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3 phases of sar

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Uncertanty-doubt
Alert-aprehesion
Distress-danger

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5 stages of sar

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Awareness
Initial action
Planning
Operations
Conclusion
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Responsibilities

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Safty of passangers and crew
Safe operation/navigation of boat assigned
Completion of sortie or mission
Report hazards to life or property
Report violations of laws and regulations
Report aton discrepencies

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Elements of team coordination

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Leadership
Mission analysis
Adaptibility
Situational awareness
Decision making
Communication
Assertiveness
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Operational risk management 7 steps

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Identify mission tasks
Identify hazards (PEACE)
Asses risks
Identify options (STAAR)
Evaluate rish vs gain
Execute decisions
Monitor situations
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Coxswain authority comes from

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M5000.3B 5-1-8

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Surf

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Breaking seas exceeding 8feet

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3 types of breaking waves

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Spilling, surging, plunging

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6 min rule

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Speed (kts) * 10= distance in NM traveled in 6mins

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3 min rule

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Speed (kts) *100=distance in yards traveled in 3 mins

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Time speed distance

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60(distance)/(speed)=time

VS search
Speed=60D/9minutes(time)

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Reduction gear/transmission

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Twin disc MG-5114 SC 1.02:1 reduction

Engine rotates 1 per red gear 1.02 rotation

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Two types of stability

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Longitudinal (fore and aft)

Transverse (pitch poling)

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Two forces that affect stability

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Static (within hull)

Dynamic (outside hull)

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Variation

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Difference between true and magnetic north

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Deviation

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Error in course boat is trying to steer

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Set and drift

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Set=direction

Drift=speed

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3 modes of AIS

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Standard
Restricted
Receive only

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Factors for safe speed

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Visibility
Traffic density
Maneuverability 
Background light
Weather
Draft
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Single square unit

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High degree of confidence search object is close to datum

First leg direction of drift

90 degrees to the right

2nd unit start 45 degrees to the right

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Staar (mitigate risk)

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Spread out
Transfer
Avoid
Accept
Reduce
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Peace (risk vs gain)

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Planning
Event complexity
Asset selection
Communication
Environment
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Thru hull fittings on sea chest

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2 raw water
P6 stand pipe
Hvac/a/c
2 deicing

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Waas/dgps

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Wide area augmentation system/ differential global positioning receiver

