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Question 1

Minimum Helicopter SAR Equipment

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Answer 1

The following is the minimum required SAR equipment to be maintained in the aircraft when conducting any SAR mission:
Cranials - 3
Cable Grip
Chem Lights - 12 (6 gen purpose, 6 high intensity)
Chem Light Straps - 3
DRH - duh a rescue hook
Hand Tool
Heavy Duty Gloves
Litter Assembly (SAR MEDEVAC)
Litter Sling Assembly
Level A/B Med kits 
Oxygen - Corpsman use only
Quick Splice Plate
Rescue Equipment Bag
Rescue Strop
Safety Belt - 3 (Gunner's Belts)
Trail Line assembly
Wool Blankets - 2

Question 2

Additional Required SAR Equipment for Over Water

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Answer 2

The following is the minimum required SAR equipment to be maintained in the aircraft when conducting any overwater SAR mission, including plane guard. (6 MK-58s may be substituted for 1 and 2)
Datum-marking device - when available 
LPU-32/P - 3 
Marine marker lights - 3
MK-58 smoke - 2
MK-25 smoke - 4
MPLR weak link - we can't carry MPLR

Question 3

MK-124 MOD 0 Smoke and Illumination Signal

Answer 3

Flare/Smoke combo on our vest, emits either orange smoke or red flare for approx 20 seconds.

Question 4

MK-58 Smoke

Answer 4

Day or night use, burns for approx 45 minutes

Question 5

MK-25 Smoke

Answer 5

Day or night use, burns 10-20 minutes
SHALL NOT be launched in a hover because of valve plug possibly striking aircraft
Can be resafed if not used

Question 6

Life Preserver We Use

Answer 6

LPU-32/P

Question 7

Quick Splice Plate

Answer 7

Intended for use when the hoist cable has been intentionally cut. Five numbered holes and secured with a stainless steel clip.

Question 8

Trail Line Assembly

Answer 8

Trail line assembly is used to control and guide rescue equipment to the desired location during helicopter and shipboard hoisting operations
120 feet long
weak link breaks at 450 pounds

Question 9

Chemical light strap

Answer 9

lightweight nylon strap used to attach chem lights to most devices and hooks

Question 10

Chemical Lights

Answer 10

4 year shelf life if undamaged
used for night rescue operations
General purpose chem lights available in 4 inch/6 hour or 6 inch/12 hour - green light
High intensity - 30 minutes - yellow light

Question 11

Cable Grip

Answer 11

used during a hoist failure to take weight off the hoist in conjunction with a gunners belt
capable of supporting 1,000 pounds

Question 12

SAR Curtain

Answer 12

FRONT
Chem Lights - 6/6
Gunner's Belts - 2
Cable Grip
Chem Straps - 3
Hoist Gloves
Rescue Litter Sling
Quick Splice
Hand Tool
BACK
Wool Blankets -2 
Cranials - 3
Trail Line Assembly 

Everything else in Rescue Equipment Bag

Question 13

Hoisting Vest?

Answer 13

Not to be used for water rescues

Question 14

Rescue Seat

Answer 14

land and sea, 1 or 2 personnel, weighs 18 pounds

Question 15

SAR MEDEVAC Litter

Answer 15

designed for water, shipboard, mountain or restricted area rescues. Able to be hoisted vertically or horizontally. Folds in half for stowage or shipboard movement. Fully rigged, weighs 40 pounds and measures 80 inches by 16.5 inches
Trail line assembly is mandatory

Question 16

Rescue Litter (Stokes Litter)

Answer 16

Not romeo compatible, doesn’t fit

Question 17

Rescue Strop

Answer 17

primarily designed for uninjured personnel

inherently buoyant, closed cell foam, orange cover, accommodates 1 survivor

Question 18

Double Rescue Hook (DRH)

Answer 18

WE DO NOT USE IT ANYMORE
big hook - 3,000 pounds - personnel, cargo, etc
small hook - 1,000 pounds - NO PERSONNEL, only lightweight stuff like mail
Equipment ring - 1,500 pounds - light equipment and mail only

Question 19

Quick Strop

Answer 19

The quick strop is authorized for use only in conjunction with the TRI-SAR harness. It SHALL NOT be used with any other RS harness.
Provides a quick and safe means of hoisting uninjured personnel
Security of a full-body harness with the comfort of a seat harness
Minimum buoyancy of 35 pounds

Question 20

Direct Deployment System

Answer 20

2 Components: TRI-SAR Harness and quick strop

Question 21

AN/PRC-149 Radio Set

Answer 21

PRC-149 radio set is a personal noncombat emergency communication radio and emergency location beacon transmitter.

