SAR Addendum

Question 1

What’s the primary planning tool for SAR?

Answer 1

Search And Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS)

Question 2

What the SARADD mission and purpose?

Answer 2

To prevent death or injury to persons and loss or damage or property in the marine environment

Question 3

Missions shall NOT normally be performed for the purpose of salvaging or recovery of property when those actions are NOT essential to the

Answer 3

Saving of life

Question 4

The statutory authority for the USCG to conduct SAR missions is contained in

Answer 4

Title 14, sections 2, 88 and 141 of the U.S. code

Question 5

SAR Publications

Answer 5

The National Search and Rescue Plan

The International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) manual

The United States National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) to the IAMSAR

Question 6

Who performs the functions of the SAR Program manager?

Answer 6

Coast Guard HQ Office of Search and Rescue (CG-534)

Question 7

What tools are approved for search planning?

Answer 7

SAROPS and manual solution work sheets with manual plotting

Question 8

How long does SMC have to determine appropriate initial action of a distress incident?

Answer 8

5 minutes

Question 9

What are the 2 Rescue Sub-Centers?

Answer 9

Sector San Juan under Rescue Coordination Center Miami

Sector Guam under Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu

Question 10

Where shall decisions to shift or not shift the SMC in all cases be documented?

Answer 10

MISLE

Question 11

Incidents that require the SMC to be at the District level or above?

Answer 11

ELT, EPIRB, HF-DSC and Inmarsat alerts

Question 12

When search planning by a Sector extends beyond __ hours shall be evaluated by the ____

Answer 12

36

District

Question 13

What’s the SAR Addendum instruction number

Answer 13

COMMANDANT INSTRUCTIONS M16130.2E

Question 14

The CGADD is a publication complementing what?

Answer 14

The NSS and IAMSAR for SAR operations

Question 15

The Coast Guard may use its resources to assist other ___ and ___ entities

Answer 15

Federal

State

Question 16

Coast Guard units with a SAR readiness responsibility shall maintain __

A suitable SAR resource shall be ready to proceed within __ of notification of a distress

Answer 16

B-0

30 minutes

Question 17

AMVER accessibility shall reside at the __

And will NOT be delegated to the __

Answer 17

District/Area level

Sector level

Question 18

When boundary or location ambiguities exist, the unit recieving the initial notification shall __
And take

Answer 18

Assumed SMC

Immediate action

Question 19

Identify Hazards

Answer 19

P.E.A.C.E

Planning Event Assest Selection Communications Environment

Question 20

Identify Options

Answer 20

S.T.A.A.R
Spread out
Transfer 
Accept
Avoid 
Reduce

Question 21

GAR

Answer 21

Green- low risk 1-23

Amber- moderate risk 24-44

Red- high risk 45-60

Question 22

A mission briefings shall be conducted among the crew of all SRU’s ___

Answer 22

Prior to launching

Question 23

Heavy weather is defined as seas, swells and wind conditions combined to exceed __ or winds exceeding __

Answer 23

8ft

30kts

Question 24

The ___ shall be the one to inform the family that active searching has been suspended

Answer 24

Sector Commander

Question 25

All RCCs/Command centers shall maintain a current __

Answer 25

SARFAC search and rescue facility listing

Question 26

For all cases where the CG is alerted to a distress incident for DOD forces the ___ shall be notified

Answer 26

AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

Question 27

A ___ must provide the CG the medical advice to be transmitted

Answer 27

Qualified doctor

Question 28

All shore based units that receive a DSC distress shall ___ within __

Answer 28

Acknowledge the distress alert or distress relay 2.75 minutes of receipt

Question 29

Afloat units must wait __ to allow shore units to respond

Answer 29

5 minutes

Question 30

DSC guard Frequencies

Answer 30

Sectors equipped with VHF-FM shall guard 157.5mhz channel 70 Underway boats equipped with HF/MF shall guard 2187.5khz or voice on 2182khz

Question 31

DSC audio alarms shall be considered the equivalent of a __

Answer 31

Mayday

Question 32

The UMIB shall be broadcast for at least __ at __

Answer 32

1 hour | 15 intervals

Question 33

If the aircraft commander fails to check in on the __ or __ frequency within __ the guarding station shall initiate an alert. The parent command shall be notified __

Answer 33

Primary/secondary 5 minutes First

Question 34

SAR Transponder range of air is __ and surface is __

Answer 34

40 nm 10 nm

Question 35

What is SART

Answer 35

Search and rescue transponder, for locating survival craft

Question 36

After acknowledging a DSC alert, each recieving unit shall monitor the voice freq for __

Answer 36

At least 10 mins or until comms are established by the CG

Question 37

Who is the default level for SMC for all HF DSC distress calls

Answer 37

Areas (shall be)

Question 38

Who shall be the default level for SMC for all MF distress calls?

