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1. AN AIRCRAFT IS ENGAGED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION, WHAT DOES IT SIGNIFY WHEN AN
AIRCRAFT CROSSES THE VESSEL'S WAKE CLOSE
ASTERN AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE ROCKING THE
WINGS?
•VESSEL'S ASSISTANCE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES HAVE
NOT BEEN DESIGNED FOR ON-SCENE
COMMUNICATIONS IN THE GMDSS?
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3. DURING A SAR INCIDENT, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE
PERIOD AFTER AN EFFECTIVE PLAN OF OPERATIONS IS
DEVELOPED?
•PLANNING STAGE
4. DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS AND
EXERCISES, WHAT IS THE PREFIX CALL SIGN USED
BEFORE THE ORDINARY RADIO CALL SIGN OR AS A
SPECIFIC MISSION CALL SIGN FOR ALL AIRBORNE
UNITS INVOLVED IN A RESCUE MISSION?
•"RESCUE"
5. WHAT IS THE LIFESAVING SIGNAL USED TO
INDICATE, "LANDING HERE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS"?
•FIRING OF A RED STAR SIGNAL
6. WHICH IS NOT A SIGNAL OF AN AIRPLANE
DIRECTING YOUR VESSEL TO CHANGE COURSE AND
PROCEED TOWARD TO THE VESSEL IN DISTRESS?
•FLASHING THE NAVIGATIONAL LIGHT ON AND OFF.
7. WHAT MAN OVERBOARD MANEUVER MAY BE USED
IF THE INCIDENT POSITION WAS NOTED AND THE
CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT THE PERSON MAY NOT
DRIFTED FAR FROM THAT PARTICULAR POINTS?
•SECTOR SEARCH
8. IN SAR OPERATION, HOW WOULD YOU
CATEGORIZE THE POINT NORMALLY SPECIFIED BY
THE SMC WHERE A SAR FACILITY IS TO BEGIN ITS
SEARCH PATTERN?
•COMMENCE SEARCH POINT (CSP)
9. THE RESPONSIBILITIES TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO
A DISTRESSED VESSEL OR AIRCRAFT ARE BASED ON
HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS AND ESTABLISHED
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE. SPECIFIC OBLIGATIONS
CAN BE FOUND IN SEVERAL CONVENTIONS,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:
•ARTICLE 19 OF THE VIENNA CONVENTION
10. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST AREA CONTAINING ALL
POSSIBLE SURVIVOR OR SEARCH OBJECT LOCATIONS
WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FACTS AND
ASSUMPTIONS USED TO FORM THE SCENARIO?
•POSSIBILITY AREA
11. WHAT IS THE IAMSAR PROCEDURE WORD THAT
INDICATES, "I MUST PAUSE FOR A FEW SECONDS,
STANDBY FOR FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS"
•WAIT
12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES MAY
BE USED BY AIRCRAFT TO COMMUNICATE WITH
SHIPS FOR DISTRESS AND SAFETY PURPOSES?
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13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBE AN
IAMSAR FACILITY INTENDED TO SERVE AS AN
INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN A PERSON REPORTING AN
EMERGENCY AND A RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE
OR RESCUE SUB-CENTRE?
•ALERTING POST
14. WHAT DOES THE SIGNAL MEANS WHEN A VESSEL
IS FLYING THE SIGNAL "BJ-1" FROM HER STARBOARD
HALYARD?
•AN AIRCRAFT IS CIRCLING OVER AN ACCIDENT.
15. DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS AND
EXERCISES, WHAT IS THE PREFIX CALL SIGN USED
BEFORE THE ORDINARY RADIO CALL SIGN OR AS A
SPECIFIC MISSION CALL SIGN FOR THE AIRCRAFT
COORDINATOR (ACO)?
•"AIR COORDINATOR"
16. IN SAR OPERATIONS, WHAT IS CALLED AS THE
INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT OF A RESOURCE IN
CONDUCTING A SEARCH OR RENDERING ASSISTANCE?
