Training Guide
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underway.
The first three chapters pertains marlinspike, uniforms and the equipping the Auxiliary Surface Facility while the other chapters pertain to crew functions. Chapter 15 contains
illustrations of various tow rigs found on many Auxiliary facilities which should assist the facility owner to determine what would work best on their vessel.
Purpose:
1. To serve as an aid for SABOT Instructors when conducting classroom and underway SABOT training.
2. To consolidate SABOT training information and references in one document.
3. To give suggestions and guidance to members wishing to equip their boat as an Auxiliary Operational Surface Facility.
4. Guidance on line types and minimum sizes and lengths are suggested for facility owners.
5. Emphasizes readiness and standardization as an ongoing process starting in the classroom.
6. Improve boat crew safety and proficiency through the use of standardized procedures taught in the classroom.
7. Promotes the use of "Check Lists" for performing various evolutions.
8. Provide a uniform method of measuring unit readiness and compliance with program standards as presented in the SABOT Job Aid.
9. Regular use of these standardized procedures taught in this program should strengthen the Order Issuing Authority’s confidence in the Auxiliary’s ability to execute Surface Operations missions and enhance active duty and Auxiliary interoperability.
10. Suggestions are made for various types of lines to equip an Auxiliary Facility.
I hope that you find this guide a helpful training tool for the SABOT program.
COMO Lewis J. Wargo, Sr.
DSO-OP / CQEC
Ninth Eastern Region
TABLE of CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. MARLINESPIKE
1. General
2. Types of Lines
3. Material Used to Construct Lines
4. Towlines, Pendants, and Bridles
5. Definitions
6. Knots, Hitches, and Splices
7. Line Maintenance
8. Storing Lines
CHAPTER 2. AUXILIARY SMALL BOAT CREWS
1. Uniforms
2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
3. Crews
CHAPTER 3. THE FACILITY
1. General
2 Equipping the facility
3 Lines and fenders and fittings
4. Preparing the facility
5. Locating equipment and Instruction on Use of Equipment
TABLE of CONTENTS
CHAPTER 4 STABILITY
1. General
2. Risk Assessment and Management
3. Stability Risk Management Plan
4. Equilibrium
5. Types of Stability
6. Static and Dynamic Forces
7. Losing Stability
8. Free Surface Effect
9. Free Communication with the Sea
10. Effects of Down-flooding
11. Effects of Water on Deck
CHAPTER 5. PREPARING TO GET UNDERWAY
1. The mission
2. Risk Assessment
3. Assign Duties
4. Communicating with the Controlling unit
CHAPTER 6. GETTING UNDERWAY
1. Leaving the Mooring
2 Underway
3. Lookouts
CHAPTER 6 (cont’d)
4. Helm Watch
5. Crew Rotation
CHAPTER 7. UNDERWAY
1. General
CHAPTER 8 BOAT HANDLING
1. General
2. Forces
3. Propulsion and Steering
4. Basic Maneuvering
5. Moving Forward
6. Turning the Boat with the Helm
7. Stopping the Boat
8. Backing the Vessel
9. Turning a Twin Screw Vessel
10. Turning a Single Screw Vessel
11. Station Keeping
12. Maneuvering
13. Maneuvering in Rough Weather
14. Negotiating Head Seas
15. Running Before a Sea
16. Traversing Beam Seas
CHAPTER 8 (cont’d)
17. Transit When Current Opposes the Seas
18. Transit When Seas and Current Coincide
CHAPTER 9 ANCHORING
1. General
