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Coast Guard
Posted: August 29th, 2022, 8:33 pm
by ViolentViolet
Beached
Posted: August 29th, 2022, 9:45 pm
by ViolentViolet
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.
Re: Coast Guard
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 3:43 am
by whisky
Good luck.
Standard marine vocabulary
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 3:45 am
by ViolentViolet
Standard marine vocabulary
Maritime alphabet
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 |
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 |
Repetition
When it is crucial a part of a message is correctly understood, say "Repeat". Example:
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:
Radio Reconnecance
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 5:54 am
by ViolentViolet
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.
Additional Standard marine vocabulary
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 7:13 am
by ViolentViolet
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) |
Re: Coast Guard
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 12:42 pm
by shalls
i like this. good luck and have fun!
Radio Relay Power
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 3:44 pm
by ViolentViolet
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.
Man Overboard Procedure
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 4:26 pm
by ViolentViolet
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.
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
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
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
Power Panel Prodding
Posted: August 30th, 2022, 5:37 pm
by ViolentViolet
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.