Coast Guard

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Collision Prevention Priorities

Nautic priority rules are to be applied in order, the top rule applies first.

• Good seamanship

  Prevent collisions at all cost & always render assistance

• Small makes way for large

  Large vessels are longer than 20 meters in length, or engaged in commercial activity, or have 12 passengers or more

• Secondaty fairway makes way for primary fairway

  Any vessel coming from outside a fairway, or a fairway with less priority shall make way

• Downstream makes way for upstream

  The vessel downstream of an obstacle shall wait for a vessel upstream of the obstacle to pass

• Overtaker makes way

  The overtaking ship shall make way, but the ship being overtaken shall give room

• Starboard shore

  A vessel traveling along the starboard shore or starboard edge of a fairway has priority over other vessels

• Motor makes way for muscle, makes way for sail

  A mechanically propelled vessel shall make way for a vessel propelled by muscle, which in turn shall make way for a vessel propelled by wind

Note: A vessel is any floating object capable of navigation.
Therefore an anchored or beached ship need not make way.
An anchored ship does need to show proper signaling indicating it is anchored.

Priorities between vessels of similar propultion

Motor vessels

• Starboard priority

  The vessel coming from the port side makes way for the vessel coming from starboard

• Opposing starboard

  Opporsing courses both deviate to starboard

Sailing vessels

• Starboard makes way for port

  A ship fairing its boom over starboard shall make way for a ship with its boom over the port side

• Luff makes way for lee

  A ship luff of another shall make way for the ship lee of the other

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Note: Unwritten rule - Wood makes way for plastic, which makes way for steel

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Panel Stormed

To finish even getting started with their task; After their break they gather more supplies and gear.




Testing and preparing the crane




Retrieving the solar panel from storage












A storm picks up and they have to halt operations.

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Navigation


Ship oriented

Bow	The nose of the vessel

Stern

The tail of the vessel

Port	The left side of the vessel

Starboard

The right side of the vessel

Luff side

Cross section division over the length of the ship, the half most up-wind

Lee side

Cross section division over the length of the ship, the half most down-wind

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Compass oriented

Course

The planned direction of travel

Heading

The direction the nose of the vessel is pointing

Track

The direction of travel in relation to land

Bearing

Direction to a target

True North

Based on the axis of the earth's rotation

Magnetic North

Based on the axis of the earth's magnetic field

Variation

Variation from the magnetic North due to curves in the magnetic field

Deviation

Deviation from the magnetic North due to the magnetic properties of the vessel and its direct surroundings

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Wind/wave oriented

Luff	Any up-wind area

Lee	Any down-wind area

In the wind/waves

Heading in opposite direction to the wind/waves

On the wind/waves

Heading at a 45-degree angle to the wind/waves

Half wind/waves

Heading at a 90-degree angle to the wind/waves

Broad wind/waves

Heading at a 135-degree angle to the wind/waves

With the wind/waves

Heading in equal direction to the wind/waves

Note: Wind direction is reported as where it blows from not where it blows to, i.e. the high-pressure area.
Note: Depending on the current the waves do not always roll in the same direction as the wind.

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[Pearly]

Amazing work!

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Planted Panel

They wait out the storm




The Secret Agent risks their own limbs in the procedure.

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Embarkation Procedure

Electrical

• Toggle main power lever
• Stand-by on VHF channel
• Power navigation instruments
• Verify instrument read-outs
• Power navigation lighting

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Crude oil
Sea fairing vessels equipped for long distances often run directly on crude oil.

• Start electrical power generator
• Start air compressor
• Start water intake pump
• Compressed air engine start
• Stop air compressor
• Run stationary on diesel warming the engine
• 5 Miles out at sea: Switch over to crude oil

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General

• Raise teh flag
• Check the weather conditions
• Wear & check rescue equipment
• Check safety equipment
• Check fuel & oil level
• Open fuel tank vent
• Open fuel valve
• Close sanitation valve
• Secure free-moving objects
• Wear dead-man cord
• Start engine
• Register journey plan in the log and with the local radio authority
• Confirm wind & current direction
• Wait for engine oil & temp alarms to halt
• Check for traffic
• Release mooring lines

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Recon

The Double-Vee embarks to test the waters.




Switching vessels testing capabilities.







Probing the borders of the radiation hazard




Downed lighthouse

Investigating a toppled lighthouse and local resources, a masked bandit hides near the Pilot boat.



Approaching arms drawn, a firefight ensues, and while the bandit radios for assistance; Violet jumps aboard and speeds off between chasing bullets.

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Marlinespike Seamanship

Knots

• Half hitch

  Basic overhand knot; never use!

  

• Slipknot

  Fast, easy, and even remote untying

  

• Savoy knot

  Stopping knot; Easy & fast

  

• Square knot

  Connecting two lines fast

  

• Clove hitch

  Trying to a pole

  

• Bowline hitch

  Fixed loop, strength & easy untying

  

• Sheet Bend

  Connecting two lines; strength & easy untying

  

• Sheepshank

  Dropping off cargo verticallly

  

• Cleat hitch

  Trying to a cleat

  

• Anchor bend

  Tying to an anchor

  

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Splices

Back splice

End of a line

Eye splice

Making a loop

Long splice

Connecting two lines

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Fuel Resupply

Violet has been trying to contact the JTF for a while now, trying to set up a Liaison.




Hoping to create some goodwill, the coast guard decided to run a fuel resupply mission.



The truck enters the North gates of Scarville











Unexpectedly the North gates are suddenly locked.




The JTF triest to claim the gate has been locked for a while now, and that signs were posted.
Why they need to feel the need to lie is unclear, no signs were posted on the gates and a few moments ago they were operational.

This is just like when they locked down the whole town without prior notice. Risking the survival of people who have become accustomed to store their personal supplies there. Or those trapped inside reliant on scavenging for food on the outside.
The JTF representative also speaks about a public notice board, but then can't answer where to find it in town.

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Log Keeping
Logs should not only reflect what has happened but your plans intentions and motivations.
Facilitating Salvage, Search & Rescue operations; a found log with current observations and future intent is extremely valuable.

Ship log

Initial

• Report weather forecast
• Report origin
• Report journey plan
• Report cargo
• Report crew
• Report total number of souls on board
• Fleet designation & size

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Update

• Report position
• Report weather conditions
• Report speed
• Report course, track & heading
• Fleet positions
• Report observations

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Final

• Destination
• Report cargo
• Report crew
• Report any irregularities indicating maintenance is required

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Personal log
When not using a ship log, use a personal log.
When using a ship log maintain the personal log for overarching matters, and note when switching to which ship log.

Suggested minimal requirements

• Personal vitality
• Supplies and nourishment
• Mission
• Goals
• Observations

Archiving
Transfer logs up the chain to group-, fleet- & central- command.
This ensures minimal loss of information for MIA vessels and personnel.
As well as ensuring captured logs are brief and not completely contextual, limiting the possibilities for nefarious intent.

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