2. Terms and Definitions
3. Reasons for Anchoring
4. Anchor Types
5. Danforth Anchor
6. Lines and Chain
7. Fittings
8. Selecting an Anchorage Area
9. Anchoring
10. Weighing Anchor
CHAPTER 10 MOB AND PIW RECOVRERY
1. General
CHAPTER 11 LOCKING PROCEDURES
1. General
CHAPTER 12 . THE TOWING RIG
1. General
2. Towline
CHAPTER 12 (cont’d)
3. Pendant
4. Bridle
5. Tow Rig Components
6. Recommended Safe Towing Criteria
7. Recommended Maximum Towing Loads
9. Recommended Towing Rigs
8. Recommended Towing Rig Tensile Strength
9. Recommended Towing Rigs
CHAPTER 13. INTRODUCTION TO TOWING
1. General
2. Terminology
3. Force
4. Strain on the Towing Ensemble
5. Optimum Towing Speed
6. Towing Position
7. Control
8. Use of a Skiff Hook
9. Recommended Maximum Towing Load
CHAPTER 14. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR TOWING SMALL CRAFT
1. Introduction
2. Location and Approach to a Disabled Vessel
CHAPTER 14 (cont’d)
3. Connecting the Towline
4. Rigging the Towline
5. Proceeding with the Tow
6. Alongside Towing
7. Towing, General Regulations
CHAPTER 15 TYPES OF TOWING RIGS
1.Introduction
2. General
3. "Y" Bridle
4. Modified "Y" Bridle
5. "V" Bridle
6. Single Point
7. Tow Bar with Centering Pins
8. Tow Bar to Clear Outboard Engines
9. Expanding Bridle
CHAPTER 16 ADVANCED TOWING
1. Introduction
2. Station Keeping
3. Towing Under Adverse Conditions
4. Towing in Surf Conditions
5. Towing in a Strong Current
CHAPTER 16 (cont’d)
6. Towing Upstream in a Strong Current
7. Towing Downstream in a Strong Current
8. Towing a Vessel with a Fouled Anchor
9. Salvage
10. Towing Off a Beach
11. Towing Off of Rocks
12. Righting a Capsized Vessel
13. Swamped Boats
14. Approaching a Burning Vessel
15. When Not to Tow
CHAPTER 17 TOWING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
1. Introduction
2. Personnel Safety
3. Mechanical Failure of Tow Rig and Fittings
4. Capsizing and Other Catastrophic Failures
CHAPTER 18 RULES OF THE ROAD FOR TOWING
1. General
2. Steering and Sailing Rules
3. Lights and Shapes
4. Sound Signals
5. Communications for Towing Evolutions
CHAPTER 19 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
1. General
2. VHF-FM System
3. Other Radio Systems
4. Coast Guard Radio Procedures
5. How to Speak on a Radio
6. Pro-words and Abbreviations
7. Phonetic Alphabet
8. Emergency Communications
9. Receipt of Distress Messages
10. Radio Alarm System
CHAPTER 20 NAVIGATION
1. General
2. Teamwork
3. SAROPS Print-outs
4. Exercises
5. "6-2-1" RULE
CHAPTER 21 SEARCH AND RESCUE
1. General
2. Objectives
3. SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC)
CHAPTER 21 (CONT’D)
4. On Scene Commander (OSC)
5. Search and Rescue Unit (SRU)
6. SAR Emergency Phases
7. Flare Incidents
8. Maritime SAR Assistance Policy
9. General Salvage Policy (other than towing)
10. Search for Bodies
11. Initial SAR Incident Information
12. Datum for Search Planning
13. Search Area Description
14. Search Patterns
15. Initial Response
16. Search Area Coverage
17. Search Preparation
CHAPTER 22 PAPERWORK
1. General
2. Coast Guard Auxiliary Patrol Order (CG-5132)
3. Mission Hour Report (ANSC-7030)
4. Auxiliary SAR Incident and MISLE Case Data Entry (CG-4612)
5. Facility Log
CHAPTER 23 CHECKLISTS
1. General
2. Pre-Mission Brief
3. Sample GAR Worksheet
4. Discovering a Vessel Requiring assistance
5. Towing
6. Anchoring
7. Locking
8. Post-Mission Debrief
9. "6-2-1" RULE