SAR Chapter 1 Answers to Review Questions

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1. Define SAR.
The use of available resources to assist persons
and property in potential or actual distress
2. What is the policy of the United States with
regard to SAR?
To provide assistance to persons or property in
distress
3. In what document is the national policy on SAR
expressed?
The National Search and Rescue Plan
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4. Name some of the agencies involved in SAR
DOT (CG), DOD, FCC, NASA, DOC, Emergency
Management
5. What is the lead agency for the National
Search and Rescue Manual?
The Coast Guard
6. What is the Coast Guard Addendum to the
National SAR Manual?
Establishes policy, guidelines, and general
information for Coast Guard use in Search and
Rescue operations.
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7. If the Coast Guard is the lead agency for the
publication of the National SAR Manual why does
there have to be a Coast Guard Addendum?
Each agency with SAR responsibility publishes an
Addendum to specialize SAR for its own operations.
8. What does a District SAR Plan accomplish?
Identifies the command authority, specifies the
Districts Area of Responsibility (AOR),
authorizes the RCC to function for the
Commander, specifies the duties of the SAR
units, etc.
9. Name the SAR stages.
Awareness, Initial Action, Planning, Operations,
Mission Conclusion
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10. What is the lowest level in the Coast Guard
that prepares a SAR Plan?
The District.
11. What office holds the title SAR Coordinator
as used in the text?
District Commander
12. What are the principal responsibilities of
the SC?
Identify SAR resources, Prepare District SAR
Plan, Establish a RCC, Conduct SAR, Suspend SAR
cases, Train RCC personnel.
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13. What resources other than Coast Guard
resources are available to the SC?
All permanent Coast resources such as any SRU,
station, operational activity, and other
resources from other agencies that may be useful
during a SAR mission.
14. What document defines the conditions that
must exist for a Coast Guard Station to assume
the role of SMC?
The District SAR Plan.
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15. Name some of the things in the District SAR
Plan that are not in the National SAR Manual or
Coast Guard Addendum.
Identifies command authority, specifies District
AOR, specifies duties of SAR units, specifies how
units not under the control of the SMC shall be
handled, specifies which SAR units are eligible
to be OSC, specifies authorization procedure for
dispatching SAR units from cooperating agencies,
etc.
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16. How dose the District SAR Plan address crew
fatigue?
Specifies operating standards for different sea
conditions.
17. Define Heavy Weather.
Any condition when numerical sum of Wind Speed
Wave Height exceeds the number 30. May be
District specific.
18. What boats are restricted when Heavy Weather
exists??
Boats that are not specific surf boats.
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19. Where is the Rescue Coordination Center
located?
At, or near, District Headquarters.
20. Who is in charge of the RCC?
The Duty Officer.
21. Describe the principal facilities at the RCC.
Communication equipment, plotting equipment,
files.
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22. What type of SAR incident does not require a
separate Case Record?
Minor SAR. May be District specific.
23. How does a SAR incident qualify as a Minor
SAR?
Actual severity 0 or 1, Time on case lt 4 hours,
Case involved only 1 resource, Case handled by
unit smaller than 82 WPB.
24. Describe the four degrees of severity of a
case.
0 none 1 slight 2 moderate 3 severe
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25. Describe the SARSAT system.
An international system for alerting the SAR
system of a Distress using beacons on the
Distressed vessel and satellites that relay the
position information to the SAR system.
26. Who has the authority to suspend a search
(ACTUS)?
Only the District Commander, or District Chief,
SAR.
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