•SORTIE
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17. WHAT IS THE PART OF THE COSPAS-SARSAT
SYSTEM THAT ACCEPTS ALERT MESSAGES FROM THE
LOCAL USER TERMINAL(S) TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE
APPROPRIATE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTERS (RCC)
OR OTHER SEARCH AND RESCUE POINTS OF
CONTACT?
•MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC)
18. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTING A
MESSAGE STATING THAT DISTRESS
COMMUNICATIONS HAVE CEASED?
•THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (RCC)
CONTROLLING THE DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS
19. WHICH EVENT LED TO THE PROCESS OF THE
REPORTING OF A DISTRESS INCIDENT TO A UNIT
WHICH CAN PROVIDE OR CO-ORDINATE ASSISTANCE?
•DISTRESS ALERT
20. AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THE SEARCH AND
RESCUE MISSION BEGINS ITS SEARCH PATTERN ?
•THE SAR FACILITY IS TO START AT COMMENCE
SEARCH POINT.
21. THESE ARE THE THREE (3) TYPES OF 406 MHZ
DISTRESS BEACONS EXCEPT:
•LOCAL USER TERMINALS (LUT)
22. IN SAR OPERATIONS, HOW WOULD YOU
CATEGORIZE THE SITUATION WHEREIN THERE IS
REASONABLE CERTAINTY THAT A VESSEL OR OTHER
CRAFT INCLUDING AN AIRCRAFT OR A PERSON IS
THREATENED BY A GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER
AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE?
•DISTRESS PHASE
23. WHAT IS THE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER
RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH AERONAUTICAL AND
MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS AND
OPERATIONS?
•JOINT RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (JRCC)
24. TO EXHIBIT A DISTRESS SIGNAL WITHOUT USING
THE GMDSS SUB-SYSTEM (EQUIPMENT), WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE EXECUTED AS TO GET
ATTENTION OF NEARBY VESSELS?
•PARACHUTE RED FLARE
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25. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AERONAUTICAL-ON-
SCENE FREQUENCIES MAY BE JOINTLY USED BY
AIRCRAFT AND VESSELS ENGAGED IN SAR
OPERATIONS?
•123.1 MHZ
26. WHAT IS THE IAMSAR PROCEDURE WORD THAT IS
USED TO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF A MESSAGE OR
ONE MESSAGE FROM ANOTHER?
•BREAK
27. THE PHASES OF EMERGENCY AT SEA ESTABLISHED
FOR CLASSIFYING INCIDENTS AND DETERMINING THE
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ARE THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:
•CRITICAL PHASE
28. HOW SHOULD THE PERSONNEL BASKET BE
LOWERED TO PICK UP PERSONNEL FROM A BOAT?
•IT SHOULD BE LOWERED OVER OPEN WATER
29. IN SAR OPERATIONS WHAT IS THE PERIOD DURING
WHICH PRELIMINARY ACTION IS TAKEN TO ALERT
SAR FACILITIES AND OBTAIN AMPLIFYING
INFORMATION?
•INITIAL ACTION STAGE
30. WHAT IS THE LIFESAVING SIGNAL FOR "YOU ARE
SEEN - ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE"?
•ORANGE SMOKE SIGNAL
31. WHEN A SHIP HAS BEEN REPORTED OVERDUE AT
DESTINATION OR IT HAS FAILED TO MAKE AN
EXPECTED POSITION OF SAFETY REPORT, THE
EMERGENCY PHASE DECLARED IS?
•UNCERTAINTY PHASE
32. WHEN EVACUATING A CREW BY HELICOPTER LIFT,
WHICH COURSE SHOULD THE SHIP TAKE?
•A COURSE THAT WILL KEEP A FREE FLOW OF AIR,
CLEAR OF SMOKE, OVER THE HOIST AREA.
33. WHAT IS AN AUTOMATED MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
VESSEL RESCUE SYSTEM (AMVER)?
•AN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OPERATED BY THE US
COAST GUARD PROVIDING COORDINATION OF
SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS
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34. WHAT IS THE POINT NORMALLY SPECIFIED BY
SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION WHERE A SAR FACILITY
IS TO BEGIN ITS SEARCH PATTERN?
