The emergency response guidebook (erg) is most effective during the first minutes of an incident.

0 minutes. In order to prepare for an incident, an emergency response guidebook needs to be studied and used before an incident occurs. During a critical incident there is no time to be constantly consulting a guide, but rather should be inherent knowledge that is practiced and reviewed frequently. This may include engaging in discussions, on-going in the job training and role-plays with peer or colleagues. The ERG is a resource to learn from and refer to, but not in times of a critical incident.

The shoreline is affected by waves (produced by wind at sea) and tides (produced by the gravitational effect of the moon and sun). Waves are caused by wind. Wave height in the open ocean is determined by three factors. The greater the wind speed the larger the waves.

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