SAR Fundamentals Exam – Complete Practice Questions With Detailed Answers
What criteria should be considered when selecting the OSC - (answer)On scene capabilities, familiarity
with SAR, first SRU on scene
What is the abbreviation designation for an expanding square, single unit search pattern - (answer)SS
What are the four most important pieces of information that should be gathered first? - (answer)Last
known Position LKP, Nature of Distress NOD, Persons on Board POB and Description
In what direction does the second unit commence their search in a Sector Search Multi Unit VM -
(answer)90 degrees to the left
When is the OSC required to send a SITREP to the SMC - (answer)Once a day
What is the formula for calculating POS (success) - (answer)POD (direction) x POC (containment)
Wind currents should be determined when water depths exceed 100 feet, and distance from shore is
greater than how many miles - (answer)20 NM
What search pattern is but used when there is high confidence in datum within a small search area -
(answer)Sector Search
After determining that you have an overdue or unreported vessel, the next action should be what -
(answer)Issue an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast UMIB
What type of search pattern is used to search a large are uniformly, covering one end of the search are
first - (answer)Creeping Line
What risk management model identifies the risk factors to consider - (answer)Planning
Event
Asset
,SAR Fundamentals Exam – Complete Practice Questions With Detailed Answers
Communication
Environment
Who can be an official Coast Guard spokesperson - (answer)Any Coast Guard member
You collect and analyze SAR information as a function of what component of the SAR system -
(answer)Documentation
What risk management model is used to identify options in order to reduce operational risk -
(answer)Spread out
Transfer
Avoid
Accept
Reject
What type of resources includes fishing vessels - (answer)Non-traditional
A case where the subject reported to be in distress is confirmed not to be in distress and not in need of
assistance is a what - (answer)False report
Where is the Commence Search Point CSP located on a Creeping Line or Parallel Search Pattern -
(answer)1/2 track space (S) in from the sides
Does the Coast Guard have the right to enter posted "Private Property" to conduct SAR - (answer)Yes
A barrier search is used when - (answer)A strong current exists
What factor is not considered in the GAR model - (answer)Severity
, SAR Fundamentals Exam – Complete Practice Questions With Detailed Answers
An SRU should contact the OSC how many minutes prior to arrival in their search area - (answer)15
minutes
A concerned citizen just reported a flare with a rapid rise and fall. The reporting source described a what
- (answer)Meteor Flare
You should release information to the public early in a SAR incident to reduce inaccurate public
speculation about the search - (answer)True
In cases involving towing by the Coast Guard or Auxiliary, the vessel being assisted will normally be
taken where - (answer)The nearest safe heaven
You are being interviewed on a recent boating mishap involving injuries. What technique would you use
to address the importance of wearing flotation devices - (answer)Hooking
What component of the SAR system would cover the centralized control and coordination -
(answer)Organization
When you communicate with the media you should do what - (answer)State only the facts
When you are notified of a situation that needs to be mentioned or needs more information, but does
not require dispatching resources, you would classify the mergence phase as - (answer)Uncertainty
The flare type that has no apparent rise or fall is what kind of flare - (answer)Handheld
When conducting a parallel search, how are the search legs to the major axis - (answer)Parallel
The STARR model is used to - (answer)identify options
The first leg of a sector search is normally in the direction of - (answer)Total Surface Drift
What criteria should be considered when selecting the OSC - (answer)On scene capabilities, familiarity
with SAR, first SRU on scene
What is the abbreviation designation for an expanding square, single unit search pattern - (answer)SS
What are the four most important pieces of information that should be gathered first? - (answer)Last
known Position LKP, Nature of Distress NOD, Persons on Board POB and Description
In what direction does the second unit commence their search in a Sector Search Multi Unit VM -
(answer)90 degrees to the left
When is the OSC required to send a SITREP to the SMC - (answer)Once a day
What is the formula for calculating POS (success) - (answer)POD (direction) x POC (containment)
Wind currents should be determined when water depths exceed 100 feet, and distance from shore is
greater than how many miles - (answer)20 NM
What search pattern is but used when there is high confidence in datum within a small search area -
(answer)Sector Search
After determining that you have an overdue or unreported vessel, the next action should be what -
(answer)Issue an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast UMIB
What type of search pattern is used to search a large are uniformly, covering one end of the search are
first - (answer)Creeping Line
What risk management model identifies the risk factors to consider - (answer)Planning
Event
Asset
,SAR Fundamentals Exam – Complete Practice Questions With Detailed Answers
Communication
Environment
Who can be an official Coast Guard spokesperson - (answer)Any Coast Guard member
You collect and analyze SAR information as a function of what component of the SAR system -
(answer)Documentation
What risk management model is used to identify options in order to reduce operational risk -
(answer)Spread out
Transfer
Avoid
Accept
Reject
What type of resources includes fishing vessels - (answer)Non-traditional
A case where the subject reported to be in distress is confirmed not to be in distress and not in need of
assistance is a what - (answer)False report
Where is the Commence Search Point CSP located on a Creeping Line or Parallel Search Pattern -
(answer)1/2 track space (S) in from the sides
Does the Coast Guard have the right to enter posted "Private Property" to conduct SAR - (answer)Yes
A barrier search is used when - (answer)A strong current exists
What factor is not considered in the GAR model - (answer)Severity
, SAR Fundamentals Exam – Complete Practice Questions With Detailed Answers
An SRU should contact the OSC how many minutes prior to arrival in their search area - (answer)15
minutes
A concerned citizen just reported a flare with a rapid rise and fall. The reporting source described a what
- (answer)Meteor Flare
You should release information to the public early in a SAR incident to reduce inaccurate public
speculation about the search - (answer)True
In cases involving towing by the Coast Guard or Auxiliary, the vessel being assisted will normally be
taken where - (answer)The nearest safe heaven
You are being interviewed on a recent boating mishap involving injuries. What technique would you use
to address the importance of wearing flotation devices - (answer)Hooking
What component of the SAR system would cover the centralized control and coordination -
(answer)Organization
When you communicate with the media you should do what - (answer)State only the facts
When you are notified of a situation that needs to be mentioned or needs more information, but does
not require dispatching resources, you would classify the mergence phase as - (answer)Uncertainty
The flare type that has no apparent rise or fall is what kind of flare - (answer)Handheld
When conducting a parallel search, how are the search legs to the major axis - (answer)Parallel
The STARR model is used to - (answer)identify options
The first leg of a sector search is normally in the direction of - (answer)Total Surface Drift
