Rescue And Survival Equipment Flashcards
What is NATOPS general flight and operating instructions?
Provides general information about minimum requirements for aircrew personnel protection equipment and training.
Navy Personnel Ammunition and Explosives Handling Qualification and Certification Program (OPNAVINST) 802.24(series)
Provides the Navy policy and promulgates the
Unmounted Magnetic Compass
- Used to locate iron-base stones (lodestone) to assist in starting fires.
- Primarily for vectoring aircraft and navigational purposes.
Lensatic Compass
1.
Two types of Medical First Aid Kits, General Purpose
- Aircraft Panel Mounted
2. Rigid Case, for liferafts
Pyrotechnic Hazards
Frequently increased by such factors such as:
- age
- improper storage conditions
- rough handling
- moisture penetration
- excessive temperatures
- damage to shipping containers
Mk-124 Signal
- Three raised beads around circumference on the flare (night end).
- Use at arms length and no more than shoulder high.
- May be doused in water or snuffing in sand.
- Lasts 20 seconds
Hook blade knife
- Cut entangled parachute suspension lines.
- Shall be stowed in a protective pocket when not in use.
- 6 inches long with the hook blade at one end and a plastic grip at the other.
Sea dye Marker
1) Placed in water produces a bright fluorescent green color.
2) 20-30 minutes
3) ceases to be a good target after 1 hour
4) visible at a distance of 10 miles from an altitude of 3,000 feet.
Rations
1)
Bagged Drinking Water
1)
For which of the following signaling purposes is a hand-manipulated signaling device NOT used?
Countermeasure
To extinguish an aircraft parachute flare that that is burning in the open, which method should be used?
Water, in flooding quantities and at low pressure
How many survivors is the sling designed to accommodate?
One
When are all survivors slings subject to a calendar inspection?
- Upon issue
- not to exceed 225 days
