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A SAR watchstander board shall consist of a minimum of three members. Who are those three members?
Chief of Incident Management (District Level) or Chief of Response (Sector Level), the Command Center Chief/Supervisor, and at least one other qualified watchstander. Of these members, at least one person shall be a designated SMC.
For qualified SAR watchstanders the program shall include a practical excercise requirement for a minimum of ____ completed SAROPS drift scenarios per quarter.
Three
True or False? Command Duty Officers are not required to stand two additional watches per month to maintain currency at the Operations Unit watch position.
True
For qualified SAR watchstander the program shall include a practical exercise requirement for a minimum of ___ completed SAROPS drift scenarios per quarter.
Three
SAR watchstanders shall be required to return to the Maritime Search Planning Course if the Length of time from the date on their last re-certification letter has exceeded ___ years.
Five
SAR watchstanders who remain in active SAR billets shall return to the Maritime Search Planning Course every ____ years or prior to assignment in a third consecutive SAR billet.
Eight
True or False? If a marine casualty investigation is not conducted regarding a recreational death(s) or an overdue vessel, issuing an LPD (Letter of Presumed Death) is not authorized.
True
All RCCs/ Command Center's shall maintain a current search and rescue facility (SARFAC) listing. The list shall be validated _____.
Annually
How many DSC frequencies does CAMS guard?
Six, 2187.5kHz, 4207.5khz, 6312.0khz, 8414.5khz, 12577.0khz, and 16808.5khz
The probability that the search object will be in some bounded area when search facilities can be on scene searching.
A. POS
B. POC
C. POD
B. POC (Probability of containment)
The probability that the search object will be detected; assuming it will be in an area during the time the area is searched.
A. POS
B. POC
C. POD
C. POD
This pattern is used when there is a high degree of confidence the search object is close to the estimated datum position. The first leg is normally in the direction of the search object's drift. All course changes are 90 degrees to the right.
Sierra Sierra
This pattern are best used when the datum is established within close limits, a very high coverage immediately around the datum is desired, and the area to be searched is not extensive.
Sector Search
Ranges directly ____ and ___ of the cutter should be obtained first, as thosed are the ones that will change most rapidly as the cutter moves.
Forward and Aft
What symbol is used for a estimated position?
Square
All turns in this search pattern are 120 degrees to the right.
Victor Sierra
When using two or more bearings to obtain a fix objects near or at the ____ should be taken first as those are the ones that will change most rapidly as the cutter moves.
Beam
What symbol is used for an Electronic fix?
Triangle
_____ is the distance between adjacent parallel search legs.
Track spacing
The AN/SPA-25 (G) is the standard radar indicator used on WHECs. It's capable of displaying up to ___ different radar systems.
11
What symbol is used for a Visual Fix?
Circle
What are the Max Sea conditions for a 45 RB-M?
12FT
What is towing Capacity for the 45 RB-M?
100 Tons
The range on the AN/SPA-25 (G) can be adjusted from 1/4 nautical mile to ___ nautical miles.
250 miles
What is the Max Winds for the 45 RB-M?
50 KTS
What is the Max range(NM) for the 87 CPB?
875NM
What is the Deployment Duration for a 110 WPB?
5days/10 days w/ replenishment
What is the towing capacity of the 87 CPB?
200 tons
What is the least accurate method of obtaining a fix is _____ bearings.
Tangent
What is the symbol for fix obtained by celestial obervations?
Circle
What is the max range for 110 WPB?
1800NM
Range resolution of a radar is determined by PW X ____.
164
What is the Max Endurance of C-130J?
19.5HRS
The number of cycles of alternating current that a radar system generates in 1 second?
Radio Frequency
What is the Max Range for the HH-65?
375NM
What is the Max Endurance of HH-60?
6 hours
The number of times that a radar transmits pulse in 1 second?
Pulse repetition rate
What is Max Endurance of the HC-130H?
13.5HRS
What manually is COMDTINST M16130.2F?
