MART Vol. II MO/MP - NESA - Civil Air Patrol

ground units is the primary individual who makes extensive use of the cumulativePOD chart.6.3.2 Sample problemsBy referring to a POD chart you will note that there is approximately a 10%chance of locating the missing aircraft during a single search. Locate thenumbers in the column describing heavy tree cover and hilly terrain that coincidewith the search data mentioned above.Problem #1Four aircraft have accumulated 9 hours over a given search area at anaverage ground speed of 90 knots. If they used a track spacing of 2 nm, what isthe total area searched in thousands of square miles?Problem #2The area to be searched prior to sunset is 6000 square nautical miles. Withan average ground speed of 60 knots, 6 hours of good light left in the day, and atrack spacing of 1.5 nm, how many aircraft will be required to complete thesearch?Problem #3The area to be searched is 5000 square nautical miles, and the incidentcommander has selected 2 nm for track spacing. With 3 aircraft capable of anaverage ground speed of 100 knots, how many hours will the search take?6.4 Disaster AssessmentCAP aircrews may be called upon to assess damage from natural and manmadedisasters. Natural disasters may result from weather related phenomenasuch as earthquakes, floods, wildfires, winter storms, tornados, and hurricanes.Man-made disasters may result from accidents (e.g., chemical, biological ornuclear industrial accidents) or acts of terrorism or war. Normally, CAP willsupport FEMA disaster or emergency operations.Some of the disaster assessment services that CAP may be asked to provideare:• Air and ground SAR services (e.g., missing persons, aircraft andlivestock).• Air and ground visual and/or video imaging damage survey andassessment.• Flood boundary determination using GPS.• Air and ground transportation of key personnel, medical and otherequipment, and critical supplies during actual disaster operations.• Air transportation of SAR dogs.• Radio communications support including a high bird relay and controlaircraft to extend communications over a wide area or to coordinate airtraffic into a TFR area over the disaster site.• Courier flights.109