COLLIER COUNTY WILDERNESS WATERWAY

COASTAL PATROL PROCEDURES

REV 4

JULY 2016

SPIN

1. Background. These procedures (SPecial INstructions – SPIN) cover the conduct of the Wilderness

Waterway Coastal Patrol (LWWCP) of the Marco Island (FL-376) and Naples (FL-023) Senior

Squadrons, conducted under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Florida wing

of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and Collier County. The WWCP is generally scheduled 2 or 3 times a

week. WWCP participant assignments are on the MICAP website calendar at fl376.flwg.us

2. Objective. To patrol the Wilderness Waterway southeast of Marco Island down to Lostman’s River

and returning up the coastline along the Keys and by Marco Island. The purpose of the patrol is to

monitor and record all watercraft and campsite activities, looking for signs of boaters/campers in

distress or in need of assistance. Patrol is responsible for communicating to Mission Base any

sighted areas of concern. This also includes the sighting of any forest fires in the area of the patrol.

3. Reporting times. The Crew will report for duty at least 45 minutes prior to the planned aircraft

departure. Departure should be planned no earlier than 3 hours prior to sunset, but may be flown

earlier to accommodate crew schedules or weather considerations. Time of sunset is published in

local newspapers and available online at http://www.calendar-updates.com/sun.asp by ZIP CODE.

Marco Island ZIP CODE is 34145.

4. Crew required for WWCP. The minimum crew for a WWCP will consist of a fully qualified

Mission Pilot (MP), and Mission Observer (MO). An addition of a Mission Scanner (MS) and/or

Aerial Photographer (AP) would be beneficial to the mission. The Mission Base ground crew will

consist of a Mission Radio Operator (MRO), WMIRS Coordinator (WC), and an Incident

Commander (IC). The MP will contact the Flight and Mission Base crew members, prior to the

flight, to verify their availability and coordinate the scheduled mission time. This call should be

made NO LATER THAN the preceding day of the mission.

5. Preflight Preparation:

a. The MP will obtain weather information. Sources are Flight Services, DUATS or AWOS at

WX 120.075 (239) 394-8187. Unofficial but helpful WX reports leading up to the day of the

flight can be found on TV at the Weather Channel, or on the Internet at www.Intellicast.com.

If the pilot determines that weather conditions are unsuitable, the flight will be canceled and

crew members will be notified.

b. The Pilot will obtain a flight release from an authorized FRO:

Willard Garman (941-448-3401) or George Schafer (850-712-7487). If both are unavailable,

you can contact Ben Moore as a last resort (941-313-1151). This Flight Release must be

BOTH an electronic release through WMIRS and a verbal release by phone. If these FROs

are not available you must contact the WWCP Mission 1C, Lt Col Lee Henderson (239-

398-6481) for instructions. You CANNOT launch without a flight release! You need to

try to contact all FROs before calling Lt Col, Henderson.

c. The Pilot, with assistance of the crew members, will preflight the aircraft. Any minor

discrepancies will be noted in the A/C logbook and reported to WMIRS. If A/C is found to

be not airworthy, the flight will be canceled. Notify the following individuals prior to

Grounding the Aircraft: The Aircraft Maintenance Officer (AMO), the Squadron Operations

Officer and/or the Squadron Commander.

d. The pilot will brief all crew members on the flight, on the emergency procedures and egress,

aircraft ditching procedures and on any operation factors that could affect the flight.

Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) will be worn by air crews on these sorties.

e. The MP must get a radio check on all radios prior to take-off. Coordinate with the MRO by

phone or radio immediately prior to take off to insure online WMIRS 2 is up and running and

that radios are ready for the mission. The plane should not take off prior to confirmation that

the MRO is ready. This is particularly important when the plane is taking off from Naples

Airport and the MRO is located at Marco Island Mission Base and a radio check is not

possible. In this case it must be done by phone.

6. Mission Base.

a. The WMIRS Coordinator (WC) will open WMIRS for the monthly Collier County MOU

Mission Number and open the specific Sortie for the present date. The WC shall check in

participants and aircraft, and assign duties. This should be done no later than the morning of

the scheduled patrol. In the case WMIRS is not working the computer a manual form

(ICS211) will be used to log in participants. This will then be uploaded into the sortie files at

the end of the mission.

b. The Mission Radio Operator (MRO) will open the Radio Station at least 15 minutes prior to

departure, insure the Status Board and Communications Log are up and ready for use on the

computer for the subject Mission Number, Sortie and date. In the case WMIRS is not

working on the computer, a manual log (ICS110) will be used. This will then be uploaded

into the sortie files at the end of the mission.

