SAR Fundamentals questions with
correct answers 2025
WhatNcriteriaNshouldNbeNconsideredNwhenNselectingNtheNOSCN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OnNsceneNcapabilities,NfamiliarityNwithNSAR,NfirstNSRUNonNscene
WhatNisNtheNabbreviationNdesignationNforNanNexpandingNsquare,NsingleNunitNsearchNpatternN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SS
WhatNareNtheNfourNmostNimportantNpiecesNofNinformationNthatNshouldNbeNgatheredNfirst?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
LastNknownNPositionNLKP,NNatureNofNDistressNNOD,NPersonsNonNBoardNPOBNandNDescription
InNwhatNdirectionNdoesNtheNsecondNunitNcommenceNtheirNsearchNinNaNSectorNSearchNMultiNUnitNV
MN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-90NdegreesNtoNtheNleft
WhenNisNtheNOSCNrequiredNtoNsendNaNSITREPNtoNtheNSMCN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OnceNaNday
WhatNisNtheNformulaNforNcalculatingNPOSN(success)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PODN(direction)NxNPOCN(containment)
WindNcurrentsNshouldNbeNdeterminedNwhenNwaterNdepthsNexceedN100Nfeet,NandNdistanceNfromNs
horeNisNgreaterNthanNhowNmanyNmilesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-20NNM
WhatNsearchNpatternNisNbutNusedNwhenNthereNisNhighNconfidenceNinNdatumNwithinNaNsmallNsearchN
areaN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SectorNSearch
,AfterNdeterminingNthatNyouNhaveNanNoverdueNorNunreportedNvessel,NtheNnextNactionNshouldNbeNw
hatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IssueNanNUrgentNMarineNInformationNBroadcastNUMIB
WhatNtypeNofNsearchNpatternNisNusedNtoNsearchNaNlargeNareNuniformly,NcoveringNoneNendNofNtheNse
archNareNfirstN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CreepingNLine
WhatNriskNmanagementNmodelNidentifiesNtheNriskNfactorsNtoNconsiderN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Planning
EventN
Asset
Communication
Environment
WhoNcanNbeNanNofficialNCoastNGuardNspokespersonN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnyNCoastNGuardNmember
YouNcollectNandNanalyzeNSARNinformationNasNaNfunctionNofNwhatNcomponentNofNtheNSARNsystemN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Documentation
WhatNriskNmanagementNmodelNisNusedNtoNidentifyNoptionsNinNorderNtoNreduceNoperationalNriskN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SpreadNout
Transfer
AvoidN
AcceptN
Reject
WhatNtypeNofNresourcesNincludesNfishingNvesselsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Non-traditional
, ANcaseNwhereNtheNsubjectNreportedNtoNbeNinNdistressNisNconfirmedNnotNtoNbeNinNdistressNandNnotNi
nNneedNofNassistanceNisNaNwhatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FalseNreport
WhereNisNtheNCommenceNSearchNPointNCSPNlocatedNonNaNCreepingNLineNorNParallelNSearchNPatter
nN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1/2NtrackNspaceN(S)NinNfromNtheNsides
DoesNtheNCoastNGuardNhaveNtheNrightNtoNenterNpostedN"PrivateNProperty"NtoNconductNSARN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Yes
ANbarrierNsearchNisNusedNwhenN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANstrongNcurrentNexists
WhatNfactorNisNnotNconsideredNinNtheNGARNmodelN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Severity
AnNSRUNshouldNcontactNtheNOSCNhowNmanyNminutesNpriorNtoNarrivalNinNtheirNsearchNareaN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-15Nminutes
ANconcernedNcitizenNjustNreportedNaNflareNwithNaNrapidNriseNandNfall.NTheNreportingNsourceNdescrib
edNaNwhatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MeteorNFlare
YouNshouldNreleaseNinformationNtoNtheNpublicNearlyNinNaNSARNincidentNtoNreduceNinaccurateNpubli
cNspeculationNaboutNtheNsearchN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True
InNcasesNinvolvingNtowingNbyNtheNCoastNGuardNorNAuxiliary,NtheNvesselNbeingNassistedNwillNnormall
yNbeNtakenNwhereN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNnearestNsafeNheaven
YouNareNbeingNinterviewedNonNaNrecentNboatingNmishapNinvolvingNinjuries.NWhatNtechniqueNwoul
dNyouNuseNtoNaddressNtheNimportanceNofNwearingNflotationNdevicesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Hooking