U.S. Coast Guard Addendum
Which Appendix has MISLE requirments in the U.S. Coast Guard Addendum?
Appendix B
Units shall open a new MISLE case no later than ___ hour after notification.
One
Within ___ hours of the case conclusion the entire MISLE case shall be validated and the SMC's MISLE Incident Management Activity (IMA) status must be changed from "Open-In Progress" to "Open-Submitted for Review"
12 Hours
True or False.
As part of the operations unit watch relief process, all open in progress cases shall be validated by the off going watch(generally every 8 or 12 hours)
True
________ is the right of non-interference for a vessel transiting inbound, outbound, or through a foreign territorial sea. Aircraft have no right of __________.
Innocent Passage.
What is the pause between RADAR pulses called?
Rest Time
What is affected by horizontal beam width and range to the target?
Bearing Resolution
What is COMDT INST M16247.1?
Maritime Law Enforcement Manual
What section od COMDT INST M16130.2F contains Initial Response, Search Planning, and Search Operations?
3.4
What does MARFLIR stand for?
Maritime Forward - Looking infrared
What is COMDT INST M2400.1?
Spectrum Management Policy and Procedures
When a HELO is checking in for either positive or advisory control, he must pass ____ report?
PLANET
What office runs Rescue 21?
CG-938
_______ pattern are normally used for large, fairly level search areas, where only approximate initial position is known, and when uniform cover-age is desired.
Parallel Pattern
SAR case documentation is covered in Chapter __ of the SAR addendum.
Chapter 3
This pattern are used to cover one end of an area first, or to change direction of the search legs where sun glare or swell direction makes this necessary.
Creeping line Pattern
What manual is COMDTINST M3120.20?
U.S. Coast Guard Command Center Manual
What chapter is the SAR Addendum covers SAR Communications?
Chapter 2
_______ are the primary SAR resource for Ice Rescues.
Helicopters
A minimum of ____ persons should be dispatched with the Ice Skiff and government vehicle when responding to a case.
Four
What chapter is the U.S. SAR Addendum covers SAR policies?
Chapter 4
A copy of all float plans should be retained for a minimum of ___ beyond the provided final expected arrival date.
One month
SLDMB GPS positions are acquired at ___ minute intervals for the first two hours and at ___ minute intervals thereafter.
15,30
SLDMBs are air -or ship-deployable, and buoys are operational for ___ to ___ days after deployment.
14 to 30 days
What section in the U.S. SAR Addeddum covers Operational Risk Management?
Appendix E
What Risk Management model is used to identify Hazards?
PEACE
What Risk Management model is used to identify options?
STAAR
What color are you in the GAR model when there is Moderate risk, Consider procedures/actions to minimize?
Amber 24-44
What color in the GAR model reflects 45-60?
Red
____ is generated by the wind acting on the water surface over a period of time.
Wind Current
What Appendix in the U.S. SAR Addendum covers Search Planning Guide
Appendix H
What is the means by which a Coast Guard flag officer informs a subordinate commander that the flag officer does not object to the proposed use of the subordinate commanders lawful discretion and authority?
Statement of No Objection (SNO)
Wind current is normally computed when water depth exceeds 100ft and distance offshore is?
Greater than 20NM
SMC should recommend a HELO transferring a dive victim to?
Fly at the lowest, safe altitude possible
Which EPRIB alert is not initially evaluated as distress?
406 LEO "B"
Participation in AMVER is required by?
US Flagged vessels over 1,000 gross tons on voyages longer than 24hrs.
Which Appendix in the MLEM is the Law Enforcement Case Package located in?
Appendix G
What is it called between RADAR fixes?
Dead Time
What is the nomenclature of an Armed HITRON?
MH-68A
Who conducts maritme SAR in Mexico?
Mexican Navy
What is the endurance of an armed HITRON?
2hrs 20mins
What does SAROPS stand for?
Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System
What is the satellite system used for the SLDMB?
