Communications Flashcards
(41 cards)
Ships Radar
FURUNO 72nautical miles / LOS 19
Dead reckoning tracer
Plots travel from a known starting point to determine location.
Anderson
Faster recovery , circle , tight turning.
Williamson
Low visibility or night , good reciprocal of original track
Race track
Good visibility when straight approach is desired.
Y back
Submarines due to the danger of the screw.
If you’re in STBD port side bot turns stbd port to kick screw away from you
Length of ship
643’ 8” bow to stern
Beam of ship
85’ widest part startboard to port
Draft
28’ keel to water line
Displacement tons
22,750 tons
Speed
22kts
Complement
1,098
Transmitters
4 URT - 23Ds
Circuit HF global
Frequency 2-30 MHz
HF Antennas
2 vertical whips 2 fan wires
Trusses whip vertical whip and aft fan wire
UHF antennas
OE-82 trash can
Stub mast
EPIRB
Emergency positioning indicating radio beacon
SART
Search and rescue transponder , RADAR reflector to provide rescue
Located in bridge
Iridium satellites telephone
When abandoning ship, when other means for comms aren’t available
Emergency destruction
Ordered by CO
PREVENTS CAPTURE OF VITAL CLASSIFIED AND CONSEC MATERIAL
Operations officer
Responsible to the CO for collection evaluations and dissemination of combat and operational information required for the assigned missions and task of the ship
Combat information center
Collect, process, display, evaluate and disseminate information in a timely matter in support of the OOD.
Control specific operations as delegated
Tactical action officer
Direct advisor to command from the display and decision area.
Evaluate enemy threats quickly and take uneducated action against them
COs representative in CIC
Shipping officer
Advises con of the positions course speed and closest point of approach if all contacts in area .
Piloting Officer
Supervises the radar navigation team .