Flare Sighting and Reporting 16 FEB 2016 Objectives
Flare Sighting and Reporting 16 FEB 2016
Objectives • Identify different types of marine distress flares • Identify other distress signals • Describe how to report a flare sighting • Describe the FIST method 16 FEB 2016
Types of Flares 16 FEB 2016
Aerial Flares 16 FEB 2016
Parachute vs. Meteors 16 FEB 2016
Handheld Flares 16 FEB 2016
Smoke Flares 16 FEB 2016
Flare Characteristics 16 FEB 2016
Illumination Flare (Non Distress) 16 FEB 2016
Geographic Range of a flare by Height of Eye 16 FEB 2016
Flare Sighting Required Information • • • Flare Color (Red, Amber, White, Green, Other) Number of Flares Type of Flares (Parachute, Handheld, Meteor, Other) Time Interval Between the Flares Duration of Burn Trajectory (Rise, Fall, Arc, Steady, Other) Your Position Angle (Closed Fist Method) Origin of Flare (Surface, Air, Other) Relation to the Horizon (Above, Below, On, Other) Orientation of Flare to Shoreline(Bearing, Clock Method) 16 FEB 2016
Fist Method for Measuring Flare Angles Above Horizon 16 FEB 2016
Fist Method for Measuring Flare Angles Below Horizon 16 FEB 2016
Flare Sighting Checksheet 16 FEB 2016
Flare Sighting Checklist (cont. ) 16 FEB 2016
Other Distress Signals 16 FEB 2016
ANY QUESTIONS? 16 FEB 2016
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