BM3 Honors And Ceremonies

Question 1

What two manual would you use to learn the proper ways to dress and full dress ship as well as honors and ceremonies?

Answer 1

Coast Guard Regulations 1992, chapter 14

NTP 13, Flags Pennants and Customs

Question 2

What is the triangle notch cut in the fly end of a flag?

Answer 2

Swallow tail

Question 3

What flag indicates command of a force, flotilla, or squadron?

Answer 3

Broad Pennant

Question 4

What is a slender vertical extension of the mast used to attach an admiral’s personal flag or commission pennant?

Answer 4

Pig Stick

Question 5

What is the most upper part of a mast?

Answer 5

Truck

Question 6

What is the highest point on the forward mast?

Answer 6

Fore-truck

Question 7

What is a small spar abaft the mainmast, where the national ensign is flown when underway?

Answer 7

Gaff

Question 8

A flag hoist 3/4 of the way up the halyard

Answer 8

Dip (Allied)

Question 9

A flag hoist 1/2 of the way up the halyard

Answer 9

Dip (international)

Question 10

A flag hoist at the full extent of the halyard

Answer 10

Close-UP

Question 11

a hoist completely lowered to the deck

Answer 11

Hauled down

Question 12

Where and who flies the SOPA flag?

Answer 12

The senior commanding officer’s ship flies the SOPA and it flies on the starboard yardarm

Question 13

What is the Preparatory Pennant?

Answer 13

It initiates morning and evening colors. It is hoisted 5 mins before colors. It is lowed to the dip to indicate “attention” and is hauled down to indicate “carry on”. It is a yellow pennant with a green horizontal stripe.

Question 14

What is the 1st substitute ?

Answer 14

Indicates the absence of the flag officer or unit commander whose personal far or command pennant is flying. Blue triangle with a yellow triangle and is displayed from the starboard main yard arm (outboard)

Question 15

What is the 2nd substitute?

Answer 15

Indicates the absence of the chief of staff of the commander whose personal flag is flying. Blue triangle with a white tip. Displayed from the port main yard arm (inboard).

Question 16

What is the 3rd substitute?

Answer 16

Indicates the absence of the commanding officer of the ship. Displayed from main yard arm (outboard). White triangle with a black horizontal stripe. If commanding officer departs for more than 72 hours, it shifts to the XO.

Question 17

What is the 4th substitute?

Answer 17

Indicates the absence of the civil or military official whose flag is flying. Red triangle with a yellow square and is displayed from the starboard main yard arm (inboard)

Question 18

What flag do you fly to indicate a court martial when a ship is at anchor or moored?

Answer 18

Union Jack. Displayed at a signal yardarm, It is hoisted when the court martial meets and is hauled down when the court adjourns.

Question 19

How and when do you half-mast the union jack?

Answer 19

Whenever the national ensign is half-masted. the union jack is not dipped when the national ensign is dipped.

Question 20

What two flags or pennants are the only authorized to fly from the same halyard above the national ensign?

Answer 20

the church pennant and the jewish worship pennant u/w.

Question 21

Where do you display the Coast Guard Color flag?

Answer 21

When used as only branch, it assumes a place right next to the national ensign. When other branches are participating, the precedence order is
Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. When the Coast Guard is operating under the Navy, The CG takes precedence after the Navy.

Question 22

When a flag officer is absent from the command for a period exceeding __________ hours, the personal flag is hauled down.

Answer 22

72 hours

Question 23

A flag officer or unit commander afloat shall display a personal flag or command pennant at the ____________.

Answer 23

Main truck from the flagship.

Question 24

What pennant is the personal command pennant of an officer of the CG who is not a flag officer and who is commanding a unit of ship or aircraft?

Answer 24

Broad or Burgee command pennant.

Question 25

When a number of various flags of states, cities or societies are grouped and displayed, the national ensign is displayed where?

Answer 25

At the center and at the highest point of the group.

Question 26

Where is national ensign is displayed with another flag against a wall?

Answer 26

The ensign should be on the right (the flag's own right, rank on right) which would be the observer's left.

Question 27

Where is the national ensign displayed if crossed with another flag?

Answer 27

The ensign's staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.

Question 28

Where do you fly the national ensign when displayed from adjacent poles or mast of other flags?

Answer 28

The ensign is hoisted first and lowered last and no other flag should be placed to the right of the ensign (the flags right).

Question 29

If the ensigns of two or more nations are displayed, how are they displayed and flown?

Answer 29

They are flown from separate mast and the same height and should be approximately equal in size . International custom forbids the display of one nations ensign above that of another nation.

Question 30

The national ensign must be displayed from the _____ when underway and under the what circumstances unless otherwise directed by the senior officer.

Answer 30

GAFF, getting u/w or coming to anchor, falling in with other ships, cruising near land, during battle , to answer the dip of another ship.

Question 31

When was the CG ensign designed and adopted for use?

Answer 31

August 1, 1799

Question 32

The CG ensign consist of _____ vertical stripes. ___ Red and ___ White.

Answer 32

16 stripes, 8 red and 8 white

Question 33

What does the red and white stripes on the CG ensign represent?

Answer 33

the number of states in the union at the time. 1799

Question 34

Where is the CG emblem centered on the CG ensign ?

Answer 34

On the seventh red stripe

Question 35

A eagle is displayed on the CG ensign, it has ____ vertical stripes(red and white), in the eagles right talon is a __________, and in the left talon is a _______. There is also a cluster of ___ _______ in ____ rows over the eagles head.

Answer 35

``` 13 vertical stripes Olive branch cluster of 13 arrows 13 stars 5 rows ```

Question 36

Where do you fly the CG ensign on a ship with two mast?

Answer 36

Foremast

Question 37

Where do you fly the CG ensign on a ship with one mast?

Answer 37

one the same halyard and just below the commissioning pennant