Coast Guard

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Free Coast Guard Initiative Our preparedness is "no-joke"

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A closely structured expert volunteer force has formed around the common naval interests to continued society.
Naval commercial operations have always been the backbone of any civilised society, even before industrialisation.
We strongly feel that in times where the land is in dismay, the seas are double their worth!

Responsibilities of a maritime security regime

• Search and rescue
• Safety of vessels and navigation
• Maintenance of seamarks

Radio Frequency: 16
Operational territory: Offshore and coastal waters, and the adjacent lake estuaries



Operations

• Deep sea search, rescue & salvage
• Light/Bouy/Mark/waypoint guard
• Hydrographic, cartography & seismic survey
• Radio relay tower
• Central radio & radar post
• Traffic routeing service
• Navigation pilot & tug service
• Meteorological forecast, tidal, hurricane & extreme weather warnings
• Exploratory fishing expeditions
• Mechanical division & fleet maintenance

Fleet

• Pilot boat (Doubling as rescue boat)
• Tug boat (Doubling as salvage vessel | doubling as hydrographic/seismic survey vessel | doubling as a fishing vessel)
• Dinghy as a tender to the mother vessel
• Search & Rescue helicopter (Doubling as fire response vehicle in possible joint ATF venture)
• Icebreaker
• Coastal emergency vehicle

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Beached

Washed ashore with only a radio, Violet instinctively tunes to channel one.
But only after getting chased back into the sea by a hungry walker.

On the waves she finds a friendly voice to guide her past the hordes to a safehaven.




Reality is a harsh teacher and soon the risks and burdens of this desolate post-apocalyptic world bite Violet in the face.
She sneaks around the border wall, till the gate opens for a car and rushes inside Scarville, her last act while sanity is barred from her brain by the infection.




Attracted by the succulent and young and strapping JTF grunts, she charges the most tasty-looking one.
They are forced to shoot her in the knee as she lurches forward, and then cure and heal her.
This all without asking for any compensation or hesitation.

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[whisky]

Good luck.

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Standard marine vocabulary

Maritime alphabet

A: ALPHA

N: NOVEMBER

B: BRAVO

O: OSCAR

C: CHARLIE

P: PAPA

D: DELTA

Q: QUEBEC

E: ECHO

R: TOMEO

F: FOXTROT

S: SIERRA

G: GOLF

T: TANGO

H: HOTEL

U: UNIFORM

I: INDIA

V: VICTOR

J: JULIET

W: WHISKEY

K: KILO

X: X-RAY

L: LIMA

Y: YANKEE

M: MIKE

Z: ZULU

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Message structure

• If it is an emergency message use the correct announcement
• Start your broadcast by calling out the callsign for the receiver
• Follow with your own callsign
• The message

Code: Select all

<receiver> <sender> <optional emergency announcement> <message indicator> <message>

Message indocators

Emergency announcements

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Question

Emergency: Mayday, mayday, mayday

Answer

Urgent: Pan pan, pan pan, pan pan

Request

Security: Securite, securite, securite

Information
Warning
Advice
Instruction

Default responses

If the information is not readily available

Stand by

If the information can not be supplied

No information

If the transmission is unclear

Say again

If the message is unclear

Message not understood

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Repetition
When it is crucial a part of a message is correctly understood, say "Repeat". Example:

Code: Select all

Do not, repeat, do not overtake

Distance
Expressed in Click's (Kilometers), sea-miles or cable-lengths. (a tenth of a mile)

Speed
Expressed in knots, (sea-miles per hour) in relation to the water.
Speed in relation to land is expressed as "ground speed".

Numbers
Example:

150	one-five-zero

2.5	two-point-five

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Radio Reconnaissance

The locals have little to no clue about antennas or broadcasting but will keep an eye out for any towers.




Permission to use the police station roof and the power grid is procured.






The Secret Agent and the Double-Vee investigate the police roof and allegations of Jim being detained.



Mario is florally thankful.

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Standard marine vocabulary Additional

Ledgeda

Correction

A mistake occurred in the transmission, the correct version is ...

Dragging

An anchor has unintentionally lost hold, no longer preventing drift

Drendging anchor

Manouvering a ship utilizing the anchor

ETA	Estimated time of arrival

ETD	Estimated time of departure

Fairway

Part of a navigation route

Foul anchor

Anchor can not be raised

Foul propellor

Propellor obstructed

Hamperred vessel

Vessel with restricted maneuverability by its nature

Height

Highest point above the waterline, i.e. antenna or tip of the mast

Icing

Collecting of ice on the hull

Mark	General indication of a point on the map or topographical feature

Off-shore installation

Any erection at sea that can cause a hazard to navigation

Receiving point

Spot from where onward required procedures follow (i.e. port mooring, canal crossing, icebreaker escort)

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[shalls]

i like this. good luck and have fun!

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Radio Relay Power

Scavaging the city the Secret Agent and Double-Vee find a studio with an antenna and dish on the roof.
Unfortunately, the controls are unpowered. It is ascertained the fuses are blown out.

After looting an old factory for fuses and a multimeter. On their way to resupply at Scarville, a convenient radio tower pleases their mood.
They are able to measure with the resistance setting on the multimeter, that the antenna wiring is intact and forming a circuit.
But that is about all that is operational on the antenna.
They are going to need a way to power it and operate it.

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Man Overboard Procedure

Ship

• Yell out "Man overboard!"
• Aim to throw the lifebuoy next to the MOB
• Assign a crewmate to keep eyes on the MOB at all times
• Reduce speed to prevent a MOB prop-foul
• Perform a Williamson turn to move to a down-wind position to approach MOB
• Stop short and next to the MOB, taking into consideration wave and wind direction
• Radio for assistance on VHF radio channel 16

If you are unable to lift the MOB over the freeboard and no crane is aboard, use the buoyancy of the water by pushing the MOB underwater and lift assisted by the momentum of the water pushing the MOB body up. This is extra effective on a MOB wearing a lifevest.

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Swimmer

• If your lifevest has not auto-inflated, pull the cord
• If your lifevest has not fully inflated, blow on the tube
• Do not swim, float in your original position anticipating recovery
• Stay close to the wreckage and other MOBs
• Check the signal light of your lifevest has activated
• Check the use of radios and transponders
• Stay warm

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Hypothermia

• Wrap survivor in thermal insulation
• Do not shock the body with a hot shower or sudden drastic temperature increase
• Warm the body gradually by taking off layers of wet clothing under a lukewarm shower
• If no heating is available wrap the survivor with a another person in thermal insulation or a sleeping bag

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Concussion

• Keep person engaged in conversation until they recall basic details
• Check responsiveness every few hours, even if the person is sleeping: wake them
• Advice rest for 24 to 48 hours
• Contact medical assistance in case of unresponsiveness

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Power Panel Prodding

The Secret Agent and Double-Vee scout around the radio tower to install the panel.
Unfortunately, it seems the roof of a nearby house is the only option.
But they can't get the panel up there by hand.



For now they stash the panel safely in a nearby garage.

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