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Hypothermia Gear Chart 
Source: Ch. 4, Section E.15.a, Auxiliary Operations Policy Manual
Please note that if the AIR TEMP is 68F and the WATER TEMP is 39F, Drysuits are OPTIONAL.
Communications with Station
Initiate your patrol when the facility is prepared to leave the dock.
Terminate your patrol when the vessel is secured to the dock.
Do not hesitate to re-assess your GAR score and report to the Station when conditions change.
SAR Vest Configuration
Crew Fatigue
Trailering- Time spent conducting trailering activities and at a sheltered anchorage counts as 50% underway time (e.g., one hour spent at a sheltered anchorage counts for ½ hour accumulated crew underway time)
Useful OPS Links
OIA Station:
STATION Portsmouth VA; 4000 Coast Guard Blvd; Phone: 757-483-8590
Fax: 483-8461
Recent Significant SAR Activity GREEN = SAR Location
