combined to exceed __ or winds exceeding __

A

8ft

30kts

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24
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The ___ shall be the one to inform the family that active searching has been suspended

A

Sector Commander

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25
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All RCCs/Command centers shall maintain a current __

A

SARFAC search and rescue facility listing

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26
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For all cases where the CG is alerted to a distress incident for DOD forces the ___ shall be notified

A

AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

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27
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A ___ must provide the CG the medical advice to be transmitted

A

Qualified doctor

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28
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All shore based units that receive a DSC distress shall ___ within __

A

Acknowledge the distress alert or distress relay

2.75 minutes of receipt

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29
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Afloat units must wait __ to allow shore units to respond

A

5 minutes

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30
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DSC guard Frequencies

A

Sectors equipped with VHF-FM shall guard 157.5mhz channel 70

Underway boats equipped with HF/MF shall guard 2187.5khz or voice on 2182khz

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31
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DSC audio alarms shall be considered the equivalent of a __

A

Mayday

32
Q

The UMIB shall be broadcast for at least __ at __

A

1 hour

15 intervals

33
Q

If the aircraft commander fails to check in on the __ or __ frequency within __ the guarding station shall initiate an alert. The parent command shall be notified __

A

Primary/secondary

5 minutes

First

34
Q

SAR Transponder range of air is __ and surface is __

A

40 nm

10 nm

35
Q

What is SART

A

Search and rescue transponder, for locating survival craft

36
Q

After acknowledging a DSC alert, each recieving unit shall monitor the voice freq for __

A

At least 10 mins or until comms are established by the CG

37
Q

Who is the default level for SMC for all HF DSC distress calls

A

Areas (shall be)

38
Q

Who shall be the default level for SMC for all MF distress calls?

A

District

39
Q

Who shall be the default level for SMC for all VHF-FM distress calls?

A

Sectors

40
Q

DSC initiated distress calls shall be immediately placed in the __

A

Emergency phase

41
Q

DSC alarms shall be considered the equivalent of a __

A

Mayday call with the same level of response

42
Q

When to issue a UMIB __

A 
uncorrelated MAYDAY calls
DSC distress calls
Flare sightings 
Overdue vessels 
When deemed by SMC
43
Q

What are the 3 emergency phases that determines the action to be taken?

A

Uncertainty
Alert
Distress

44
Q

Surface Picture (surpic) can generate a point up to __ or a point up to __

A

30 days in the past

14 days in the future

45
Q

The 3 types of SURPIC are __

A

Radius
Rectangle
Trackline or snapshot

46
Q

When the search object is not located the default response for the SRU is to search with a average of __

A

1.0 unless otherwise directed by the SMC

47
Q

For surface SRU’s usually an __ is performed

A

SS expanding search square

48
Q

For helicopter SRU’s an __ is usually performed

A

VS victor seirra search

49
Q

When practical the first leg of the search is normally in the direction of ___ or

A

Search object drift

The right

50
Q

The track spacing for PIW is __

A

0.1 nm

51
Q

__ and __ flares and __ are recognized as marine and aviation emergency signals and shall be treated as a distress

A

Red/orange

Pyrotechnics

52
Q

To close or suspend red or orange flare cases a __ is required

A

First light search

53
Q

406 EPIRB E solution

A

Digital encoded GPS position

54
Q

SLDMB’s are operational for __ after deployment

A

14 to 30 days

55
Q

SLDMB will be transmitting within __ of deployment/ activation

A

30 to 90 minutes

56
Q

Water depth for a SLDMB should be __

A

10 ft or greater

57
Q

MH 65 characteristics

A

Max endurance 3+30 hours
Cruise speed 125 KTAS
Max range 375 nm

58
Q

MH60 characteristics

A

Max endurance 6 hours
Cruise speed 125 ktas
Max range 400 nm

59
Q

Rescue and surface swimmer shall not enter __ or __ objects

A

Capsized

Submerged

60
Q

Rescue swimmers shall not conduct __ operations

A

Diving

61
Q

Recommendation for MEDEVAC aircraft is to transport __

A

1000 feet or below

62
Q

MISLE shall be opened when the CG expends at least __ of effort

A

30 minutes

63
Q

Units shall open new MISLE no later than __ after notification

A

1 hour

64
Q

Open cases shall be validated by __

A

the off going watch ( 8 or 12 hours)

65
Q

What are the 3 incident classifications?

A

Minor- probable false alerts, assistance to lives or property, comms schedule

Medium

Major- loss of life property, life saved property saved or unaccounted for lives or property. The use of SAROPS to calculate a drifted datum. High media or political interest. When SMC is shifted to the next higher level

66
Q

Before SAROPS can be used the __ must be initiated

A

CMF

67
Q

If the simulator is re-run, the __ must also be re-run

A

Planner

68
Q

LKP Scenario

Last known position

A

When you have position and time of distress

69
Q

SAROPS automatically computes the search endurance as __

A

85%

70
Q

SAROPS SRU track spacing default

A

Cutter .05 nm
Boat 0.1 nm
Helo 0.1 nm
Fixed wing 1.0 nm

71
Q

Probability of Success (POS) depends of 2 factors

A

1- the object is in the area searched

2- detecting thaf object if present

72
Q

Trackline Pattern

A

When the intended route of the search object is known

73
Q

Parallel Pattern

A

For large search areas for uniform coverage. When you only approximate initial position.

74
Q

Square Pattern

A

Used to search a small area when some doubt exists about distress position

75
Q

Creeping Line Pattern

A

Parallel pattern where the direction of creep is along the major axis

SAR (1 decks)

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