c. Radios available to the Mission Radio Operator include the CAP Radio (On Air 1), the

Marine Radio (on Channel 16) and the VHF FM 123.1. CAP Radio (On CAP Guard) and the

VHF Radio on Channel 123.1 will be the back-up channel for communication with Mission

Base. (See Com Plan, Attachment 3)

d. The Mission Base phone is: 239-389-1272.

e. Report Forest Fires to Phone Call 911

7. Initial Procedures and Radio Logs. After aircraft start-up, the observer and radio operator will

perform a radio check per the published radio procedures. The patrol flight cannot depart the

airport without a positive radio contact (If taking off from Naples Airport this must be done by

phone). The call sign for the CAP Aircraft is the individual assigned CAP call sign CAP _ _ _. The

call sign for the mission base radio station is MISSION BASE. The Aircraft CAP radio should be

set to Marine Channel 16 on the top and CAP AIR 1 on the bottom (Guard). NOTE – for aircraft

with old style CAP radio, including N427CP, which only allows monitoring of one station at a

time, Mission Base communication will be on 123.1 and monitoring of channel 16 will be on the

CAP radio. (See Com Plan, Attachment 3)

The Mission Base Radio Operator will record each radio transmission on the Communication Log

and the Mission Observer will record on the WWCP Mission Log: radio transmission times,

checkpoint times and counts for boats and active campsites. The log is provided in Attachment (2)

and on the Marco Island Senior Squadron website on the home page on the right (fl376.flwg.us).

This log will be uploaded into the Sortie files at the completion of the mission.

8. WWCP Route and Checkpoints. The pilot will fly the published WWCP route, starting on WP1 at

the Collier Seminole State Park. The map of the WWCP checkpoints is provided as Attachment 1.

In case of circumstances, such as weather, the Mission Aircrew may fly the route at the crew’s

discretion around the 10,000 Islands down to Lostman’s River. The Mission Observer will report

wheels up (at a safe altitude) per the Mission Log. Once the flight is airborne the Mission Base

Radio Operator (MRO) will make contact with USCG, Fort Myers Station on USCG Channel 16 on

the Marine Band Radio. This call is made at the beginning and end of the patrol. Follow script

provided by Com Officer Fred Edwards (Located in Com room).

The WWCP cruise altitude is 1,000 feet at 100 knots airspeed.

9. Mission Base and Aircrew Responsibilities (Summary)

General

o Only full-trained crews allowed—no training allowed

o Limited FROs (Garman and Schaefer) Report any problems with reaching FROs to

the WWCP 1C, Lt Col Lee Henderson (239-398-6481) – You CANNOT launch

without a flight release! Make sure you try to reach both FRO’s before calling Lt Col

Henderson.

o No shortcuts on paperwork (brief, ORM, debrief, uploads to Sortie Files) – complete,

detailed and accurate.

Mission Pilot (MP)

o Before the fight – contact and brief the WMIRS Coordinator and crew

o Add sortie to WMIRS (fill out brief and ORM)

o Verify that all crew members are qualified

o Obtain Flight release

o Insure MO has Mission Log sheet

o Record sortie on aircraft log sheet (AIF book)

o Debrief in WMIRS – within 24 hrs.

o Inform WMIRS Coordinator when debrief has been completed in WMIRS

o Insure MO uploads mission log

o Upload W&B and fuel receipt. The use of the Multi-service card is NOT authorized for

these patrols. Fuel is to be charged to the individual squadron accounts.

Mission Observer (MO)

o Responsible for maintaining Mission Log entries (See Attachment 2)

o Responsible for reporting on CAP radio to Mission Base (See Com Plan Attachment 3)

o Reporting schedule – radio check (on ground @MKY, airborne @APF; wheels up,

entering patrol at WP1, every 15 minutes, report requesting RTB, and wheels down.

Also report any Forest Fires in the area to Mission Base.

o Report boat/water craft and active campsite counts at each 15-minute checkpoint

o At end of mission, tally total number of boat/watercraft count and active campsite count

o Scan and upload the Mission Log into Sortie Files in WMIRS (found on the Edit page).

Naming format needs to comply with instructions at the bottom of the Mission Log sheet.

