Search And Rescue

Front 1

What are some characteristics that panicking survivors exhibit?

Back 1

Wide eyes, frantic acticity, gasping for air, and other similar behavior.

Front 2

What must be done during a cross-chest carry should the survivor become aggressive?

Back 2

The rescuer shall lock his/her hands together under the survivor's armpit to complete a controlled cross-chest carry.

Front 3

Who is the front surface approach used for?

Back 3

Unconscious survivors

Front 4

What hands grabs what wrist when doing a front surface approach?

Back 4

Identical hand to identical wrist.

Front 5

What approach should be used if the survivor is conscious?

Back 5

Rear surface approach.

Front 6

What distance do you reach an unconscious survivor?

Back 6

Arms length.

Front 7

What distance do you reach a conscious survivor?

Back 7

6-8ft

Front 8

What approach do you NOT use if your survivor is wearing a parachute?

Back 8

Underwater approach.

Front 9

What approach is used for an active survivor?

Back 9

Underwater approach.

Front 10

What could interfere with the underwater approach if attached to a survivor?

Back 10

Tending line.

Front 11

Always place the survivor in what after immediately breaking the surface during an underwater approach?

Back 11

control cross-chest carry.

Front 12

What is the primary objective for an escape?

Back 12

To get away and reassess the situation.

Front 13

What is the primary objective for a release?

Back 13

To maintain positive control.

Front 14

What are the first 3 steps of any release or escape?

Back 14

Suck, Tuck, and Duck

Front 15

After suck, tuck, and duck, what are the next steps in the front head hold release?

Back 15

Hand on face and thumb in jaw then other hand on elbow and push up and move your head under their elbow.

Front 16

After suck, tuck, and duck what are the next steps in the front head hold escape?

Back 16

Place both hands on survivor's hips, pull survivor towards and away and push away. After the push keep eyes on the survivor while swimming away.

Front 17

After the suck, tuck, and duck, what are the next steps for a rear head hold release?

Back 17

Grasp survivor's wrists and pull down to break. Keep a hold of the top arm's wrist while grasping the pressure point of the same arm elbow. Lift arm up and see yourself under that arm. Reach over with the elbow grasping arm while keeping a hold of the wrist, transition to controlled cross chest carry.

Front 18

What is the first step when entering the water via RHIB?

Back 18

After receiving permission from the boat officer/coxswain the rescue swimmer sits on the starboard bow and prepares for deployment.

Front 19

What is the second step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 19

Boat or crew member holds rescue swimmer by the harness maintaining control of the rescue swimmer.

Front 20

What is the third step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 20

Both the rescue swimmer and crewmember scan the water for debris.

Front 21

What is the fourth step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 21

A boat crewmember gives the rescue swimmer one tap on the shoulder.

Front 22

What is the fifth step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 22

SLAP FINS IN WATER. The rescue swimmer will roll to the left and come to rest on both hans, fins in the water.

Front 23

What is the sixth step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 23

The boat crewmember will give the rescue swimmer three taps on the shoulder, and release the rescue swimmer's harness.

Front 24

What is the seventh step when entering water via RHIB?

Back 24

The rescue swimmer pushes away from the boat, enters the water, clears mask, and gives the applicable day or night signal: "I am all right."

Front 25

What is the first step when entering water via forecastle J-Bar davit rig?

Back 25

Don rescuestrop.Upon lowering the temporary lifelines(required for RS safety),the rigger shall take positive control of the RS by the harness, disconnect one side of the rescue strop from the large rescue hook, bring the rescue strop around the RS, high under the arms, and reattach the strop into the large rescue hook (Figure 2-13).

Front 26

What is the second step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 26

Connect rescue swimmer's tending line. The rigger brings tending line under the strop and attaches it into the friction V-ring on rescue swimmer's left harness riser.

Front 27

What is the third step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 27

The rig captain has the rescue swimmer assume ready position either sitting or standing at deck's edge and has the rigger conduct a final check of the rescue swimmer's gear.

Front 28

What is the fourth step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 28

The rig captain/rigger shall ensure that an "s" turn is on the cleat prior to lowering the rescue swimmer.

Front 29

What is the fifth step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 29

Upon permission from the commanding officer, the rig captain will lower the rescue swimmer into the water.

Front 30

What is the sixth step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 30

The rigger shall assist the rescue swimmer as the rig captain directs the use of the fore/aft vang lines to slew the J-bar davit over the side.

Front 31

What is the seventh step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 31

The rescue swimmer swims clear of rescue strop upon water entry, clears mask, and gives hand signal, "I am all right."

Front 32

What is the eighth step when entering the water via J-Bar davit?

Back 32

The rig captain retrieves the hoisting line and prepares to deploy any rescue device the rescue swimmer requires to complete the rescue evolution. The rescue strop, when deployed to the rescue swimmer in the water, will be attached to the hook by one side only.

Front 33

What may be used to assist the rescue swimmer back to the ship if requested by the rescue swimmer and using what hand signal?

Back 33

rescue swimmer's tending line, "heave around, tending line"

Front 34

What must be illuminated during night water entry from the forecastle?

Back 34

The rescue swimmer, rescue strop, and the rescue hook.

Front 35

What does two taps on the rescue swimmer's shoulder mean?

Back 35

Unsafe, slide back.

Front 36

What is the first step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 36

ASSESS the situation to determine if survivor(s) are conscious, unconscious, passive, or active. Assessing the situation begins before water entry.

Front 37

What is the second step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 37

ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION to determine the condition of the survivor and make approach. Ask "are you ok?" The rescue swimmer shall continually evaluate the medical condition of a survivor during the entire course of rescue.

Front 38

What is the third step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 38

Grasp survivor between the shoulder blades and pull survivor into wind. Obtain control of survivor "IN CLOSE IN CONTROL" (ICIC).

Front 39

What is the fourth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 39

CHECK FOR BREATHING. Give two rescue breaths if required, remove oxygen mask.

Front 40

What is the fifth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 40

CLEAR HEAD NECK, AND CHEST AREA. If survivor is conscious ask about any known injuries or conditions.

Front 41

What is the sixth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 41

CHECK FLOTATION, evaluate the condition of survivor's flotation.

Front 42

What is the seventh step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 42

DISENTANGLEMENT/MEDICAL CHECK from head to toe, palpate.

Front 43

What is the eighth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 43

DISCARD RAFT

Front 44

What is the ninth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 44

Swim survivor free of hazards.

Front 45

Loss of ABCs takes precedence over what?

Back 45

The final check (step 10).

Front 46

What is the tenth step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 46

Perform FINAL CHECK from head-to-toe, to ensure that all shroud lines and parachute suspension lines are clear.

Front 47

Besides loss of ABC's what is another reason to skip the final check?

Back 47

Your survivor is a free floater and no shroud lines are found during the seventh step.

Front 48

what is the eleventh step of disentanglement procedures?

Back 48

Signal rescue platform.

Front 49

What is the DAY/NIGHT signal to signal the rescue platform?

Back 49

Arm up thumb up/Arm raised, waving high intensity chem. light.

Front 50

When should the rescue swimmer discard the raft? (not referring to the step itself)

Back 50

At the discretion of the rescue swimmer the raft may be punctured with a knife and sunk before, during, or after the survivor has been removed.