•COMMENCE SEARCH POINT
35. WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE ON SCENE
CO-ORDINATOR (OSC) WITH RESPECT TO DISTRESS
COMMUNICATION?
•MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL SEARCH
AND RESCUE (SAR) FACILITIES
36. DURING A RESCUE OPERATIONS, WHAT METHOD
IS USED WHEN A HELICOPTER USES A SPECIAL DEVICE
FOR HOISTING OR LOWERING PERSONS WITH
RESCUE SLING AND A SEATING BELT FROM THE
WATER OR DECK?
•DOUBLE LIFT METHOD
37. AN AIRPLANE SHOULD NOT SEND WHICH SIGNAL
IN REPLY TO A SURFACE CRAFT?
•OPENING AND CLOSING THE THROTTLE
38. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PERIOD DURING WHICH
THE SAR SYSTEM BECOMES AWARE OF AN ACTUAL
OR POTENTIAL INCIDENT?
•AWARENESS STAGE
39. WHAT IS THE TERM USED IN SEARCH OPERATION
AT SEA TO A GEOGRAPHIC POINT, LINE, OR AREA
USED AS A REFERENCE IN SEARCH PLANNING?
•DATUM
40. WHAT LIFESAVING SIGNAL YOU WILL SEND
SIGNIFYING "YOU ARE SEEN - ASSISTANCE WILL BE
GIVEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"?
•3 WHITE STAR SIGNALS
41. HAVING RECOVERED TWO SURVIVORS FROM A
MARINE DISASTER SCENE, WHAT ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS WOULD YOU NEED TO ASK THEM AS PART
OF YOUR DEBRIEFING?
•THE MASTER OF THE RECOVERING VESSEL SHOULD
OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUCH AS
NAME AND RANK OF THE SURVIVOR AND NAME OF
SHIP/VEHICLE/FLIGHT DESTINATION.
42. WHAT TYPE OF SEARCH SHOULD BE CONDUCTED,
WHEN YOU ARRIVED AT THE REPORTED POSITION OF
DISTRESS VESSEL BUT THE VESSEL COULD NOT BE
SIGHTED?
•EXPANDING SQUARE
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43. WHAT IS THE INMARSAT SPECIAL ACCESS CODE
WHICH CAN BE USED IF A VESSEL REQUIRE MARITIME
ASSISTANCE, OR TOWING OR HAS ENCOUNTERD OIL
POLLUTION ETC?
•SAC 39
44. WHICH FLIGHT PATTERN INDICATES THAT THE
PILOT NEEDS ASSISTANCE OR THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S
TRANSMITTER HAS FAILED BUT ITS RECEIVER STILL
OPERATES?
•RIGHT HAND TRIANGULAR PATTERN
45. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SAR SYSTEM GENERAL
LEVELS OF COORDINATION EXCEPT:
•AIRCRAFT COORDINATOR (ACO)
46. WHAT IS THE COLOR OF ROCKETS, SHELLS, OR
ROCKET PARACHUTE FLARES USED TO INDICATE THAT
THE VESSEL IS IN DISTRESS AND REQUIRES
IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE?
•RED
47. IN SAR OPERATIONS, WHICH EVENT LED TO THE
PERIOD WHEN SAR FACILITIES RETURN TO THEIR
REGULAR LOCATION AND PREPARE FOR ANOTHER
MISSION?
•CONCLUSION STAGE
48. HOW DOES THE RADAR OF SEARCHING VESSEL
INTERROGATE THE SART OF A SURVIVAL CRAFT
UNDER IAMSAR?
•THE SART RESPOND AUTOMATICALLY AND
TRANSMITS SIGNAL WHEN IT DETECTS THE OTHER
VESSEL X-BAND RADAR SIGNAL.
49. IN SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AT SEA,
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE AMOUNT OF TIME A
FACILITY MAY SPEND AT THE SCENE ENGAGED IN
SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES?
•ON-SCENE ENDURANCE
50. DURING A HELICOPTER EVACUATION, THE
HELICOPTER LOWERS ITS WINCH WIRE TO THE DECK.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE DONE WITH
THE WINCH WIRE?
