Communications Flashcards
(130 cards)
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What is CIC primary Means of External communication?
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Radio telephone
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What radio telephone message indicates an important safety of navigation or meteorological warning is about to be transmitted?
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Securite
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What is the Nancy system of visual communications?
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When that uses infrared light that is visible with the aid of equipment designed specifically for that purpose.
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What is the design of the form pennnant?
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To signal an operational purpose formation
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What is the purpose of the pneumatic tubes communication system?
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To relay written messages between communication stations within the ship
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What are the 2 link 11 frequency bands?
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The HF band 2-30 MHz
The UHF band to 225-400 Megahertz
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What link 11 frequency band is used to establish a net when the range between units in the net is from 25 to 300 nautical miles?
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HF band
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What link 11 frequency band is used to establish a net when the range between units in the net is less than 25 nautical miles?
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UHF band
9
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What term is used for the exchange of link 11 data?
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Ping pong
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What is link 11 timber?
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A TDMA based secure, jam resistant, high speed digital data link
11
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What is the radio frequency band for link 16?
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960 to 1215 MHz
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What is the design of joint range extension JRE?
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Provides a means of exchanging J Ceres link 16 messages over media other than MIDS JTIDS primarily to achieve beyond line of site communication
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What is OSIS?
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A system that combines all existing navy operational intelligence nodes to support tactical operations
14
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What is DAMA?
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demand assigned multiple access
which is a 39 channel UHF COMSAT
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What is classic outboard?
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The shipboard HF/DF system
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What is SIGSEC?
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Signal security which involves efforts taken to protect signal transmission
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What is COMSEC?
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Communication security, efforts taken to protect communications from any type of exploitation
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What is the term for intentional insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths?
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ICD imitative communication deception
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What is the design of the emergency position indicating radio Beacon EPIRB?
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A compact battery powered emergency signalling device that emits alert and locate signals continuously for up to 48 hours
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What is indicated by the term DESIG?
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The letters or numerals which follow are to be interpreted literally
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What must proceed groups of International code of signals used over a naval voice radio telephone circuit?
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INTERCO
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What radio circuit allows a net control station to monitor the use and flow of information?
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Directed net
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What is the design of a command net?
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The radio circuit is specifically designated for communications between warfare commanders
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Who issues the standard navy Wide EEFI list?
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Cno
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Normally, who is NECos of all CIC net's?
The flagship, but it may be delegated
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What is a guard radio watch?
A continuous receiver watch with a transmitter available for immediate use
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What is a listen radio watch?
A continuous receiver watch
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What is the integrated voice communication system IVCS?
Take munication system that is powered by the ship's generators for use in carrying out the normal administration regime
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What radio circuit is normally used in CIC for communications between forces meeting at sea?
Fleet tactical
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What communications are provided by call bell systems?
Those between stations that normally don't need to exchange information continually
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What is a general purpose communication system used for transmitting orders and information between stations within the ship?
Multi channel unit
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What CIC radio circuit is used for manoeuvring signals and urgent short tactical messages?
Task force or task group tactical
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What CIC radio circuit is used to coordinate aircraft in flight information within controlled airspace?
Cross tell
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What cic radio circuit is used by air intercept controllers for the control of fighter aircraft?
Fighter air direction FAD
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What's the IC radio circuit is used for exchanging radar and plot information?
Task force or task group reporting
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What csu radio circuit is used for the coordination and control of link 11 information?
Data systems admin DSA
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What CIC U radio circuit is used to monitor distress calls from military aircraft?
Military air distress MAD
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What distress frequency is normally guarded in cic for military aircraft?
243.0 Military air distress
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What distress frequency is normally guarded in cic for bridge to bridge?
156.8 Maritime channel 16
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What distress frequency is normally guarded in cic for ship to ship?
218.2 International maritime distress call
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What distress frequency is normally garden cic for civilian and military aircraft?
121.5 International air distress
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What is the VHF radio equipment frequency range?
115 - 156 MHz
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What is the HF transceiver frequency range?
2 - 30 MHz
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What is meant by the acronym octopus?
