Term 1 of 41
A search area where the latitude and longitude of the departure point, turn points, and
destination points are given with a specific width along the track is called?
Trackline Method
Boundary Method
Corner Point Method
Trackline (t) *overdue Fishing Vessel
Definition 2 of 41
1. Sea Current- the main large scale flow of ocean water
2. Tidal Current- mostly within 3 miles of the shoreline and within bays and sounds
3. Wind Current- generated by the wind acting on the water surface over a period of time
4. Lake and River Currents- normally obtained from local knowledge, charts, table or computer
models
What are the four most important pieces of information obtained during the awareness
stage?
What are the four currents that may be involved in determining total water current?
What are the seven paragraphs of a SAP?
What are the three emergency phase classifications?
,Term 3 of 41
Which search pattern is used in an area where a strong current exists?
Trackline (T)
*Overdue fishing vessel
Barrier (B)
*Person falls off bridge in river and you want to keep them from going out to sea
Expanding Square (S)
*Search target is not there when you arrive on scene and your not sure what direction they
went
Parallel (P)
*Target could be anywhere in the search area
Definition 4 of 41
Spread out
Transfer
Avoid
Accept
Reject
Which search pattern is used in an area where a strong current exists?
What is total surface drift?
STAAR method to lower risks
What are the five response stages?
, Definition 5 of 41
The most probable location of the search object corrected for movement over time.
*The two major forces needed when calculating datum is Total Water Current and Leeway.
Define Search And Rescue
Tidal Currents
Define Datum
Define Leeway (lw)
Term 6 of 41
A search area where the sides of the search area are oriented North/South and East/West and the
latitude and longitude of the sides are given is called?
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