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0
Q

Water storage bag may be used for?

A

Storing freshwater, protecting miscellaneous items from exposure to moisture, air inside with a tight seal provides flotation

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A water storage bag can hold how many quarts of water?

A

5 quarts

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2
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Nylon cord is supplied in?

A

50 foot lengths of type one parachute cord for attaching survival items to the liferaft to prevent loss

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3
Q

Breaking strength of type I parachute cord?

A

100 pounds

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Sea dye marker is visible at approximately____ at ____altitude.

A

2miles

3000ft

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5
Q

Sea dye marker (powder) is exhausted in __-__minutes and ceases to be a good target after____.

A

20-30 min- exhausted

1 hour- bad target

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6
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First aid kit installed in liferafts and survival kits will be inspected

A

Normally when the raft or survival kit it is installed on this inspected

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7
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First aid kit installed in aircraft and will be inspected?

A

12 months

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Waterproof lightweight Casualty blankets are made out of, what color, and how big?

A
  • Aluminized plastic
  • Orange/ silver
  • 96in X 56in
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Forward osmosis filtration system, crew pack contains? One man pack contains?

A
  • Crew-5 filtration bags and 10 nutrient syrup charge flex packs
  • One man- 1 and 1
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10
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Forward osmosis filtration system, uses a nutrient syrup charge to draw water molecules out of a contaminated source, across a filtration membrane, the pores in the filtration membrane are what size?

A

0.0003 microns in diameter

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11
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Forward osmosis filtration system, removes what percent of salt from seawater as well as bacteria, viruses, parasites, heavy metals, petroleum, and pesticides.

A

97% removed

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12
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Forward osmosis filtration system, provides a carbohydrate – electrolyte drink of ____ carbohydrates.

A

6%

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13
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Forward osmosis filtration system, one 4-ounce syrup charge will produce ____ounces of drink from ____ounces of ____F saltwater in ____hours.

A

17 ounces
From 60 ounces
At 60 degrees F
In 5 hours

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The emergency drinking water packet contains how many ounces of pure drinking water?

A

4 1/2 ounces

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15
Q

Life limit on emergency drinking water packet?

A

5 years

16
Q

Bailing sponge is provided in all liferafts except?

A

RSLR-1

17
Q

Uses of bailing sponge?

A
  • Collect rainwater, for drinking
  • To bail excessive water from a liferaft
  • For personal hygiene
  • To lure fish for fishing
18
Q

Pocket hook knife is ____ inches long, ____ inches wide, and ____ inch thick.

A

6 3/8 inch long
1 1/2 inch wide
1/4 inch thick

19
Q

Pocket knife has the opening for the cutting surface____ inch wide and ____inches deep. There are two ____inch holes on the handle for ripping up with two fingers. A slot measuring ____inch is located at the base of the handle for webbing insulation.

A

1/4 inch wide
1 1/2 inch deep
13/16 inch holes
13/16 inch slot

20
Q

Pocket knife is intended for cutting through webbing, parachute shroud lines and lines that are less then ____in diameter it will not cut through____.

A

1/4 in diameter

Steel cable

21
Q

Aircrew survival egress knife(ASEK) components

A
  • Carbon steel blade 5 inches in length, 0.1875 inch-thick
  • 10.25 inches Knife length
  • Saw teeth on back of blade(non-offset)
  • Partially serrated blade
  • Lanyard hole
  • Zinc phosphate finish to inhibit rust
  • butt of handle may be used as hammer
22
Q

The anodize strap cutter will cut webbing, clothing, parachute shroud cord. It has a screwdriver and oxygen valve wrench and is located where?

A

On back of ASEK leather case

23
Q

What are the two types of chemical lights available for general survival and signaling applications?

A
  • 4 inch green/yellow/orange chemical light (6 hour duration)
  • 6 inch green/yellow/orange chemical light (12 hour duration)
24
Q

Distress strobe marker

  • ____ peak lumens per flash
  • Omnidirectional ____
  • Flash rate=______
  • Visibilty=_____
  • Duration=____
  • Waterproof to___ft (__ atmosphere)
A
  • 150,000 peak lumens per flash
  • Omnidirectional 360
  • Flash rate=60 (+-10) flashes min
  • Visibilty=2 miles min
  • Duration=8 hours cont. at 32F
  • Waterproof to 33ft(1 atmosphere)
25
Q

Survivor locater light is a compact unit consisting of a halogen bulb in case plastic lens the assembly is connected to a water activated battery. The light is?

A

1 candlepower, horizontally and vertically the light may not appear bright but is detectable by night vision goggles. The battery will provide light continuously for eight hours when activated

26
Q

The emergency signal mirror is made of ____ and ____. It is _X_inches and on a sunny day provides a reflective glare of the brightness of approximately____ candlepower and is visible up to____ miles

A
  • plastic and floats
  • 2X3 in
  • 8 million candlepower
  • 40 miles
27
Q

Sunburn preventative

  • Min SPF?
  • Will not stock in supply or pack into survival kits after?
  • Must be free of?
  • To prevent leakage secure the lid with?
A
  • SPF 30
  • 2 year shelf life
  • Free of para-amino benzoic acid(PABA)
  • Lid secured with two layers of electrical tape with a tab for easy removal
28
Q

Emergency signal whistle

  • no moving parts
  • made of?
  • highly effective in?
  • audible range?
A
  • made of plastic
  • highly effective in limited visibility and darkness
  • approximately 1,000 yards depending on wind and surface conditions and user
29
Q

What are the only authorized mini flashlights and what is the ideal bulb?

A

Explosive proof type and light emitting diode(LED) bulbs(extended battery life)

30
Q

Meals ready to eat (MRE)

  • calories?
  • shelflife?
  • weighs?
  • planes/rafts?
A

-800-1,200 calories
-min self life 3 years at 80F
6 months at 100F
-13 to 18 oz
-C-130/ASRK-18 and other survival kits

31
Q

Meals ready to eat(MRE) flameless ration heater(FRH)

  • Add what to activate?
  • creates what to produce heat?
  • temp?
  • produces what?
A
  • water activated
  • creates hyper-corrosion of a magnesium iron alloy produce heat
  • 200 up to 250F if not enough water is added
  • small amounts of hydrogen(well displace oxygen and is flammable)
32
Q

Abandon ship rations

  • packs of gum?
  • packs of charms?
A
  • Two packs of two piece gum

- Two packs of 1 ounce charms

33
Q

Liferaft hand pump should be tied to what after removed from survival kit?

A

To liferaft(provided every liferaft)

34
Q

What does the mechanical patch consist of?

A

Two alloy plates
nylon lanyard to prevent loss wingnut
pair of pliers

35
Q

Bearing compass

  • waterproof
  • ____ Filled compass
  • ____case
  • ____ Reading compass
  • To take a sighting, hold the compass approximately____ in front of you
A
  • waterproof
  • Fluid filled compass
  • Silicone case
  • Direct reading compass
  • To take a sighting, hold the compass approximately 18 in front of you
36
Q

Baseplate compass

  • handheld folding case compass
  • ____ filled precision compass using a sighting mirror
  • Jewel bearing and a____ needle
  • sighting mirror may also function as a____
A
  • handheld folding case compass
  • Liquid-filled precision compass using a sighting mirror
  • Jewel bearing and a steel needle
  • sighting mirror may also function as a signal mirror

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