Board- Navigation

Question 1

Advance

Answer 1

The time you start to turn until you are on your new course

Question 2

Transfer

Answer 2

The distance traveled from the course to the end of the turn lateral (sideways)

Question 3

Magnetic Bearing

Answer 3

Directions based on the direction of the magnetic north

Question 4

Set and Drift

Answer 4

Set is the direction that the current is pushing the ship.

Your drift is the speed that you are being pushed at

Question 5

Time Zones

Answer 5

25 time zones

A-Z with exceptions of J

Question 6

Fathometer

Answer 6

Determines the depth of the water beneath the keel of the ship DAGR

Question 7

DNC

Answer 7

Digital Nautical Chart

Question 8

VMS

Answer 8

Voyage Management System

Primary source of navigation through use of real time DNC

Question 9

Distress Signals

Answer 9

Red star shells
Fog horn continuously sounding 
Flames on vessel
Wave arms
Gun fired at 1 minute intervals
Morse code (SOS)
Mayday on radio
Flags- November, Charlie
Dye Marker( any color)
Position Indicating Beacon
Digital selective calling
Smoke
In inland water white light flashing 50-70 times a minute

Question 10

Vessel at anchor

Answer 10

Shapes- Ball

Question 11

Vessel not under command

Answer 11

Day Shapes- Ball,Ball

Lights- All round white light

Question 12

Restricted in ability to maneuver

Answer 12

Shapes- Ball diamond Ball

Lights- 3 all round lights (red, white, red)

Question 13

Vessel aground

Answer 13

Shape- Ball, ball, ball

Lights- 2 all round red lights

Question 14

Constrained by draft

Answer 14

Shape- cylinder

Lights- 3 all round red lights

Question 15

Refueling/ Ammunition handling

Answer 15

Bravo (red swallowed-tailed)

Question 16

Senior Officer Present Affloat

Answer 16

SOPA (white and green pennant)

Question 17

Personnel recall

Answer 17

Papa (white and blue)

Question 18

Boat recall

Answer 18

Quebec (yellow)

Question 19

Divers

Answer 19

Code alpha (code is red and white pennant)

Question 20

International signals

Answer 20

Alpha (blue and white swallow- tailed)

Question 21

Personnel working aloft/over the side

Answer 21

Kilo (yellow and blue)

Question 22

HERO

Answer 22

Lima (black and yellow)

Question 23

Man overboard

Answer 23

Oscar (yellow and red)

Question 24

Anchoring

Answer 24

Uniform (white and red)

Question 25

First substitute

Answer 25

Absence of flag officer or unit commander (phibron 6) (Yellow and blue) Flies on yardarm starboard side outboard

Question 26

Second substitute

Answer 26

Absence of Chief of Staff (Blue and white) Flies port side out board

Question 27

Third Substitute

Answer 27

Absence of CO (Black and White) Flies port side outboard

Question 28

Fourth Substitute

Answer 28

Absence of a civilian officer (Red and yellow) Flies starboard side inboard

Question 29

7 standard bridge watch stations

Answer 29

``` OOD CO Boatswains mate of watch Helmsman Lee helmsman Lookouts Quartermaster of the watch ```

Question 30

What publication governs the rules for inland/international waters

Answer 30

Rules of the road Published by US Coast Guard

Question 31

Man Overboard lights

Answer 31

Red over red pulsating

Question 32

Anchored

Answer 32

All round white lights located at jack and flag staff lights and illuminate the deck

Question 33

Aground

Answer 33

Two red lights, white lights on the bow and stern illuminate deck

Question 34

Power driven vessel light configuration

Answer 34

Master head light(white light 225 degrees) Port running light (red light 112.5 degrees) Starboard running light (green light 112.5 degrees) Stern light (white light 135 degrees)

Question 35

Line of Demarcation

Answer 35

Separates inland rules from international rules

Question 36

IALA Buoyage system

Answer 36

Entering the seaward buoys are green to port and red to starboard Red right returning USA is IALA B

Question 37

Different ways of finding ships position

Answer 37

GPS Visual Radar

Question 38

VMS Nodes

Answer 38

1-CONN -conning station at bridge 2- NAV-1 -Quartermaster of the Watch Table 3- NAV-2 -Combat Information Center 4- NAV-3 -Chart Room 5- NAV-4 -Navigators Stateroom

Question 39

Restricted Maneuvering

Answer 39

When due to the nature of Kearsarge’s work her ability to normally maneuver is greatly reduced (Flight ops, lcac ops, UNREP)

Question 40

OOD

Answer 40

Right hand man to CO and I charge if CO is not present

Question 41

CO

Answer 41

Gives courses and speed to helm and lee helm. Responsible for driving the ship

Question 42

Boatswains Mate of the Watch

Answer 42

Passes all words, piping’s, casualties over the 1MC and supervises helm and lee helm and the lookouts on watch

Question 43

Helmsman

Answer 43

Steers the course given to them by the conning officer

Question 44

Lee Helmsman

Answer 44

Stands watch at the EOT and rings up the conning officers orders to the throttle man

Question 45

Lookouts

Answer 45

To watch and report what they see night and day to include | MOB, other ships, aircraft, hazmat, marine life

Question 46

Quarter Master of the Watch

Answer 46

OOD’s assistant for safe navigation and direct representative for the navigator when not on bridge