SCCOOS Web Site Training Search and Rescue
SCENARIO: A helicopter went down with three crew members on board in the San Pedro Channel at N, W today. Answer the following questions about this search and rescue situation. Include the name of the web page you used to get the answers for each question.
a. What is the water temperature? Web page? b. Do the weather and wave conditions allow us to send a response team to the site? -Air temperature-Humidity -Air pressure-Precipitation rate -Wind speed-When was the -Wind direction data collected? -Wind gust-Web page
c. How fast are the currents? -Speed of currents -Web page d. How far will the crew members possibly drift in one hour? -Distance traveled from original location -Web page
a. Recent Meteorological Stations and Observations or Ports & Harbors-LA/LB b. Recent Meteorological Stations and Observations c. Ports & Harbors-LA/LB or Surface Current Mapping d. Ports & Harbors-LA/LB or Surface Current Mapping *Answers for measurements will vary depending on conditions Answers