Argos
What is the name of the act created in 1976 creating a 200nm fishing zone?
Magnuson-stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
_____ means that a vessel is forced into coastal State waters by virtue of distress, whether brought about by natural or man-made causes, is generally not subject to coastal state jurisdiction during a reasonable period of time necessary to remedy such distress.
Force Majeure
International law allows for the establishment of a contiguous zone, adjacant to the territorial sea and extending ___ NM from the baseline, in which a coastal state may exercise the control necessary to prevent and punish infringements of its fiscal, immigration, sanitary, and customs laws.
24
_________(6) defines “transportation security incident (TSI)” as a security incident
resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage, transportation system disruption,
or economic disruption in a particular area
46 U.S.C. 70101
If the Aircraft Commander fails to check in on the primary or secondary frequency within ___ minutes of their communications schedule, the guarding station shall initiate an alert. The aircraft’s parent command shall be notified first, followed by the cognizant District Command Center
Five
Coast Guard vessels underway or at anchor equipped with VHF-FM DSC radios shall guard DSC frequency 156.525 MHz (channel ___).
70
The probability that the search object will be in some bounded area (_________) when search facilities can be on scene searching.
probability of containment or POC
The probability that the search object will be detected; assuming it will be in an area during the time the area is searched (________________).
probability of detection or POD
(1) This pattern is used when there is a high degree of confidence the search object is close to the estimated datum position. The first leg is normally in the direction of the search object's drift. All course changes are 90 degrees to the right.
Square Single Unit -- Sierra Sierra (SS).
_______. These patterns are best used when the datum is established within close limits, a very high coverage immediately around the datum is desired, and the area to be searched is not extensive.
Sector Search Patterns
Federal law requires all vessels __ feet or greater in length to carry visual distress signals. Vessels ___ feet in length or less are also required to carry visual distress signals suitable for night use between sunset and sunrise.
16
_______A case where the subject reported to be in distress is confirmed not to be in distress and not to be in need of assistance.
False Alert:
_____ A case where information is conveyed with the intent to deceive.
Hoax
Therefore, for Coast Guard SAR response and search planning purposes, ± _ degrees shall be used as the LOB error unless documented testing or experience have shown otherwise for a particular RFF
4
) The horizon distance for each antenna is estimated using the following equation:
d = ____× h
Where h is the antenna height above the water (e.g., mean sea level) in feet, and
d is the VHF-FM horizon distance in Nautical Miles
1.23
3.7.2.5 Notes on Ice Water Immersion
You have _ Minute to get your breathing under control, don’t panic.
You have __ Minutes of meaningful movement to get out of the water or attain a stable situation.
You have up to _ Hour until you become unconscious from hypothermia, if you don’t panic and struggle unnecessarily. And if you are wearing a PFD, it may take another 1 Hour until the heart stops due to hypothermia
1 Minute - 10 Minutes - 1 hour
3.9.2.6 Audio Files.
(a) Audio files consist of radio transmissions and telephone calls and shall be retained for up to __ days. On the Rescue 21 system all audio files are stored on the hard drive for at least __ days. After __ days the SAR Program does not require units to retain audio information
30 days
3.9.4.1 Coast Guard commands with the SMC assigned shall conduct a case study when:
(a) Survivors are found inside the search area after a search has been suspended;
(b) Survivors are found outside the search area by someone not involved in the search;
(c) Directed by the Chief of the Coast Guard SAR Program Office (Commandant (CG-534)) or the SAR Coordinator (Area or District Commander).
Read
(a) An _________ phase exists when there is knowledge of a situation that may need to be monitored, or to have more information gathered, but that does not require moving resources.
UNCERTAINTY
The ______ phase exists when grave or imminent danger requiring immediate response to the distress scene threatens a craft or person.
Distress
An ______ phase exists when a craft or person is experiencing some difficulty and may need assistance, but is not in immediate danger or in need of immediate response. Apprehension is usually associated with the _____ phase.