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Engines
``` Detroit diesel series 60 825hp at 2300rpm Inline 6 cylinder 4 stroke Oil-43qts 15w40 ```
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Firefighting
Beginning stages Protect waterfront Save a life Fire officer
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Heavy weather
Seas 8+ | Winds 30+
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Mayday
Imminent danger to life
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UMIB
Distress or potential distress
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Creeping line
Search object is more likely to be at one end of the search area then the other
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Generators
Auragen viper g8500x 2 total Belt driven
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Two primary forces that affect stability
Gravity and buoyancy
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Stability
The tendency of a vessel to remain upright
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Definition of SAR
Prevent death or injury to persons and loss or damage to property in the marine environment
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Hydrolics
Port- steering, bucket, interceptors Starboard-reverse, interceptors 9 gallons 1 filter
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FLIR
``` 360 degree pan 45 degree tilt 2 x zoom =200m Black hot Red hot White hot Night running Day running MOB Night dock ```
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Safe towing speed
Square root of the length at the waterline (feet) * 1.34 - 10%= (knots)
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Frame numbers | Frame spacing
``` Transom-2 laz 2-7 engine room 7-10 amc 10-14 survivors 14-17 forepeak 0-2=24" 2-17=28" ```
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Statutory authority for SAR
Promote safety on, over, under high seas
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2 SAR program goals
Prevent death/injury | Prevent loss/damage to property
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3 objectives for SAR program
Minimize loss Minimize crew risk Maximize resources
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MSAP (Martime SAR assistance policy of 1982)
Can prevent a situation from worsening Prevent complete loss of a vessel Can assist salvage company
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Color reg 72
Convention on the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, 1972
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Datum
Most probable location, corrected for drift over a given period of time.
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Length overall 45
44'9"
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Beam overall 45
14'8"
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Free board Bow= Amidships= Aft=
4'9" 1'11" 2' 11"
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Draft
3'4"
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Highest fixed point
13'1"
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Highest unfixed
20'9"
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Water jets
Rolls Royce 3755
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Weight no crew
36,700
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Weight with crew
37,540
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Max POB
24@210lbs
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Bulge pumps
2000g/h or 33g/m
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Fire extinguishers
4, 5lbs dry chem
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Hazard areas
``` Fish traps Melville Goat island bridge Coasters bridge Narrows bridge Nannaquaket bridge Broad cove Waterman street bridge Pawtucket bridge Bullocks bridge Barrington river bridge Warren bridge Cole bridge Lee bridge ```
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Restricted areas
``` Newport Wickford Allens Greenwich Apponaug Warwick Kickamuit Cole Lee Warren Bullocks Pawtuxet Seekonk Brightman Hummecks Crook point ```
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Lifting strakes
3 on each side Improve sea keeping directional Stability and planing
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Vessels moment
The force that causes a vessel to return to an even keel
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SAR authority
Title 14, sections 2,88,and 141 of US code. Coast guard shall develop, establish, maintain, And operate SAR facilities, and may render aid to distressed persons and protect and save property on or under high seas and waters subject to jurisdiction of the CG
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Coxswain leaving vessel
In coxswains judgement, after careful consideration of the remaining crew members, the operational benefits clearly outweigh the risks
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4 primary geographic divisions of responsibility for us SAR
Inland rivers Inland waterways Coastal waters Parts of the high seas
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Hull design
Planing hull Double chine 20 degree dead rise at transom
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Gar
1-23 green 23-44 Amber 45-60 red
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Navigational draft
8 feet Offset -2 Alarm 6feet
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Crest
Top of wave
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Trough
Valley between waves
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2 geographic areas of cg responsibility for SAR
``` Atlantic area(LANT) Pacific area (PAC) ```
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PPE weather
Water and air below 50=dry suit Water or air below 50=mustang Water above 60=type 3
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Track spacing Good weather= winds less than 15kts and seas less than 3feet Bad weather=winds greater than or equal to 15kts and seas greater than or equal to 3feet
PIW=good conditions .1 NM, bad conditions .1 NM Object less than 15 feet in size= good weather .5NM, bad weather .2NM Object greater than or equal to 15feet= good weather 1NM, bad weather .5NM
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Commercial provider assistance location
Wickford
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Drifting search patterns
Expanding square, VS
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Precision search
Parallel, creep
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Gar
``` Supervision Planning Crew selection Endurance Weather Environmental stressors Mission complexity Limitations ```
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mammalian dive reflex
Can survive in cold water, blood flow slows down
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Bends
Air bubble in blood
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Tumble holm
Naval architecture, the boat widens at the top. Tough to come along side. I.e pirate boat
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Church cove
North of sakonett harbor
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Spring tide
Unusually high or low tide
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45 rollover switch
Aux space, 8-12 seconds, only side to side flip not forward to aft
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Salvage policy
Save a life, prevent complete loss of vessel, prevent situation from worsening
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Medico
Medical advice
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Fetch
Distance wind travels on the sea uninterrupted
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Stokes liter order
Grey, blue, head to toes
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45 stanpipes
Top=deflooding engine room | Bottom=fire fighting
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Saddle
Back of wave
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Close out
Way wave is breaking towards
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Ice on 45 superstructure
3/4ths inch
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Righting moment
Moment before it rerights itself (furthest it will list)
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Slip
Time it takes a boat to be propelled forward
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Pitch
1 revolution of propeller through a medium
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3 subcategories of navigation rules
In any vis, conducted in sight of each other, conducted in restricted visibility
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Rule 35
Sound signals in restricted visibility
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Hazardous areas
Can't enter except to save a life
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How to make a water tight hatch
Gasket, knifes edge, dog
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SPE
Severity, probability, exposure
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Salvage policy
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Lube oil pressure
2300rpms=41psi normal 2300rpms= 31psi disabling 650rpm=10 normal 650rpm= less than 10 disabling
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Jacket water temps
Normal=140-185f Restrictive=186-211 Disabling=212
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Reduction gear pressure
Engaged=normal185-265psi/disabling outside that range Disengaged=normal 15-65psi Disabling outside that range 130-185F
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SAR organization
Sc district SAR commander Smc sector sar mission coordinator On scene coordinator mostly castle hill USCG Sru sar response unit the boat
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