Refers to a TDS computer
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Tattoo
Refers to a personal identifier code
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Ant eater
A term for automatic tracking systems which in tracking data use only IFF
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What is meant by the acronym MACCS?
Maritime air command and control System automated tactical data system
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What are the 2 modes for operating the secure voice unit?
Plane voice and cipher
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What is provided by the single audio system remote channel SAS?
The ability for cic watchstanders to select, monitor, and transmit on a wide variety of external communication circuits
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How does a power loss affect the operation of SAS remote channels?
It will not function without power
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What radio telephone talker makes required reports to the beachmaster unit bmu during in amphibious ship to shore movement?
The boat control Bravo talker
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What are the minimum voice communication requirements for a coordinated mine countermeasures mcm operation?
Secure voice, fleet tactical, and dedicated AMCM UHF net for AMCM air control
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A properly tuned single sideband HF Transceiver has the reliability range of how many nautical miles?
Approximately 300
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What is the only condition that is single unit may break Emcon?
Only in a tactical emergency
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Why are radio telephone remotes tagged in CIC?
To ensure that all watch personnel know the nets in use and the equipment assigned
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What is the design of standard telephone talking procedure and circuit discipline?
To ensure a uniformity of expression, speed, accuracy and reliability for all voice communications
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What is the purpose of the 20MC multi channel Circuit?
Used for passing cic information to the conn and and TFCC
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What is the purpose of IVCs net channel 52?
Used for lookout reporting
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What is the purpose of the sound powered telephone circuit 61JS?
Used for passing sooner contact information
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What is the purpose of the 29MC multi channel circuit?
Supervised one way communication from sonar to CIC and CONN
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What is the purpose of the 42MC multi channel circuit?
Communications between CIC coordination on larger ships with a modular CIC
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What are pronounceable words or phrases which have been assigned meanings in order to accelerate transmission on radio telephone communication circuits?
Pro words
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What are brevity codes?
Words, phrases And terminology which have been assigned meanings in order to accelerate transmission on radio telephone communication circuit
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What is the JX sound powered phone circuit used for?
To pass important communications traffic, visual in radio signals between CIC, conn and and the signal bridge
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What is the JL sound powered phone circuit used for?
Lookouts
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What is the 1Js sound powered phone circuit used for?
To pass CIC information to ship control stations
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What are the 21Js, 22JS, and 24Js sound powered phone circuits used for?
Only to pass information within cic
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What is indicated by the sound powered phone standard phrase of correction?
That an error has been made and is being corrected
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What is indicated by the sound powered phone standard phrase of changing phones?
The phone talker is removing his or her headset to be relieved by another talker
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What is indicated by the sound powered phone standard phrase wrong?
To indicate that I message has been read back incorrectly
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When is the immediate executive method to be used in radio telephone communications?
In urgent situations or when the signal can be immediately understood
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What is the most secure method for external communications?
Messenger
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What pro word is used as the preamble for delayed executive signal?
Execute to follow
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What message precedence indicates traffic that should be delivered to the concerned personnel within 30 minutes?
Immediate
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What directives should be consulted for instructions in retaining and disposing of radio telephone logs?
And TP volume 4 And SECNAV M-5210.1 Records management manual
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What are the 2 general types of radio telephone networks?
Free and directed
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What line of sight radio telephone frequency band is used for distances greater than 30 nautical miles?
HF
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What is used to express the altitude of raid aircraft?
Multiples of thousands of feet
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Who retains ultimate responsibility for circuit discipline on a free net?
Net control station
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What is reflected in a CIC voice circuit log?
A complete and continuous narrative of all transmitted and received traffic and operating conditions during a radio watch
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What is the rule for visual communications coordination between CC, conn, And the signal bridge?
Always look up the signal to determine the exact interpretation and never memorise signals
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Angels
Altitude of friendly aircraft in thousands of feet
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Watch
Observe and track previously reported contact, report any change in course or speed
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Signals
Used to proceed a tactical signals transmission via a non tactical net
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What code word is used for an amphibious search and rescue aircraft?
Dumbo
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What code word is used for a life raft?