ALERT
A ________ is considered a place that can accommodate and will accept the safe mooring of the vessel, and has available a means of communication, normally a telephone.
Safe Haven
What are the Max seas Conditions ft for the 25 RB-S?
6FT
What are the Max Winds for the 25 RB-S?
25kts
What is the max range for the 41 UTB?
300NM
What is step three of the ORM process?
Assess Risks
What is the last step in the GAR model?
Event Complexity
What model is used to identify hazards?
PEACE
What is the fourth step in the ORM process?
Identify Options
What model is used to identify options?
STAAR
What is the first step in the ORM process?
Identify Mission Tasks
What is the second step when using the GAR Model?
Crew Fitness
When using the GAR Model. If the total falls in (45-60), you need to implement measures to reduce the risk prior to starting the event/evolution.
Red high risk
When using the GAR Model if the total score falls in (1-23) risk is at a minimum and is rated low.
Green low risk
What is the third step used in the GAR Model?
Environment
How many steps are in the ORM process?
7
What is the last step in the ORM process
Monitor Situation
The seven step ORM process is
1.Identify Mission Tasks
2. Identify Hazards
3. Assess Risks
4. Identify Options
5.
6. Execute Decision
7. Monitor Situation
5. Evaluate Risk vs Gain
_____ is the supervision and control of the movement of vessels and activites within the territorial waters of the U.S. to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, or to the waters of the U.S. or to secure the rights and obligations of the U.S.
Port Control
All commerical vessels of ___GT or more are required to submit a notice of Arrival 96-hours before arriving at a U.S. port (or 24 hrs between U.S. ports)
300GT
The __________ of 1972 was passed to provide for increased navigation and vessel safety, to protect the marine environment and to protect life, property and structures in,on, or immediately adjacent to the navigable waterways of the US.
Ports and Waterways Safety Act
What CFR gives the COTP the authority to perform the following functions.
1. Establish and enforce security zones
2. Issue COTP orders to vessels
3. Inspect and search vessels, waterfront facilities, persons, or things
4. Remove unauthorized persons, articles, or things deemed necessary to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or facility
5. Safeguard ports, harbors, territories, or waters of the U.S.
33 CFR 6
A _____ zone is an area of water, land, or both, to which for safety or environmental purposes, access is limited to only authorized persons, vechiles, or vessels.
Safety Zone
A _____ zone is an area of land, water, or both, designated by the COTP or District Commander under the authority of the Magnuson Act, 50 USC 191 and 33 part 6 for such a time as necessary to prevent possible damage or injury to vessels or facilities and/or to protect the public.
Security Zone
An ______ is an inadmissible crewmember that gains or attemts to gain illegal entry in the United States.
Absconder
A ______ is a person who is secreted on a ship, or in cargo which is subsequently loaded to the ship, without the consent of the ship's owner or the master or any other responsible person.
Stowaway
A ________ is a crewmember that is authorized by the CBP to enter but upon entry remains illegally in the United States.
Deserter
What CFR is commonly referred to as the super six and lists the authorities of COTP?
33 CFR 6
A large U.S. Naval vessel means any vessel greater than ___ feet in length overall.
100ft
Naval vessel protection zone is a ___ yard regulated area of water surrounding large U.S. naval vessels that is necessary to provide for the safety or security of these US Naval vessls.
500
Circuit configuration tasks that can be performed using the ________ Manager.
Operator Audio
The __________ assignment window enables the operator to create or delet patched circuits.
Complex Circuit
The Hurricane season extends from 1 june through 30 _______.
November
The hurricane danger zone is considered to be the entire coast and the inland region to a distance of ____ miles.
210
When is hurricane Condition 4 set?
Hurricane force winds are projected within 72 hours.
A Hurricane tropical cyclone with maximum sustained surface wind greater than ___ MPH.
74
Hurricane Conditions are set at the direction of the ___________.