correct answers 2025
WhatNcriteriaNshouldNbeNconsideredNwhenNselectingNtheNOSCN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OnNsceneNcapabilities,NfamiliarityNwithNSAR,NfirstNSRUNonNscene
WhatNisNtheNabbreviationNdesignationNforNanNexpandingNsquare,NsingleNunitNsearchNpatternN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SS
WhatNareNtheNfourNmostNimportantNpiecesNofNinformationNthatNshouldNbeNgatheredNfirst?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-
LastNknownNPositionNLKP,NNatureNofNDistressNNOD,NPersonsNonNBoardNPOBNandNDescription
InNwhatNdirectionNdoesNtheNsecondNunitNcommenceNtheirNsearchNinNaNSectorNSearchNMultiNUnitNV
MN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-90NdegreesNtoNtheNleft
WhenNisNtheNOSCNrequiredNtoNsendNaNSITREPNtoNtheNSMCN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OnceNaNday
WhatNisNtheNformulaNforNcalculatingNPOSN(success)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PODN(direction)NxNPOCN(containment)
WindNcurrentsNshouldNbeNdeterminedNwhenNwaterNdepthsNexceedN100Nfeet,NandNdistanceNfromNs
horeNisNgreaterNthanNhowNmanyNmilesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-20NNM
WhatNsearchNpatternNisNbutNusedNwhenNthereNisNhighNconfidenceNinNdatumNwithinNaNsmallNsearchN
areaN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SectorNSearch
,AfterNdeterminingNthatNyouNhaveNanNoverdueNorNunreportedNvessel,NtheNnextNactionNshouldNbeNw
hatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-IssueNanNUrgentNMarineNInformationNBroadcastNUMIB
WhatNtypeNofNsearchNpatternNisNusedNtoNsearchNaNlargeNareNuniformly,NcoveringNoneNendNofNtheNse
archNareNfirstN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CreepingNLine
WhatNriskNmanagementNmodelNidentifiesNtheNriskNfactorsNtoNconsiderN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Planning
EventN
Asset
Communication
Environment
WhoNcanNbeNanNofficialNCoastNGuardNspokespersonN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnyNCoastNGuardNmember
YouNcollectNandNanalyzeNSARNinformationNasNaNfunctionNofNwhatNcomponentNofNtheNSARNsystemN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Documentation
WhatNriskNmanagementNmodelNisNusedNtoNidentifyNoptionsNinNorderNtoNreduceNoperationalNriskN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-SpreadNout
Transfer
AvoidN
AcceptN
Reject
WhatNtypeNofNresourcesNincludesNfishingNvesselsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Non-traditional
, ANcaseNwhereNtheNsubjectNreportedNtoNbeNinNdistressNisNconfirmedNnotNtoNbeNinNdistressNandNnotNi
nNneedNofNassistanceNisNaNwhatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FalseNreport
WhereNisNtheNCommenceNSearchNPointNCSPNlocatedNonNaNCreepingNLineNorNParallelNSearchNPatter
nN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1/2NtrackNspaceN(S)NinNfromNtheNsides
DoesNtheNCoastNGuardNhaveNtheNrightNtoNenterNpostedN"PrivateNProperty"NtoNconductNSARN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Yes
ANbarrierNsearchNisNusedNwhenN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANstrongNcurrentNexists
WhatNfactorNisNnotNconsideredNinNtheNGARNmodelN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Severity
AnNSRUNshouldNcontactNtheNOSCNhowNmanyNminutesNpriorNtoNarrivalNinNtheirNsearchNareaN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-15Nminutes
ANconcernedNcitizenNjustNreportedNaNflareNwithNaNrapidNriseNandNfall.NTheNreportingNsourceNdescrib
edNaNwhatN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MeteorNFlare
YouNshouldNreleaseNinformationNtoNtheNpublicNearlyNinNaNSARNincidentNtoNreduceNinaccurateNpubli
cNspeculationNaboutNtheNsearchN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True
InNcasesNinvolvingNtowingNbyNtheNCoastNGuardNorNAuxiliary,NtheNvesselNbeingNassistedNwillNnormall
yNbeNtakenNwhereN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNnearestNsafeNheaven
YouNareNbeingNinterviewedNonNaNrecentNboatingNmishapNinvolvingNinjuries.NWhatNtechniqueNwoul
dNyouNuseNtoNaddressNtheNimportanceNofNwearingNflotationNdevicesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Hooking