Mission Radio Operator (MRO)

o Open WMIRS at Mission Base (Status Board and Communications Log)

o Obtain Radio check with Aircraft prior to Take Off. In the event the Take Off is from an

Airport other than Marco Island coordination must be made by phone.

o Check in with Fort Myers USCG – done at beginning, once airborne, and at end of patrol

– Identify yourself as Civil Air Patrol Marco Island Mission Base (See script in Com

Room)

o Log aircraft reports including Boats/Watercrafts and active campsites counts (be brief but

precise)

o Check-Out all personnel – only those associated with this particular sortie

o Check-Out aircraft

o Log off WMIRS – Mission completed

WMIRS Coordinator (WC)

o Will be assigned to each WWCP Sortie

o Responsible for opening the mission in WMIRS (check in participants/aircraft and assign

duty positions. Lt Col Henderson is always assigned as the IC.

o QC WMIRS pages (edit, brief & debrief). Notify PIC if discrepancies are found.

o Debrief should be reviewed within 24 hours of sortie

o Check WMIRS mission files to be sure W&B, Mission Log and fuel receipt were

uploaded

10. Boats in Distress. The flight crew will observe all boats for any indication of trouble or anything

else during the mission that should be reported. Occupants of a disabled vessel would fly an orange

distress flag, use signal flares, smoke signals, wave life jackets, etc. Any vessel obviously aground

should be investigated. Circle the vessel in distress and try to contact them on Marine Radio

Channel 16. If they require assistance report a description of the vessel, location, number of

occupants and the nature of the distress to the Mission Base Radio Operator. The Radio Operator

will call THE IC AND PROCEED AS INSTRUCTED for the Emergency Contact procedures in this

publication (item #11).

11. Emergency Contacts. It is the responsibility of the Mission Radio Operator to initiate contact with

outside agencies, as directed by the IC. Generally, the Coast Guard and Sea Tow can be contacted

by Marine Radio channel 16. If a distress call comes in by Marine Channel 16, monitor the radio

traffic and alert the Mission Radio Operator and the US Coast Guard, but do not interfere with

transmissions between the Coast Guard and the individuals requesting assistance. However, based

on your aircraft altitude, you may be the only radio in range of boats that are off the Coast in the

Gulf of Mexico. The most help you can render in this case is to act as a radio relay between the

Coast Guard and the vessel in distress. Increasing aircraft altitude, decreasing the airspeed (and fuel

burn), and holding the current position in an orbit are all options. A boat that is broken down and in

radio or telephone communications with Seat Tow or the Coast Guard does not constitute an

emergency situation. However, a vessel on file or sinking would constitute an emergency, and your

“Eyes on Target” and communications of the situation could be essential until help arrives at the

scene.

DO NOT FLY BEYOND GLIDING IDSTANCE OF LAND! DO NOT PURSUE AS A

RESCUE MISSION, UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN YOU ARE WITHIN GLIDING

DISTANCE OR LAND, AND YOUR OVERHEAD PRESENCE WILL ASSIST IN SAVING

LIVES. MAKE SURE THE MISSION RADIO OPERATOR INFORMS THE INCIDENT

COMMANDER OF THE SITUATION, AND THAT THE CAP NATIONAL OPERATIONS

CENTER IS INFORMED OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE OF A CAP AIRCRAFT.

12. Actions in event of an ELT Signal. The aircrew will monitor the emergency frequency of 121.5

on the BECKER during the duration of the flight. Occasionally turning off squelch may help in

hearing an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). Should an ELT signal be heard while on patrol,

call Mission Base to report your position and direction of the signal using the Becker ELT Direction

finder.

DO NOT PROSECUTE ELT SIGNALS WITHOUT A MISSION # ASSIGNMENT FROM

AFRCC, UNLESS IT IS AN OBVIOUS MAYDAY SITUAITON WITH LIVES IN

IMMEDIATE DANGER1

13. Lost Communications with Mission Base. Keep the Mission Base radio station informed at all

times. In the event of lost communication for 30 minutes you shall abort the mission and return to

base (RTB). Contact Mission Base immediately after landing.

14. Return to Base and Closing Procedures. When the route is completed the MO should request

RTB from Mission Base. It is possible you may receive further tasking at this point. Upon return to

base, the Mission Observer will complete the Mission Log and insure the Mission Log is uploaded

into WMIRS Sortie Files. All post flight procedures and refueling procedures apply.

15. Aircraft emergency. Contact approach control 119.75 and mission base. Report your situation.

Reference:

CAP/Collier County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Attachments:

1. WWCP Route Map with Waypoints

2. WWCP Mission Log

3. Communication Plan

Maj, Robert Corriveau,

Commander, Marco Island Senior Squadron,

SER-FL-5-376

Coon Key

Cape Romano

Wilderness Waterway Coastal Patrol Mission

Updated 11Dec15 by CD

Blackwater

River Mouth Collier Seminole State Park

START PATROL END PATROL

OVER

MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT

Coon Key

Wilderness Trail

Huston Bay Campsite

Marco Island

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

1. Check in with the Coast Guard on CAP Radio CG Channel 16 at the beginning of the Patrol. Provide your intended route and time on Patrol. Be prepared for Coast Guard Tasking.

