US Coast Guard

Where is the vessel aground? Is there an environmental risk? Is there a potential loss of life? Does the vessel aground constitute a hazard to navigation? The US Coast Guard is not a salvage company. More detail in your question would help define the answer.

About a week to two depending on whats being shipped

You'll have to complete your contract before you do anything. When you get within your reenlistment window, you'll be sent to the Retention NCO.. if they don't convince you to reenlist, you'll still have to stop by the Reserve Component Retention NCO before you clear.. they'll try to steer you towards the Army Reserve or Army National Guard. You will have to contact a Coast Guard Recruiter yourself... first and foremost, you need to find out if they accept prior service personnel... they may not.

But if you're looking to transfer out of your active duty contract and be placed instead into a reserve component, it's not likely to happen.

west coast

Class A vessels

6 months...or 180 days

Depends on where you are. If the color guard only spins flags, then the terms are interchangeable. Where the line is drawn is when weapons are added - then it is definitely a color guard.

Means two or more financial products which, under the terms on which each is traded, must be transferred together. As such they form a single saleable unit. They cannot be traded separately.

Under maritime law, unless your vessel is presenting a hazard to navigation or its condition threatens life or property, there is no requirement to involve any other party including any local coastal authority.

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If your vessel is not aground and your not in immediate danger,

Step 1. they can notify a friend marina, seatow and others if you dont want this,

Step 2: USCG will assist you with a Marine Information Broadcast if you want in your behalf this let other mariners know ur position to go and assist you, since they have the most powerful equipment for Communications a lot more people can hear this Broadcasts.

Step 3: If you dont want the above mentioned they will probably set up a communication schedule and that way they'll know if you situation changed i.e: they call you every 10,15 or 20 min whatever is easier for you...

But before or during the above mentioned they will probably take all you info which is essential that you need to be accurate and precise since this is what theyre going to use to launch the search and rescue if needed:

1> POSITION and Name of vessel (very very very important I recommend a GPS position)

2> Nature of distress or Problem description (taking water,aground but anchored, injured crewmember,etc be REALLY specific.

3> Number of People on-board the vessel and Medical issues of crew members(pregnant,diabetics,etc)

4> Vessel Description (type,color,size)

5> On scene Weather

6> Crew members with life jackets (they will always recommend this)

Recommend to make sure they can hear you and you can hear them clearly if you're going to abandon ship LET THEM KNOW BEFORE going in the water with no radios or handheld since hand help have a low range.

THIS 6 steps WILL BE TAKEN if you call a "mayday", remember if you call in a Mayday the USCG will activate a lot of assets and a lot of people is a really expensive operation if you call in a mayday and is not a mayday situation (I.E. out of gas 1 mile out of the marina, aground) they will send you the bill.

You DONT need to call mayday to talk with the USCG you can call them in VHF CH 16 or HF MF 2182 and a few others and it does not have to be a mayday, you can even call them by "Coast guard" over the radio and the WILL answer. But if you go straight into mayday theres a lot of people running to get ready.

WARNING to people making false calls: To all radio operators calling any of false distress or any other form of communication with false intent making the USCG believe is real they WILL initiate a Dept. Homeland Security, FCC, DOD and USCG investigation and you will be charged with a Federal Offense and a really big Fine. The USCG can triangulate your Position anywhere in their water or off their water within seconds and they will catch you.

Perpetrators of hoax distress calls are punishable by upwards of $250,000 fines and up to ten years in a federal penitentiary.

Not sure it would as the need is fulfilled via rail.

The typical CRUISE speed of the formentioned two seat trainer style is about 90-105Mph. and the five seat turbine is about 130-145Mph. (as far as MAX speed, I have been to about 155Mph in a Bell 206).

children under the age of 13.

well first off who cares second of all probably Mary joe Stevens

Maid.

the question should also state that it was Sunday, and Sunday the mail is not delivered

All the modern cruise ships have some sort of sonar on board. It is used to look at the depth of water below the keel. Sonar is relatively cheap because the current electronics technology and the manufacturing techniques used for it are advanced. Sonar rigs are so cheap that small 2- or 3-person fishing boats can be equipped with it at only a modest cost. The so-called fish finders can be had for a couple of hundred bucks. When the safety of a large and expensive passenger ship and the lives of passengers are at stake, why not have a unit on board to tell you how deep the water is? They cost benefit ratio is such that it is crazy not to have a sonar unit or two on board. Sonars have been able to give cruise ships and other ships clear and successful navigation even at times when conditions are not that well.

yes

one to two months

On a ship certain decks/areas are assigned fire zones to aid in firefighting if such an event occurs.

Additionally it helps the crew locate the fire use the internal fire fighting system (if available) such as a C02 extinguisher system to put out the fire.

Its nine years old

Which type of personal floatation device is designed to turn MOST unconscious persons face up

According to the US Coast guard, a personal watercraft is not powered by an external propeller. The personal craft has its on water jet pump.

a whistle or horn AND a bell audible for at least one mile

If you mean Portsmouth, VA, then the U.S. Coast Guard base is located at

Make sure no one is injured and then checks for no leaks.