Good year
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What code word is used for a survivor in the water without a life jacket?
Davy Jones
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A code word is used for a survivor in the water wearing a life jacket?
Yellow Jacket
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What code word is used for a rescue helicopter?
Pedro
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Signals of what distress frequencies are detected by SARSAT?
121.5 and 243.0 MHz
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What is SARSAT?
Interagency International sponsored network of satellites and receiving stations that are designed to provide approximate Distress Beacon positions
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What is whiskey 3?
The navy's standard SAT COM terminal
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Which component of the global maritime distress and safety system MGDSS can transmit and receive priority distress and search and rescue communications via satellite?
The International maritime satellite organisation INMARSAT Telephone
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Who should search and rescue authorities request shipping information from via International TELEX?
Lloyd's of London
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What abbreviation is used for Flash president's traffic?
Z
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What is the design of the Authentication security measure?
To protect communications against fraudulent transmission or imitative communications deception
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What is the basis for classifying CIC radio nets?
Mission and purpose
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What is indicated by a pink colour code in us naval warfare publications?
Top secret security classification
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What is indicated by a red colour code in us naval warfare publications?
Secret security classification
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What is indicated by a yellow colour code in us naval warfare publications?
Confidential security classification
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What is indicated by a blue colour code in us naval warfare publications?
And classified security classification
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What publication contains a complete list of the duties for the NWPL custodian?
NWP 1 - 01 Naval warfare publication system chapter 4
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How are radio telephones operated under normal circumstances?
As free nets
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Me a radio telephone operator transmit his or her personal call sign or name?
No
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What is bead window?
A rapid procedure for use by circuit operators to police the security of insecure voice networks
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What is the design of beat window procedures?
To provide real time feedback of a central elements of friendly information EEFI disclosure over a non secure net
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Who initiate a beat window report?
Any station that detects an otherwise unrecorded violation
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When is the use of beat window mandatory?
In operations and exercises
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What is the only authorised reply to a bead window report?
Roger out
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When is the use of beat window encouraged but not mandatory?
On all maritime insecure voice circuits as a minimum
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What directive contains details for reporting enemy contacts?
ATP-1 (C) Volume one, chapter 10 Allied maritime tactical instructions and procedures
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What pro word is used in order to highlight the differences between real and other messages?
No play
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When our radio appointment titles authorised
For combined, national or joint working as required
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How are all grid references sent including those included?
Character by character, and all letters are to be pronounced phonetically
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Grid references are preceded by what pro word?
Grid
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What is the purpose of NWP 6-01?
Basic operational communications doctrine establishes the basic doctrine, policies, and principles governing operational communications
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How is IVCs net channel 14 used?
For tactical information
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What is contained in part one of NWP 1-03.1 Operational reports?
Summarises the operational reports required by the cno, fleet commanders, and operational commanders
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What Is contained in part 2 of NWP 1-03.1 Operational reports?
Establishes movement report MOVREP requirements
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What is a warning order?
In order issue by the JCS To alert subordinate commands of an impending operation
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What is in operation order?
An order issued by a commander to affect the coordinated execution of an operation in the near term
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What is an op plan?
A directive that is prepared well in advance of related operations and may be based upon, and thereby constrained by stated assumptions
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What are the parts of an up plan and in op order?
Consists of 3 parts, heading, body, and ending
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What composes the body of an up plan or up order?
Task organisation, situation, mission, execution, administration, logistics, command and signal
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What determines the effective date of a plan or order?
Unless otherwise stated, the date time group of the authenticating signature
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When our copy numbers required on op plans and op orders involving only us navy forces?
When the security classification of the document is secret or higher
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What is a joint operational planning system JOPS operational plan?
A plan prepared by unified in specific commands in response to a foreseen contingency or JCS established requirement for the conduct of military operations in a hostile environment
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What is a letter of instruction?
A letter directive to major commanders of participating forces stating the concept of operations, mission, command relationships, area of operations, and special instructions pertaining to particular operation
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What is a shore based battle station for fleet commanders?
Flag command center FCC
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Who coordinates the ship's communication plan?
Communications officer
