Search and Rescue
SAR Crew
Maritime Communications
SAR Equipment
Acronyms
Terms for Use with Marine VHF
100

3 pieces of information you give to Coast Guard Radio before departing the dock on a tasking?

Unit Name
Number of people on board
Estimated time of arrival

100

The phrase used when making sure your crew is ready when the helms person engage the throttles

Secure?

100

This includes:

Mission Overview, Roles and Responsibilities, Safety Procedures, Weather and Conditions, and Communication Plans.

A pre-departure briefing for a SAR crew 

100

5 pieces of PPE and 4 things in your SAR vest

Helmet
Goggles
Balaclava
Floater Coat/Pants
Drysuit
PFD
Boots
Gloves

Headlamp
Notepad
Flashlight
Strobe
Knife
Whistle

100

SAPP


Stop Assess Plan Proceed 

100

Roger

Your message has been received and understood

200

What you avoid using when making a tow line secure on the staghorn

locking hitches

200

The minimum crewing standard on a SAR call

One Coxswain 

One Crew member

200

Another ship or shore radio station can issue a _____ _____ where the transmission of the distress call is weak, or has been sent using a cellphone to the 911 system, and then onto JRCC/ MCTS.

What is a Mayday Relay

200

Three things to check before starting up the dewatering pump?


Extra points 100 points: how do you rise the pump after use?



oil

fuel

choke

on/off


Rinse with fresh water- circulate freshwater through the pump to clear out the salt water

200

SRU


Search and rescue unit

200

Stand By

Please wait on this channel until further notice

300

The CN-CGA mission or vision statement



Mission: TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES, PROMOTE SAFETY, AND SAVE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN DISTRESS IN OUR TRADITIONAL WATERS. 


Vision: 
WE ARE COASTAL NATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES ON OUR TRADITIONAL WATERS. 

300

The ability to keep the vessel stationary relative to a reference point.

Station Keeping 

300

The vessels position when not under power in rough seas

beam to

300

A type of lift used to extract a hypothermic person from the water

Parbuckling 

300

 MCTS

Extra 100 points: 

Two MCTS locations?

Marine communications and traffic services


Prince Rupert and Victoria

300

Break

Interrupt a transmission in progress between two stations Separate portions of a message

400

When the tow rope is to short in rough seas, this can cause damage to the towed vessel or to the tow line

Shock loading

400

The role of a crew member assigned before approaching shore

Bow spotter

400

An update to MCTS or Rescue center when on scene


Extra 200 points: give and example 

Sit Rep

400

Used to mark the last know position on a person or object in the water

Person over board pole


400

JRCC

Extra 100 points - where is JRCC?


Joint rescue coordination center

Victoria

400

Seelonce

Silence has been imposed on this channel for all except distress traffic

500

What are 10 of the distress signals ? 

Mayday/Pan Pan on VHF
Waving arms
Flares
Continuous horn
Orange dye marker
Smoke on board
Ball Over Square flag
November Charlie flag
SOS (written) or · · · – – – · · ·
Heliograph (Daylight Signalling Mirror)
High-intensity white light flashing 60 times per minute
SOS via Horn or Siren
Epirb
Whistle (continious or repetative)
DSC
SART
Gunshot (or any explosive) fired every one minute

500

someone who is watching over the path of the vessel and reporting any objects, oddities, land masses or vessels that may present a danger to the vessel or be relevant to the safe navigation of the vessel.

Lookout

500

the most probable location of the search object for a given time corrected for total drift.  

Datum

500

Radio Detection And Ranging

RADAR

500

EPIRB

for an extra 100 points: what are the two types of epirbs?

Electronic positioning radio beacon 

Manual and hydrostatic release

500

Say Again

Please repeat (the word “repeat” is not normally used for radio communication)

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