Big 5?
- GPS POSN
- POB
- NATURE OF DISTRESS
- VESSEL DESCRIPTION
- PFDs?
What are the PROWORDS used in UMIBs and SMIBs?
UMIB: Pan Pan
SMIB: Securite
UMIB/PanPan is used to request help for a Mariner in distress, specifically from any other mariner or resource that is nearby or can be IVO quickly
SMIB/Securite is used to alert Mariners that there is a hazard to their vessel in a specific location and to be on the alert when traveling through that area.
Describe the MARB process? What is it used for?
MARINE ASSISTANCE REQUEST BROADCAST
When a mariner is clearly in zero distress and does not want to call for commercial salvage, read them the first half of the MARB Broadcast paper to get their permission to send out an MARB.
USCG waits 10 mins before responding to ensure enough time for someone else to reach out. Use case examples are: out of gas, run aground, etc. **ZERO DISTRESS*
You think you may have heard a Single MAYDAY on CH16, what actions should you take?
- Replay the call
- Hail out
- Have the watch floor listen
- If directed send out an UNCOR UMIB
What is an UNCOR Distress, and what is the minimum response?
UNCOR Distress is when you have a distress call and no known position.
The minimum response is an UNCOR UMIB for 1 hour.
What types of flares are there?
Parachute, Meteor, and Handheld
Red and Orange are distress
Green and White are training
Parachute Flare
Rapid rise, slow descent
Meteor flare
Rapid rise, rapid descent usually in clusters of 3 or more
Hand held flare
Steady flame ex Jurassic Park style
Fist Method
Place bottom of fist on horizon line. Every knuckle line up from the horizon line is +2 degrees.
Clock Method
Articulate a static, ideally well known land mark or mass, and establish that landmark/mass as directly in front or behind you ie your 6 or your 12. Then articulate where the flare was sighted relative to that fixed point by orienting it on the same imaginary “clock”
What info should be gathered when a Helo declares and inflight emergency?
- PSN
- INCIDENT
- PLANNED ACTIONS
