MR2: Saturday training group: Anchoring and Search patterns:
Anchor handling refresher - choosing anchor locations, setting the anchor - using GPS to set anchor alarm - visual fix - identifying dragging anchor
Search Pattern: a group discussion on target drift, direction, speed and general search area, discuss how to set up creeping line ahead search, deploy target & dan buoy and observe drift, carry out creeping line ahead search pattern, alternate crew between the different roles, search coordination & helm.
MOSS: MOB x 6 - collision x 1 , pollution x 1
DPA Trevor Burgess
Links:
[1] http://www.coastguardmana.org.nz/users/xwd