First Aid
This portable device shocks the heart through the chest when it detects an abnormal rythym.
What is an AED?
The abbreviation ATON stands for this.
What is Aids to Navigation?
What is aluminum?
A straight stream of water is never used on this class of fire because water conducts electricity.
What is Class C?
The tow watch is normally stood on this part of the boat.
What is the stern or aft?
The first aid kits should include bandages, tape, antiseptic wipes, a cold pack, gauze, gloves, and this item for burns.
What is burn cream/gel?
ATON sounds signals consist of bells, gongs, and this.
What is a whistle?
The RBM holds this many gallons of fuel at 95%.
What is 485 gallons?
The P-6 pump puts out 250 GPM at this suction lift.
What is 12ft?
Tow watch should stay clear of this immediate danger when around the towline.
What is snap-back?
The first aid kit treats scrapes, cuts, bleeding, burns, sprains, broken bones, penetrating back bones, and injuries to this part of the body.
What are the eyes?
A mooring bouy is white with a horizontal band of this color.
What is blue?
The RBM's maximum towing capacity.
The P-6 Pump needs at least this many operators.
What is two?
A heaving line used to pass a towline must be at least this many feet long.
What is 75ft?
A properly configured Stokes litter floats face-up at this angle, with 18-24 inches of the head end above the water.
What is 45 degrees?
The RBS-II's nav lights are visible for at least this distance.
What is two nautical miles?
The RBS-II has a maximum offshore operating distance of this.
What is 10NM?
Before entering any flooded compartment or vessel, every attempt should be made to do this to reduce the chance of electrical shock.
What is secure the electrical power?
The legs of a towing bridle should be long enough that the angle between them stays below this many degrees.
What is 30 degrees?
At a core temp of 92-90*F, slurred speech, loss of coordination, and confusion means you've lost this ability.
What is self-rescue?
All chafts symbols and abbreviations are defined in this publication.
What is Chart No. 1?
The RBM has a maximum capacity of 24 personnal at this weight each.
What is 210lbs?
To keep a crack in a hull from traveling, especially in fiberglass, you do this at the end of each crack.
What is drill a hole?
Ch. 5, Section B.9, Cracks in Hulls
Gravity makes the towline sag in the middle. This dip acts as a natural shock absorber and is called this.
What is the catenary?