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1. What is the purpose of the SAR TECH certification criteria - ANSWER
these criteria were developed to evaluate three levels of search responder
so that a measurable level of individual and crew capability could be made
available for Incident Commanders
2. Which 2 organizations coordinate member countries' efforts to provide SAR
services on a global basis - ANSWER International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
3. What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation - ANSWER awareness, initial
action, planning, operations and conclusion
4. Which international conventions pertain to SAR - ANSWER Convention
on International Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search and
Rescue and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS)
5. Define positive control - ANSWER followed by radar and in direct
communication with air traffic controllers
,6. What is Cospas-Sarsat - ANSWER an international humanitarian SAR
system that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried
by ships, aircraft or individuals; the system consists of a network of
satellites, ground stations (Local User Terminal), mission control centers
(MCC) and rescue coordination centers (RCC)
7. What are the 3 different types of emergency locator beacons - ANSWER
Emergency Locator Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating
Radio Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator Beacons (individuals)
8. Define a SAR Region (SRR) - ANSWER an area of defined dimensions,
associated with a rescue coordination center (RCC), within which SAR
services are provided; for every SRR, there is one RCC
9. Who are the SAR coordinators for the United States - ANSWER the U.S.
Air Force for the continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for
Alaska and the U.S. Coast Guard for the maritime SRRs that coincide with
the ocean environments and Hawaii
10.How are emergency management and disaster response handled -
ANSWER responsibility for responding to emergencies and disasters
begins at the local level, the next higher level of response (county, state,
national) is activated when resources and capabilities are exhausted
11.What is the scope of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) -
ANSWER NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible and
, adjustable national framework within which government and private
entities at all levels can work together to manage domestic incidents,
regardless of their size, location or complexity; it is also intended to provide
a set of standardized organizational structures (i.e. ICS) and requirements
for processes, procedures and systems designed to improve interoperability
among jurisdictions
12.What is the National Response Plan (NRP) - ANSWER the purpose of
the NRP is to establish a comprehensive, national, all-hazards framework for
domestic incident management across a spectrum of activities including
prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; the NRP incorporates
best practices and procedures from various incident management
disciplines and integrates them into a unified coordinating structure
13.What are the 3 criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is
activated - ANSWER 1) law enforcement confirms a child has been
abducted, 2) law enforcement believes the circumstances surrounding the
abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or
death and 3) there is enough descriptive information about the child,
abductor and/or suspect's vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert
will help
14.What the the 5 major functional areas or sections of the Incident Command
System (ICS) - ANSWER command, operations, planning, logistics and
finance/administration
15.Define span of control - ANSWER important management functions
must be delegated in order to maintain a manageable span of control (3 to
7 persons according to ICS but 5 or less is preferred)
, 16.What is the role of the Command function - ANSWER the command
function provides overall management of an incident and in ICS this
function is carried out by the Incident Commander (IC) and the Command
Staff
17.What is the role of the Incident Commander - ANSWER the Incident
Commander ensures effective management of the incident, selects an
overall strategy, establishes incident objectives, approves the Incident
Action Plan and coordinates and approves requests for resources
18.Who makes up the Command Staff - ANSWER the Safety Officer, the
Liaison Officer and the Information officer
19.What is the role of the Operations function - ANSWER Operations is the
term used to define all actions necessary to carry out the Incident Action
Plan; in ICS, these tactical actions are performed collectively under one
overall function that is carried out by the Operations section
20.How is medical care handled under ICS - ANSWER medical care for the
subject of a search and/or rescue is carried out by the Operations section,
but medical care for personnel involved in the incident (i.e. SAR personnel)
is carried out by the Logistics section
21.Define strike team - ANSWER a strike team is a combination of a
designated number of the same kind and type of resources with common
communications and a leader