ASIAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME STUDIES

PASAY CITY
MARCOM MARITIME COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITY NO. 1 MIDTERM
INTERNATIONAL AIR / MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE

NAME:Abrantes, Mabby G. DATE: 11/27/2020

SECTION:BSMT32 – B1 INSTRUCTOR:_2/0 Archimedes Pagatpatan
SCORE:______________

NOTE: IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING:

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1. What are the types of emergency in
the Distress scenes?
2. What are the color of the flares fired
by the rescue vessel?
3. What type of aircraft utilized in the
conduct of search?
4. List at least two (2) equipments used
to transmit Distress Signal?
5. How many helicopters utilized in the
search and rescue operation?
6. Discuss the weather condition when
the distress happen ( 5 points)

STUDENTS SIGNATURE: _____________________

What are the types of emergency in the Distress Scenes?

 General Alarm
- Act as per the emergency explained by the in charge officer.
- Rush to muster station with life jacket, immersion suit, and act according to the vessel’s
Muster Lists.
 Fire Alarm
- Inform Officer On Watch.
- Check if it is a false or true alarm.
- Report back of findings.
- In case of fire, raise the Fire/General alarm as soon as possible. Try to stop fire and if it is
not possible, muster according to the Fire Muster List.
 Man Overboard Signal
- Rush to the deck and try to locate the crew member fallen in the water
- Throw lifebuoy and inform deck
 Abandon Ship Signal
- Rush to the muster station
- Carry as much ration, water, and warm clothing as you can carry
- Act according to the vessel’s Muster Lists.
 Engineers Call
- All Ship Engineers Should assemble in the Engine Control Room
 CO2 Alarm
- In case of CO2 alarm, leave the Engine Room immediately.
 Engine Room Flooding
- In case of engine room flooding, Chief Engineer should be called immediately and
general alarm should be raised.
- Immediate action should be taken in preventing more sea water to enter the engine
room and Emergency bilging from the Engine Room should be established in accordance
with the Chief Engineer.
 Cargo Hold Flooding
- In case of cargo hold flooding, Master must be informed immediately.
- All precaution must be taken to contain the flooding to that hold.
- General alarm must be raised.
 Pollution Prevention
- In case of any oil spill/pollution immediate action should be taken according to the
vessel’s “Shipboard Oil Pollution Prevention Plan”.
 - Emergency Plan (SOPEP) and Onboard SOPEP Equipment located in Deck Stores should
be used in case of Oil Spill.

What are the color of the flares fired by the rescue vessel?

 Red Hand flare

- Burns with a bright red light, and gives off white/grey smoke. Ideal for inshore use,
day or night.

 Orange Smoke Flare

- (daytime use only) with red hand flare in the background. Very effective in daylight,
especially to mark your position for a helicopter, and to show the wind direction to
assist the helicopter crew in your rescue. Also used to mark emergency helicopter
landing sites, and show wind direction. Waterproof mini flares are available for use
by divers, who can carry them as part of their dive kit.

 Red parachute flare

 This type of flare is fired by a small rocket to about 1000 feet, and then the red flare
floats down on a small parachute, leaving a smoke trail behind in the breeze. More
intended for offshore use, day or night, and can be seen over considerable distances.
o DO NOT FIRE when helicopter is operating in
your vicinity, it could endanger the
aircraft and will very much upset the
crew
What type of aircraft utilized in the conduct of research?

 In some cases, the agencies may carry out an air-sea rescue (ASR). This refers to the
combined use of aircraft such as flying boats, floatplanes, amphibious helicopters and
non-amphibious helicopters equipped with hoists and surface vessels.

List at least two (2) equipments used to transmit Distress Signal?

 EPIRB:
o Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) is a device to alert search
and rescue services (SAR) in case of an emergency out at sea. It is tracking
equipment that transmits a signal on a specified band to locate a lifeboat, life
raft, ship or people in distress

 Very High Frequency Radio (VHF):

o worldwide system of two-way radio transceivers on ships and watercraft used
for bidirectional voice communication from ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore (for
example with harbormasters), and in certain circumstances ship-to-aircraft
o the range of 156 MHz to 174 MHz is allocated. Channel 16, which is set at
156.800 MHz, is for Distress, Urgency and Safety communication. Channel 70,
set at 156.525 MHz, if for routine VHF DSC (Digital Selective Calling) watch
How many helicopters utilized in the search and rescue operation?

 Flying Boats

 Floatplanes

 Amphibious helicopters
  non-amphibious helicopters

Discuss the weather condition when the distress happen

 Time is a critical factor for reacting in a situation like rough weather. If a pre warning is
available with the ship, then staff can do the preparation; but if the warning period is
short or if there is a sudden struck of rough waves and bad weather then handling of the
ship depends on the knowledge, training, skills and, team efforts of ship’s staff. Nature is
bound to show ups and downs, and rough weather may hit a vessel in open sea with no
time to react, High winds, hail, excessive precipitation, and wildfires are forms and
effects of severe weather, as are thunderstorms, downbursts, tornadoes, waterspouts,
tropical cyclones, and extratropical cyclones. Regional and seasonal severe weather
phenomena include blizzards (snowstorms), ice storms, and dust storm. It is very
important for a seafarer to know what to do in rough weather situation so that mistakes
can be avoided and in minimal time, ship can be prepared for rough sea.