SAR FUNDAMENTALS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST SEARCH AND RESCUE
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Search and rescue is: - correct answer ✔✔The use of all available resources to assist persons
and property in potential or actual distress.
What are the five stages of SAR? - correct answer ✔✔Awareness
Initial actions
planning
operations
conclusion
(Sometimes these stages are not in order or can overlap)
What are the three ways to communicate distress? - correct answer ✔✔Visual
Electronic
Audio
You recieve a distres alarm on a DSC reciever. it is equivalent to a/an - correct answer
✔✔MAYDAY
What are the three emergency phases - correct answer ✔✔Uncertainty
Alert
distress
What are the five components of the SAR system? - correct answer ✔✔Organization
Resources
Communications
, Emergency Car
Documentation
What are the Three primary geographic divisions of the National SAR System? - correct answer
✔✔Inland :Air Force
Maritime: Coast Guard
Overseas: Unified Commanders?
As OSC who would you make recommondations to for plan modification? - correct answer
✔✔Make recommondations to the Sar Mission Coord. (SMC)
Who is responsible for providing appropriate legal and funding support for the RCC? - correct
answer ✔✔Sar Coordinator (Is the district commander and has the overal responsibility for
managing SAR system)
would a WPB in B-12 be available for urgent sar? - correct answer ✔✔NO! High readiness for
WPB is 0-2 hours
They would not be available for urgent sar
What is a Search Action Plan (SAP) - correct answer ✔✔Used to pass information down chain of
command from SMC or OSC to SRU
What is a SITREP/ - correct answer ✔✔Used to pass information UP the chain of command from
SRU to OSC or SMC
What information does the SUBJECT LINE of a SITREP contain? - correct answer ✔✔Emergency
phase, SITREP sequence # and vessel name or brief situation description.
EXAMPLE: SUBJ: DISTRESS SITREP ONE 30FT P/C ORION COLLISION WITH DRUMMOND ISLAND
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Search and rescue is: - correct answer ✔✔The use of all available resources to assist persons
and property in potential or actual distress.
What are the five stages of SAR? - correct answer ✔✔Awareness
Initial actions
planning
operations
conclusion
(Sometimes these stages are not in order or can overlap)
What are the three ways to communicate distress? - correct answer ✔✔Visual
Electronic
Audio
You recieve a distres alarm on a DSC reciever. it is equivalent to a/an - correct answer
✔✔MAYDAY
What are the three emergency phases - correct answer ✔✔Uncertainty
Alert
distress
What are the five components of the SAR system? - correct answer ✔✔Organization
Resources
Communications
, Emergency Car
Documentation
What are the Three primary geographic divisions of the National SAR System? - correct answer
✔✔Inland :Air Force
Maritime: Coast Guard
Overseas: Unified Commanders?
As OSC who would you make recommondations to for plan modification? - correct answer
✔✔Make recommondations to the Sar Mission Coord. (SMC)
Who is responsible for providing appropriate legal and funding support for the RCC? - correct
answer ✔✔Sar Coordinator (Is the district commander and has the overal responsibility for
managing SAR system)
would a WPB in B-12 be available for urgent sar? - correct answer ✔✔NO! High readiness for
WPB is 0-2 hours
They would not be available for urgent sar
What is a Search Action Plan (SAP) - correct answer ✔✔Used to pass information down chain of
command from SMC or OSC to SRU
What is a SITREP/ - correct answer ✔✔Used to pass information UP the chain of command from
SRU to OSC or SMC
What information does the SUBJECT LINE of a SITREP contain? - correct answer ✔✔Emergency
phase, SITREP sequence # and vessel name or brief situation description.
EXAMPLE: SUBJ: DISTRESS SITREP ONE 30FT P/C ORION COLLISION WITH DRUMMOND ISLAND
