Search and Kill Stores Flashcards
How shall the Bombay Door switch be placed before further action is taken?
The switch shall be placed to match the door position
If not warned properly what can cause the Operation of the Bombay Door?
Dearh, seriously injury to personnel or equipment
Who should be outside every time the Bombay Doors are open and the hydraulic power is requiered?
A safety observer
What should you do prior to walk under external Sonobuoy Launch Tues (SLT)?
Ensure sonobouy switch door is open, roller switch is fully extended and the SONO DISABLED light in the flight station is illuminated.
What does Search Stores do?
They are used in searching for and localizing a submarine target
What are Search Stores?
They are usually sonobouys.
How are Sonobouys categorized?
Active
Passive
Special purpose
How active buoys work?
They transmit a pulse of sound underwater that will echo off nearby submarines
What model are Active buoys?
SSQ-62E
How passive buoys works?
They are underwater microphones that passively listen to all sounds in the water.
What Model are passive buoys?
SSQ-53F
How Special Purpose buoys works?
They are bathythermograph buoys which measure the ocean temperature
What Model are Special Purpose buoys?
SSQ-36B
What does SLT stands for?
Sonobouy Launch Tubes
What are SLT used for?
To externally load and launch sonobouys