Answer 38

District

Question 39

Who shall be the default level for SMC for all VHF-FM distress calls?

Answer 39

Sectors

Question 40

DSC initiated distress calls shall be immediately placed in the __

Answer 40

Emergency phase

Question 41

DSC alarms shall be considered the equivalent of a __

Answer 41

Mayday call with the same level of response

Question 42

When to issue a UMIB __

Answer 42

``` uncorrelated MAYDAY calls DSC distress calls Flare sightings Overdue vessels When deemed by SMC ```

Question 43

What are the 3 emergency phases that determines the action to be taken?

Answer 43

Uncertainty Alert Distress

Question 44

Surface Picture (surpic) can generate a point up to __ or a point up to __

Answer 44

30 days in the past | 14 days in the future

Question 45

The 3 types of SURPIC are __

Answer 45

Radius Rectangle Trackline or snapshot

Question 46

When the search object is not located the default response for the SRU is to search with a average of __

Answer 46

1.0 unless otherwise directed by the SMC

Question 47

For surface SRU's usually an __ is performed

Answer 47

SS expanding search square

Question 48

For helicopter SRU's an __ is usually performed

Answer 48

VS victor seirra search

Question 49

When practical the first leg of the search is normally in the direction of ___ or

Answer 49

Search object drift | The right

Question 50

The track spacing for PIW is __

Answer 50

0.1 nm

Question 51

__ and __ flares and __ are recognized as marine and aviation emergency signals and shall be treated as a distress

Answer 51

Red/orange | Pyrotechnics

Question 52

To close or suspend red or orange flare cases a __ is required

Answer 52

First light search

Question 53

406 EPIRB E solution

Answer 53

Digital encoded GPS position

Question 54

SLDMB's are operational for __ after deployment

Answer 54

14 to 30 days

Question 55

SLDMB will be transmitting within __ of deployment/ activation

Answer 55

30 to 90 minutes

Question 56

Water depth for a SLDMB should be __

Answer 56

10 ft or greater

Question 57

MH 65 characteristics

Answer 57

Max endurance 3+30 hours Cruise speed 125 KTAS Max range 375 nm

Question 58

MH60 characteristics

Answer 58

Max endurance 6 hours Cruise speed 125 ktas Max range 400 nm

Question 59

Rescue and surface swimmer shall not enter __ or __ objects

Answer 59

Capsized | Submerged

Question 60

Rescue swimmers shall not conduct __ operations

Answer 60

Diving

Question 61

Recommendation for MEDEVAC aircraft is to transport __

Answer 61

1000 feet or below

Question 62

MISLE shall be opened when the CG expends at least __ of effort

Answer 62

30 minutes

Question 63

Units shall open new MISLE no later than __ after notification

Answer 63

1 hour

Question 64

Open cases shall be validated by __

Answer 64

the off going watch ( 8 or 12 hours)

Question 65

What are the 3 incident classifications?

Answer 65

Minor- probable false alerts, assistance to lives or property, comms schedule Medium Major- loss of life property, life saved property saved or unaccounted for lives or property. The use of SAROPS to calculate a drifted datum. High media or political interest. When SMC is shifted to the next higher level

Question 66

Before SAROPS can be used the __ must be initiated

Answer 66

CMF

Question 67

If the simulator is re-run, the __ must also be re-run

Answer 67

Planner

Question 68

LKP Scenario | Last known position

Answer 68

When you have position and time of distress

Question 69

SAROPS automatically computes the search endurance as __

Answer 69

85%

Question 70

SAROPS SRU track spacing default

Answer 70

Cutter .05 nm Boat 0.1 nm Helo 0.1 nm Fixed wing 1.0 nm

Question 71

Probability of Success (POS) depends of 2 factors

Answer 71

1- the object is in the area searched | 2- detecting thaf object if present

Question 72

Trackline Pattern

Answer 72

When the intended route of the search object is known

Question 73

Parallel Pattern

Answer 73

For large search areas for uniform coverage. When you only approximate initial position.

Question 74

Square Pattern

Answer 74

Used to search a small area when some doubt exists about distress position

Question 75

Creeping Line Pattern

Answer 75

Parallel pattern where the direction of creep is along the major axis