Question 22

Med Kits

Answer 22

The Level “A” SAR med kit is designed for all units that maintain SAR capable helicopters. The Level “B” med kit is used in conjunction with the Level “A” med kit for all units that maintain SAR-capable helicopters that may utilize SAR hospital corpsmen.

Question 23

SAR Coordinator

Answer 23

The Rescue Coordination Centers (RCCs), which are established worldwide by geographic location, handle the function of the SAR coordinator and, if not directly involved in the search operation, SHALL be informed and kept abreast of the progress of the search.

Question 24

SAR Mission Coordinator

Answer 24

SMC - typically assigned by the SAR Coordinator, but in the case of a military search the OTC or unit designated by the OTC shall assume the duties of SMC

Question 25

On-Scene Commander

Answer 25

Designated by the SMC. Generally, the first search unit to arrive on scene or the unit with the best capability is designated OSC.

Question 26

Search Execution

Answer 26

The SMC and OSC shall designate the search area for the individual units, shall assign search altitude, search pattern, and track spacing, and will detail communication procedures

Question 27

Marking Survivor Position - Warnings

Answer 27

Should fuel be evident or suspected in the water, smoke flares should not be used. The flares may ignite the fuel When deploying a marking device from an aircraft, use caution not to strike the survivor Avoid dropping smoke flares directly upwind of the survivor as the fumes are caustic, and may injure the survivor

Question 28

Multiple Rescue Decision

Answer 28

The crew should consider either recovery or short-hauling the RS between multiple survivors if the following conditions exist: 1. A sea state of greater than 2 2. Night/IMC 3. More than 25 yards between the survivors

Question 29

Rescue Swimmer Deployment

Answer 29

RS shall enter the water and assist the survivor in all cases except when the HAC determines that the circumstances will endanger the RS unnecessarily. RS shall be deployed by jumping (10/10 or 15/0) or via the rescue hoist WARNINGS DD procedures shall not be used if the survivor still has a parachute attached. RS shall be deployed via the rescue hoist during all night and IMC/low vis operations, if any other hazard exists in the vicinity, and/or at the discretion of the HAC

Question 30

Direct Deployment

Answer 30

DD was developed as a tool for use in extreme situations, such as: rescues in the surf zone, heavy seas, high winds, moving (swift) water, ice, etc. WARNING 1.Quick Strop shall only be used in conjunction with the TRI-SAR for DD. Use of DD on a survivor with known or suspected head, neck, spinal, or other severe injury should only be exercised when the use of tradition survivor recovery procedures would place the lives of the RS and/or survivor at greater risk 2. DD procedures should not be used on aviators who have ejected, and SHALL not be used on aviators still entangled in a parachute. 3. QS shall not be deployed to survivors without the RS, survivors may not know how to wear it. NOTE 1. Direct Deployment always refers to the RS wearing a TRI-SAR in conjunction with the QS. RS never unhooks from the rescue hook during the entire rescue evolution. The RS should be placed in the water no farther than 2–3 feet from the survivor. This can be accomplished by stopping the RS approximately 10 feet above the water, and as the RS hand signals the HO, the HO directs the HAC into the precise position required.

Question 31

Collapsible Rescue Basket (McCauley Basket)

Answer 31

The collapsible rescue basket is the preferred rescue device for survivors (military and civilian) with injuries that do not require a litter, frail/elderly survivors, and small framed survivors who can not be safely secured in the rescue strop.

Question 32

Rescue Seat

Answer 32

Rescue seat is designed for use in the maritime or overland environment and is primarily used for self-recovery of aviators without the assistance of an RS

Question 33

Helicopter Life Raft Deployment

Answer 33

Life rafts carried by Navy helicopters are designed and intended for use by the helicopter crew and passengers in case of helicopter ditching at sea. Not specifically designed for deployment in SAR scenarios.