•IT SHOULD BE FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION.
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51. WHICH IS NOT A SIGNAL MESSAGE BY AN
AIRPLANE WHO WANTS A VESSEL TO CHANGE
COURSE AND PROCEED TOWARDS A VESSEL IN
DISTRESS?
•FLASHING THE NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON AND OFF.
52. WHO COORDINATES THE INVOLVEMENT OF
MULTIPLE AIRCRAFTS IN SAR OPERATIONS IN
SUPPORT OF THE SAR MISSION COORDINATOR (SMC)
AND ON-SCENE COORDINATOR (OSC)?
•AIRCRAFT COORDINATOR (ACO)
53. WHAT SHOUD A COORDINATOR SURFACE SEARCH
(CSS) IN A SAR SITUATION SHOULD DISPLAY BY
NIGHT?
•A DISTINCTIVE SIGNAL PROMULGATED BY THE CSS
54. WHAT WOULD RESULT IF AN EVENT
OVERWHELMS RESOURCES?
•DISASTER
55. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO ABANDON SHIP WHILE OUT
AT SEA, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS
CORRECT?
•STAY CLOSE TOGETHER IN THE AREA TO AWAIT
RESCUER
56. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE EARTH RECEIVING
STATION THAT RECEIVES BEACON SIGNALS RELAYED
BY COSPAS-SARSAT SATELLITES, PROCESSES THEM TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE BEACONS, AND
FORWARDS THE SIGNALS?
•LOCAL USER TERMINAL (LUT)
57. IN SAR OPERATIONS, WHAT IS CALLLED AS THE
SEARCH AREA OR THE ACTUAL DISTRESS SITE?
•ON-SCENE
58. IN IAMSAR, WHAT IS THE GENERAL TERM USED
TO DESCRIBE DOCUMENTS WHICH EXIST AT ALL
LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH AND RESCUE STRUCTURE TO DESCRIBE
GOALS, ARRANGEMENTS AND PROCEDURES WHICH
SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE
SERVICE?
•SEARCH AND RESCUE PLAN
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59. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PERIOD DURING A SAR
INCIDENT WHEN SAR FACILITIES RETURN TO THEIR
REGULAR LOCATION AND PREPARE FOR ANOTHER
MISSION?
•CONCLUSION STAGE
60. WHAT IS THE TERM USED FOR THE MARITIME
NAME FOR AN INMARSAT SHORE-BASED STATION
LINKING SHIP EARTH STATIONS WITH TERRESTIAL
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS? WHAT IS THE
MARITIME NAME FOR AN INMARSAT SHORE-BASED
STATION LINKING SHIP EARTH STATIONS WITH
TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS?
•COAST EARTH STATION (CES)
61. WHAT IS THE LINE, SUCH AS THE DISTRESSED
CRAFT'S INTENDED TRACK LINE OR A LINE OF
BEARING, WHICH DEFINES THE CENTER OF THE AREA
WHERE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE SEARCH OBJECT IS
MOST LIKELY TO BE LOCATED?
•DATUM LINE
62. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SIGNAL UNDER THE
NAVIGATIONAL RULES IS NOT A RECOGNIZED
DISTRESS SIGNALS?
•A GREEN STAR SIGNAL
63. TO CARRY OUT A PARALLEL TRACK SEARCH IN A
COORDINATED MANNER, ALL VESSEL ON THE SEARCH
SHOULD PROCEED AT WHAT SPEED?
•MAXIMUM SPEED OF THE SLOWEST SHIP PRESENT.
64. WHAT ASSUMPTIONS DO YOU CALL THE AREA
WHERE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE SEARCH OBJECT IS
MOST LIKELY TO BE LOCATED?
•DATUM AREA
65. WHAT IS THE TERM USED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION AT SEA TO THE PROCEDURE ASSIGNED
TO A SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT (SRU) FOR
SEARCHING A SPECIFIED AREA?
•SEARCH PATTERN
66. WHO USUALLY PREPARES THE RESCUE ACTION
PLAN THAT INCLUDES BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE
INCIDENTS?
•SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION COORDINATOR
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67. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ABANDONING A VESSEL,
WHAT DOES THE LOOKOUTS POSTED ABOARD THE
LIFERAFTS SHOULD LOOK FOR?
•SURVIVORS IN THE WATER
68. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS TRUE
WHEN EVACUATING AN INJURED CREW BY A
HELICOPTER LIFT?
•FLAGS SHOULD BE FLOWN TO PROVIDE A VISUAL
REFERENCE AS TO THE DIRECTION OF THE APPARENT
WIND.
69. THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
MANUAL FOR MOBILE FACILITIES, WHICH IS
INTENDED FOR CARRIAGE ON BOARD SEARCH AND
RESCUE UNITS, AND SO ON BOARD CIVIL AIRCRAFT
AND VESSELS, IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES TO THE
FOLLOWING EXCEPT:
•WHO UNDERTAKE TO ASSIST A VESSEL OR ANY
PROPERTY IN DANGER IN ANY NAVIGABLE WATER
70. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE BEST
USED FOR VISUAL DETECTION OF A DISTRESSED
VESSEL?
•AN EPIRB'S STROBE LIGHT
71. DURING HELICOPTER EVACUATION OF AN
INJURED CREW ON BOARD, WHAT COURSE SHOULD
THE SHIP STEER?
•AS INSTRUCTED BY THE HELICOPTER PILOT
72. WHICH BOOK THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE
TO THOSE WHO, DURING EMERGENCIES AT SEA, MAY
REQUIRE ASSISTANCE OR MAY BE ABLE TO RENDER
ASSISATNCE?
•MERSAR MANUAL
73. WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF SORTING SURVIVORS
ACCORDING TO MEDICAL CONDITION AND ASSIGNING
THEM PRIORITIES FOR EMERGENCY CARE,
TREATMENT AND EVACUATION?
•TRIAGE
74. WHAT IS THE TERM USED IN SEARCH AND RESCUE
OPERATION AT SEA TO A SHIP, AIRCRAFT, OR OTHER
CRAFT MISSING OR IN DISTRESS OR SURVIVORS OR
EVIDENCE FOR WHICH A SEARCH IS BEING
CONDUCTED?
•SEARCH OBJECT
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75. WHO DO YOU THINK IS THE PRIMARILY
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
(ATC) SERVICES TO AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
(IFR) AIRCRAFT IN CONTROLLED AREAS UNDER ITS
JURISDICTION?
•AREA CONTROL CENTER (ACC)
76. WHAT IS THE INMARSAT SPECIAL ACCESS CODE
WHICH PROVIDES A CONNECTION TO AN
APPROPRIATE NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CENTER
WHICH IS COLLECTING SHIP MOVEMENT
INFORMATION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE (OR OTHER)
PURPOSES E.G. AMVER OR AUSREP, ETC?
•SAC 43
77. YOU ARE IN A SURVIVAL CRAFT BROADCASTING A
DISTRESS MESSAGE. WHAT INFORMATION WOULD
BE ESSENTIAL TO YOUR RESCUERS?
•YOUR POSITION BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
78. ACCORDINGLY, USE OF THE BAND HAS
DIMINISHED, HOWEVER, IN PRACTICE IS STILL
MONITORED, WHAT HAS CEASED TO BE USED AS OF
2010 AS THE PRIMARY DISTRESS CALLING FREQUENCY
AT SEA?
•500 KHZ
79. WHAT IDEAS APPLY THE BRINGING TOGETHER OF
ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTS TO ENSURE
EFFECTIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE?
•COORDINATION
80. WHAT TERM IS RELEVANT TO THE REPORTING OF
DISTRESS INCIDENT TO A UNIT WHICH CAN PROVIDE
OR COORDINATE ASSISTANCE?
•DISTRESS ALERTING
81. WHO RESPOND TO THE DISTRESS SITUATION AND
CARRY THE PERSONNEL WHO PERFORM THE ACTUAL
OPERATIONS?
•SAR UNIT (SRU)
82. WHAT DOES OSC STAND FOR IN THE IAMSAR
MANUAL?
•ON-SCENE COMMANDER
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