2. Normal search altitude is 1000 feet AGL. Follow the rivers and coastline in search of boaters/kayakers/canoers/campers in distress. Following rivers and monitoring bays near the waypoint routes is suggested.

3. Patrolling southbound, look for boats/ kayaks/canoes/campers in distress along the Wilderness Trail as far south as Lostmans Key.

Patrolling Northbound, look for vessels in distress along the coast. Check all campsites identified on the chart.

4. Watch for canoes and kayaks on Waypoint #2, Blackwater River.

5. Check on boats and campers at Waypoint #12, Turkey Key anchorage, between Lostman’s Key and Pavilion Key, while flying northbound. Check on boats at the Indian Key anchorage while flying toward Picnic Key.

Wilderness Trail

Hobbs Start ___________ Hobbs End _____________MISSION # _________________________ Sortie #_____________________

Tach Start ____________ Tach End ______________ Date _____________________________ Altitude ____________________

Ground Sta.: Mission Base CAP A/C #: ________________________ Tail # ______________________

Radio Operator: _______________________________ WWCP Coordinator: ____________________________________________

IC: __________________________________________ FRO Name: ____________________________________________________

Pilot: ________________________________________ Observer: _____________________________________________________

Scanner: _____________________________________ Other: ________________________________________________________

Fuel Status Takeoff: L___________R____________ Other: ________________________________________________________

Fuel Status Shutdown: L___________R____________ Refueled W/Gallons: ___________________ $ ________________________

Take Off Time: ___________________________hrs Ground Station Contact:____________________________________hrs

Coast Guard Location: Contact and Time _________________________________________________________________________

REPORTS: USE ONLY WAYPOINT NAMES ON RADIO REPORT TIME & COUNTS (BOATS / WATERCRAFT / ACTIVE CAMPSITES)

WP 01 COLLIER SEMINOLE STATE PK. 2559.3N 81°35.6W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 02 BLACK WATER RIVER ENTRANCE 2555.9N 81°35.8W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 03 ENP GULF COAST VISITOR CTR. 2550.7N 81°23.2W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 04 LOPEZ RIVER 2547.3N 81°18.4W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 05 CROOKED CREEK 2547.7N 81°17.9W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 05a HUSTON BAY 2545.0N 81°15.1W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 06 WATSON’S PLACE 2543.0N 81°14.5W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 07 DARWIN’S PLACE 2541.5N 81°12.1W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 08 PLATE CREEK BAY 2538.5N 81°09.0W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 09 LOSTMAN’S FIVE BAY 2538.0N 81°08.6W _________ hrs _________________________________

FUEL GAUGE READINGS: L___________ R___________INSTRUMENT STATUS ___________________________________________

WP 10 LOSTMAN’S KEY 2532.3N 81°12.4W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 11 HOG KEY 2534.3N 81°14.0W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 12 TURKEY KEY 2538.6N 81°16.3W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 13 MORMON KEY 2540.3N 81°17.3W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 14 PAVILION KEY 2542.3N 81°21.1W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 15 RABBIT KEY 2545.0N 81°22.7W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 16 JEWEL KEY 2547.3N 81°25.1W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 17 PICNIC KEY & TIGER KEY 2550.1N 81°29.5W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 18 COON KEY 2553.5N 81°38.0W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 19 CAPE ROMANO 2550.7N 81°40.9W _________ hrs _________________________________

WP 20 HIDEAWAY BEACH 2557.2N 81°45.1W _________ hrs _________________________________

Coast Guard Location: Contact and Time _________________________________________________________________________

Total Counts (Boat / Watercraft / Active Campsites): ______________________/______________________/___________________

In Landing Pattern: _________________________hrs Left or Right Pattern (circle one)

Runway Number: _____________________________ Touchdown: ______________________________________________hrs.

