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1
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What are the 6 steps of mission conduct?

A
Mission Planning
Mission Statement
Mission Recording
Mission Reports
Post Mission Review
Post Mission Investigation
2
Q

What is Mission Planning?

A

Acquiring, validating, analyzing (context) and assessing (Priority and decision) information regarding the incident.

3
Q

What does FFDO stand for?

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Facts/Factors (What is happening?), Deductions ( What might be the situation?) and Outputs (What is to be done about the situation?).

4
Q

What 3 levels of validation are used?

A

Totally reliable, reliable but requires further validation, unreliable.

5
Q

What is the Mission Statement?

A

Written statement of the situation and the plan of action with details of progression clearly set out so that it can be understood with no prior knowledge of the incident.

6
Q

What does SMEAC stand for?

A

Situation, Mission, Execution, Any Questions, Confirmation

7
Q

List 3 types of Mission reports

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SAR Sitreps (Situation Reports)
Polreps (Pollution Reports)
DefReps (Defect Reports)

8
Q

What is recording in mission recording?

A

All information and actions taken in relation to an incident.

9
Q

What 2 types of Mission Review are there?

A

IMR (Informal Mission Review)

PMLR (Post Mission Learning Review)

10
Q

Who carries out a Post Mission Investigation?

A

Carried out internally outside of the ops team.

11
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What is the CG responsibility statement?

A

“HM Coastguard is responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shorelines of the UK

12
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What is the Rescue Dilemma?

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Decision – To attempt the rescue or not?

The most appropriate unit/ back up

The Likely hood of success VS The risk to rescuers

13
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When should a OLR be carried out?

A

Following most Qualifying incidents or where Self-Assessment or an Informal Mission Review identified there may be good practice or lessons learnt, which should be promulgated more widely.

14
Q

What are the 5 stages of a systematic approach to SAR?

A
Awareness 
Initial action 
Planning 
Operations 
Conclusions
15
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When should a QMP be used?

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When an immediate response is required
When time is of the essence
All distress and alert phase incidents
When more time is available a mission statement should still be produced
Record in vision as MC comment or SME/FFDO comment

16
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When should a SARSITREP be submitted?

A

Incidents requiring involvement of a higher level in the MCA
High profile Incidents likely to attract media interest
Incidents likely to become major or prolonged
Incidents involving a number of SAR assets and/or authority’s
When required by duty officers

17
Q

What 7 factors need to be considered before launching an ILB/ALB?

A
Weather – current and forecast 
Duration of mission 
Size of vessel 
Current and future time of day/night  
Number of casualties (POB) 
Distance off shore 
Location of casualty
18
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What is the purpose of a SAR situational report?

A

Alert others that are or may become involved
Inform those who should be kept aware of the incident
To record events

19
Q

Reasons for when more than one CRT should be tasked?

A

Technical Rescue incident
When two teams with the relevant technical experience can be tasked to water, rope or mud.
To cover low manning in the first team
No OIC
To cover competency’s not covered by the first team

20
Q

Hierarchy of rescue

A

Rescuer
Rescue team
By stander
Casualty

21
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What are the operational limits of an RNLI ATLANTIC?

A

Not in excess of a rough sea state

Not in excess of a F9