District Commander
Hurricane Condition ___. The waring condition in which hurricane force winds greater than 74mph may be expected with 24 hours.
two
Hurricance Condition ___ in which hurricane force winds greater than 74mph may be expected within 48 hours.
Three
______ a waring of winds within the range of 39-54mph (34-47kts).
Gale waring
____ A waring of winds within the range of 55 to 73 mph (48 to 63 kts)
Storm Warning
Port Condition _____ is normally set when gale force winds from a horricane force storm are expected to arrive at the port within 72 hours
WHISKEY
Port Condition YANKEE Normally set when gale force winds from a hurricane force storm are expected to arrive at the port within __ hours and as soon as practical after the storm passes.
24
Hurricane condition Four in which hurricane force winds greater than 74MPH/64 KTS may be expected within ___ hrs.
72
A chart’s
scale usually appears under its title in one of two ways:
as _____ or as a fraction.
Ratio
A small-scale chart covers a ____ area.
Large
A large scale chart covers a ______ area.
Small
Harbor Charts: Scales larger than 1:_______. These charts are used in harbors, anchorage areas, and the smaller waterways.
50,000
Coast charts: 1:50,000 to 1:_______. These charts are used for inshore navigation.
150,000
A severe local storm warning affecting
coastal water areas, or a warning of
potentially hazardous weather conditions
usually of short duration (2 hours or less)
and producing wind speeds of 34 KT or
more, that is not adequately covered by
existing marine warnings.
Special Marine Warning
A warning of sustained winds in the range
34 to 47 KT inclusive either predicted or
occurring, not associated with tropical
cyclones.
Gale Warning
A warning of sustained winds of 48 KT or
more, not associated with a tropical
cyclone.
Storm Warning
An advisory in coastal waters for winds
from approximately 18 to 33 KT inclusive
(lower limit may vary by region) or for sea
conditions, either predicted or occurring,
that are considered potentially hazardous
to small boats. There is no legal definition
for “small craft.”
Small Craft Advisory
lines running in the N-S direction, from
pole to pole, are called _________.
Meridian
Lines running E-W,
around the entire globe, are called ________.
Parallels
Three types of grids are in use in the Navy today:
Cartesian coordinates, the world geographic reference
(GEOREF) system, and the universal transverse
Mercator grid (UTM).
read
The ________ coordinate grid system is used for
position reporting in large-scale naval operations
Cartesian
The world geographic reference (______)
system is a worldwide reporting system and is used for
exchanging position information with the U.S. Air
Force and some of our allies, using cross tell
long-range communication circuits.
GEOREF)
The ________________________ grid is
used to increase reporting accuracy in localized
military operations.
universal transverse Mercator (UTM)
The Cartesian coordinate grid contains four
quadrants, each designated by a color (fig. 12-9): RED
= northwest, WHITE = northeast, BLUE = southeast,
GREEN = southwest.
Read
What are the seven major divisions of the DHS?
1. U.S. Coast Guard
2. FEMA
3. U.S Secret Service
4. U.S. Immigration customs Enforcement
5. U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Service
6. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
7. Transportation Security Adminstration
The ________ establishes a national program for the conservation and management of the fishery resources of the U.S. to prevent overfishing, to rebuild overfished stocks, and to facilitate long term protection of essential fish habitats.
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Title 14 USC __ authorizes USCG active duty commissioned, warrant, and petty officers to make inquiries, examinations, inspections, searches, seizures, and arrests upon the high seas.
14 USC 89
International Law allows for the establishment of a _____ zone, adjacent to the territorial sea and extending 24NM from the baseline.
Contiguous Zone
______ is the goverment's legal right to exercise authority.
Jurisdiction
_______ means that a vessel forced into coastal state waters by virtue of distress, whether brought about by natural or mammade causes.
Force Majeure
_______ allows a coastal state to preserve its jurisdiction to take LE action against a foreign flag vessel that flees beyond normal jurisdiction limits after it has committed a violation of the coastal state's law.