CLOSE STATION: Ground Station Contact ________________________________hrs.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS:

FLWG Alert Office 888-359-4727 (for ELT Signals & Missions Permission) Mission Base Incident Commander Henderson (C) 239-398-6481

Marco Island Airport Weather AWOS: 239-394-8187 FRO Willard Garman: (H) 941-753-6344 (C) 941-448-3401

FAA - Flight Service Station: 800-992-7433 FRO George Schaefer: (C) 850-712-7487

Miami FSS - Freq.: 123.65 and 122.3 FRO Bill Hansen: (C) 860-304-1253 (H) 941-926-2464

Collier County Sheriff: 911 or 239-774-4434 FRO Lee Henderson: (C) 239-398-6481 (H) 239-389-5515

Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard: 239-463-5754 FRO Ben Moore: (C) 941-313-1151 (C) 941-313-5769

Sea Tow: 239-394-1188 or Channel 16 Marco Fire Dept.: 239-389-5040; Marco Police: 239-389-5050

Tow-Boat US: 239-389-1177 or Channel 16 Marco Sq. CC Corriveau: (H) 239-331-2290 (C) 508-922-8121

Naples Airport: 239-643-0733. Marco Island A/P: 239-394-3355 Naples Sq. CC DiBernardo: (C) 239-404-9515

Marco Operations Officer Richard Farmer: 239-595-1806

Upload This Log in PDF format in WMIRS on the Edit page in the Sortie Files Link Updated 27Sep16 by CD

Mission Log file name includes (Name, Sortie # M/D/Y). Example - MissionLog A0005 Jul042016.pdf

WILDERNESS WATERWAY COASTAL PATROL LOG

INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN (ICS 205)

1. Incident Name: WWCP / Radio Model -TDFM

2. Date/Time Prepared: Date: Date Time: HHMM

3. Operational Period: Date From: Date Date To: Date Time From: HHMM Time To: HHMM

4. Basic Radio Channel Use:

Zone Grp.

Ch # Function

Channel Name/Trunked Radio System

Talkgroup Assignment RX Freq N or W

RX Tone/NAC

TX Freq N or W

TX Tone/NAC

Mode (A, D, or M)

Remarks

AIR-AIR-GND CAPGUARD CAP CALL CAP CALLING

3 AIR-1 AIR-1 AIR-GND PRIMARY CAP COMM FREQ

GUARD GUARD EMERGENCY 121.5 121.5 EMERGENCY

SIMULATED GUARD ALT AIR-

GND 123.1 123.1 PRI AF-CAP FREQ. ALT CAP FREQ.

MKY UNICOM 122.8 122.8

APF TWR 128.5 128.5

52 CG-16 CG-16 ALT

CALLING MONITOR WHILE INFLIGHT

5. Special Instructions: YOU MUST HAVE COMM WITH MISSION BASE, IF NO COMMS, CLIMB TO HIGHER ALT. IF YOU LOOSE COMM YOU MUST RTB. YOU MUST REQUEST PERMISSION FROM MISSION BASE TO RTB. YOU CAN USE CG-16 TO CALL MISSION BASE TO SWITCH TO CAP FREQ. (AIR-1, CAPGUARD, ETC.)

CHANNELS ARE TDFM-136 RADIO

6. Prepared by (Communications Unit Leader): Name: Signature:

ICS 205 IAP Page Date/Time: Date

INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN (ICS 205)

1. Incident Name: WWC / Radio Model -PNPX

2. Date/Time Prepared: Date: Date Time: HHMM

3. Operational Period: Date From: Date Date To: Date Time From: HHMM Time To: HHMM

4. Basic Radio Channel Use:

Zone Grp.

Ch # Function

Channel Name/Trunked Radio System

Talkgroup Assignment RX Freq N or W

RX Tone/NAC

TX Freq N or W

TX Tone/NAC

Mode (A, D, or M)

Remarks

5 AIR-AIR-GND CAPGUARD CAP CALL CAP CALLING

3 AIR-1 AIR-1 AIR-GND PRIMARY CAP COMM FREQ

GUARD GUARD EMERGENCY 121.5 121.5 EMERGENCY

SIMULATED GUARD ALT AIR-

GND 123.1 123.1 ALT CAP FREQ.

MKY UNICOM 122.8 122.8

APF TWR 128.5 128.5

29 CG-16 CG-16 ALT

CALLING MONITOR WHILE INFLIGHT

5. Special Instructions: YOU MUST HAVE COMM WITH MISSION BASE, IF NO COMMS, CLIMB TO HIGHER ALT. IF YOU LOOSE COMM YOU MUST RTB. YOU MUST REQUEST PERMISSION FROM MISSION BASE TO RTB. YOU CAN USE CG-16 TO CALL MISSION BASE TO SWITCH TO CAP FREQ. (AIR-1, CAPGUARD, ETC.) CHANNELS ARE FOR NPX-138 6. Prepared by (Communications Unit Leader): Name: Signature:

ICS 205 IAP Page Date/Time: Date