SAR Manuals Flashcards
SAR Manuals
National SAR plan
International aeronautical and maritime SAR manual (IAMSAR)
United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSRS)
Navy SAR Manual NTTP 3-50.1
OPNAV 3160.6E Naval Search and Rescue Standardization
SAR TACAID (NWP 3-22.5-SAR-TAC)
NATOPS
Wing SOP
HSM-35 SOP
3130.1 HSM-35 SAR SOP for MEDEVAC/HUMEVAC
3-50.1
SAR Organization
SAR Coordinator
SAR Mission Coordinator
On-Scene Commander
SAR Resource Unit/Asset
What defines SAR Capable
35 SOP: prior to standing SAR duty pilots shall be night, coupled approach and SAR current per OPNAV 3130.6 and chsmwpinst 3710.7
Wing SOP: to be considered night SAR capable pilots shall have flown 2 night automatic approaches utilizing windline rescue patterns to a coupled hover in the preceding 60 days.
3130.1 35 medevac/humevac: HACs scheduled for SAR duty shall be coupled approach and night current: 2 windline Rescue to a couple hover in 60days and 2.0 night hours in last 45 days.
Every pilot should complete an annual fam of the balboa hospital pad.
Every pilot shall complete the quarterly SAR training.
Shall carry minimum SAR equipment per NATOPS and 3-50.1
SAR of opportunity: min crew per NATOPS (5.8) and Wing sop, at least one AW shall be a qualified swimmer.
SAR mission: the SAR swimmer shall be dressed out in wet gear and ready for immediate water entry.
To the max extent practicable the SAR crew pic should be DLQ current.
NATOPS: SAR missions: one HAC, one PQM, one MH60R aircrewman and one H-60 rescue swimmer.
3130.6(ch6): quarterly SAR training: all pilots shall receive ground training once per quarter
Quarterly SAR training flight (1P0)
Annual SAR eval flight (we do during NATOPS)
Annual SAR written open book eval (during SAR eval)
Annual oral and flight evaluation to command SAR Officer.
Navy SAR 3-50.1: the following is the minimum required SAR equipment to be maintained in the aircraft when conducting any SAR mission:
These may be added to but never subtracted from.
Double rescue hook
One helicopter rescue equipment bag
Rescue strop
Minimum three crewman safety belts (2 in curtain)
Three additional cranials
Two wool blankets
One rescue litter or SAR medevac litter assembly
One level A medkit
One level B medkit (only for use by corpsman)
One SAR medical oxygen system (corpsman only)
IF OVERWATER YOU ADDITIONALLY NEED
Two MK58 smoke/four MK25 smokes (or 6 mk58)
Three electrical marine marker lights
One electronic datum marking device (when avail)
Three LPP-1/1A or three LPU-32/P preservers
One MPLR weak link of MPLR carried (Sierra only)
SAR CURTAIN One rescue litter sling assembly One trail assembly 2 gunners belts Chicago grip One rescue hand tool pneumatic One cable grip w/ it’s own crewman safety belt One hoist quick splice plate One pair heavy duty hoist gloves Six general and six high intensity chem lights Three chem light straps
NATOPS
SAR warnings
MK25/Mk58 have red phosphorous smoke that is caustic and can damage nose and throat, do not inhale.
Do not launch Mk 25 from a hover, valve plug ejection can damage aircraft or personnel
MK58 do not pull tab unless ready to deploy because saltwater exposure will activate.
Mk58 should not fly lower over smoke because activation of second candle can eject flame 50’
Mk58 tear strip can cut hands after removal
If effecting a rescue turn right so aircrewman can keep visual to effect a rescue
Swimmer shall not be required to enter the water to effect the recovery of inanimate objects
If survivor ejected and has parachute maintain one rotor disk between parachute and rotor downwash
Wear heavy duty glove during all hoisting operations
Grounding of hoist will cause static discharge, there may be fuel in the water at survivors position, ground hoist and drop smokes clear of the area
Never hoist personnel with a damaged hoist cable
Keep cable away from a/c or external objects, if snag or rubs stop hoist operations and examine for damage
If cabin door is open all cabin occupants must be strapped in or have crew safety harness that has been examine and is attached to a solid point on the aircraft
There shall always be a hoist operator during hoisting operations
Hoisted swimmer/survivor can oscillate under aircraft and cause loss of radalt, aggressive collective corrections can cause injury
With RH inboard aux tank survivor/swimmer may contact the forward section and cause equipment damage or injury, hoist operator keep them clear
If lost ICS PNAC shall be alerted and comply with briefed lost ICS procedures (crew hover/hand signals)
If TGT rises 20 for fixed torque this is indicative of degraded engine and possible salt encrustation, if it rises 40 for a fixed torque it is indicative of a degraded engine and compressor stalls are possible.
Recommended hover height is 70’ because with little to no headwind a lower altitude will cause salt ingestion to the engine.
SAR Curtain
Six high Intensity/six low int chem lights
Gunners belt (Crewmans safety belt)
Gunners belt
Chicago grip
Chem light straps
Hoist gloves
Rescue litter sling assembly
Quick splice
Pneumatic hand tool
Must be met to send 35 A/C on civilian SAR/MEDEVAC
Tasking from the appropriate rescue coordination center or rescue sub center
Genuine threat to life must exist and no other asset is readily available
Ops in mountainous terrain must be day/VFR
Wing approval
3-50.1
Ways naval SAR units may become involved in SAR
1) as a vessel or aircraft in distress
2) as a unit responding independently to persons or property in distress
3) as part of an organized SAR force under the direction of the regional SAR coordinator
4) as a unit of a naval task force, unit or element under the direction of the officer in tactical command
When is a dry suit required for swimmers?
3-50.1 (5-10)
<60f required
> 60 but <70 CO discretion
> 70 not required
Cable grip (Chicago) Purpose and limit
Take weight off of the hoist brake in the event of heavy loads or the cable in the event of abrasion or bird nest.
1000lbs
When would the crew perform a short haul to aid in multiple rescue?
3-50.1 (1.6)
Douglas sea state >2
Night/IMC
> 25yards between survivors
When would you use direct deployment?
3-50.1 (1-16)
Rescues in surf zones, heavy seas, high winds, swift water, ice etc.
DD is the rescue swimmer in their tri sar harness with the quick strop. They never unhook and the QS is only used with the rescue swimmer present because they may not know how to use it.