Hot Pursuit
_____ is measured from the outer limit of the territorial sea to a distance of 200NM from the baseline.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
______ of a voyage is an order to the master or operator of a vessel to return to a safe anchorage, mooring, or dock until an especiall hazardous condition is corrected, or an order to cease specific operations until the especially hazardous conditon is corrected.
Termination
The _________ was signed into law on August 18, 1990, largely in response to growing concern, stemming from the Exxon Valdez incident, about the nation's oil spill response capability.
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
The ____ has the ultimate authority in a response operation and shall ensure an effective and immediate removal of a discharge, and mitigation or prevention of a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance.
On-Scene Coordinator
A ______ spill is once which reaches, or threatens to reach, U.S. navigable waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and waters of the great lakes, generally an area over which the Coast Guard has jurisdiction.
Coastal Oil Spill
A coastal spill that has fewer than 10,000 gallons of oil is considered a _____ spill.
Minor
An _____ oil spill is one that reaches or threatens to reach U.S. navigable water or their tributaries which are not subject to tibal ebb and flow,
Inland Oil Spill
An Inland Oil Spill that has 1,000 to 10,000 gallons of oil is considered a ____ spill.
Medium
A coastal oil spill that has more than 100,000 gallons of oil is considered a ____ spill.
Major
An inland oil spill that has fewer than 1,000 gallons of oil is considered a ____ spill.
Minor
A ____ is defined as a spill which greatly exceeds the response capability at the local and regional level and which, due to its severity, size. location, and widespread envoronmental, economic, and public health impact, is so complex it requires extraordinary coordination of federal, state, local government, and private resources to clean up.
SONS- Spill of National Significance
When a marine employer determines that a casualty or incident is, or is likely to become, a _____, the marine employer must ensure that following alcohol and drug testing is conducted.
Serious Marine Incident
The alcohol testing of each individual must be conducted within __ hours of when the Serious Marine Incident occured, unless precluded by safety concerns directly related to the incident.
2 hours
The collection of drug test specimens of each indivdual must be conducted within __ hours of when the serious marine incident occurred, unless precluded by safety concerns directly related to the incident.
32 hours
________ have been delagated authority to establish regulated navigation areas.
District Commanders
District Commanders and _____ are delegated authority to establish safety zones.
Captain of the Port
A _______is a water area, shore area, or water shore area to which, for safety or environmental purposes, access is limited to authorized persons, vehicles, or vessels.
Safety Zone
Within time T+__ Minutes. The Coast Guard Command Center will transmit a Critical Incident Report.
15 Minutes
At time T+ __ Hours: Unless otherwise directed by Commandant at the T+30 Conference, a video teleconference will be established by the Coast Guard Command Center.
2 hours
________ is the supervision and control of the movement of vessels and activities within the territorial waters of the U.S. to prevent damage or injury to any vessel or waterfront facility, or to the waters of the U.S. or to secure the right and obligations of the U.S.
Port Control
A _____________ is a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area.
Transportation Security Incident
The __________ of 1972 was passed to provide for increased navigation and vessel safety, to protect the marine environment and to protect life, property and structures in, on, or immediately adjacent to the navigable waterways of the U.S.
Ports and Waterways Safety Act
A _________ is an area of land, water, or both, designated by the COTP or District Commander under the authority of the Magnuson Act, 50 USC 191 and 33 CFR part 6 for such a time as necessary to prevent possible damage or injury to vessels or facilities and/or to protect the public.
Security Zone
An ______ is an inadmissible crewmember that gains or attempts to gain illegal entry into the United States.
Absconder
A _______ is a crewmember that is authorized by the CBP to enter but upon entry remains illegally in the United States.
Deserter
A ________ is any person who is secreted on a ship, or in cargo which is subsequently loaded on the ship, without the consent of the ship's owner or the master or any other responsible person, and who is detected onboard the ship after it has departed from a port, or in the cargo while unloading it in the port of arrival.
Stowaway