Deck Flashcards by van b

What type of anchor do we have

MK2 Stockless

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What is the color on the 2nd to last shot

Yellow

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What color is the last shot

Red

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What is the weight of the anchor

30 tons

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When anchoring, how much is paid out in relation to the depth of the water

5 to 7 times

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How long is the chain in fathoms

15 fathoms

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How long is the chain in feet

90 feet

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What holds the ship when anchored

Weight of the chain and anchor

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Which is larger, swing circle or drag circle

Swing circle

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What does anchors aweigh mean

The anchor has been lifted from the bottom of the sea floor

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What is the bullnose

Forward most chock in the ship

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What is the bullnose used for

Towing

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Why can’t we tow

We don’t have a chock strong enough on the faintail to tow

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What does it mean to dip the eye

Two mooring lines placed on the same bollard, the second one is led through the eye of the first, then placed on the bollard

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What is a bit

Pair of heavy metal posts on the deck to which mooring lines are secured

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What is a bollard

Common pier fittings

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What is a chock

Metal fittings that serve as fairlead for lines to a pier or other ships

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What is a capstan

Vertical drums used for mechanical advantage while heaving around on a line

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Where can you find a captsan

Where there are mooring lines

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How far away from deck equipment must you stay away while handling line

4-6 feet

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What does heave around mean

To apply tension on a line by hauling on it with a capstan or by hand

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What does avast mean

Stop/Cease

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What is the stronger type of line

Double braid

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How do we measure line

Circumference

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How doe we measure wire/rope

Diameter

How many fueling stations do we have

What are the fueling stations

5, 11, 13 ,21

Where are the fueling stations located

5- Outside deck house 2 11- Admirals Pway 13- CO's Pway 21- Khaki smoke pit

What flags are used while sending fuel

Bravo, Golf

How many cargo stations

What are the cargo stations

7, 9, 17, 19

Where are the sliding pad eyes located

HB2. HB3

What is SURF

Standard Underway Replenishment Fixture

What is STREAM

Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method

What are the three types of underway replenishment

CONREP, VERTREP, UNREP

Which fueling stations are double probe receiving stations

5, 11, 13

What is so special about station 21

Sending station(fuel transferring)

Who wears a yellow hard hat

Rig Captain

Who wears a white with red cross hard hat

Medical

Who wears a whitte with green cross hard hat

Safety

Who wears a green hard hat

Signalman

Who wears a brown hard hat

Winch Checker

Who wears a ballistic hard hat

Phone Talkers

Who wears a red hard hat

Gunner's Mate

Who wears a blue hard hat

Riggers

Who wears a purple hard hat

Fuel

What is P&D line

Phone and Distance line

How far apart are the markers on the P&D line

20 feet

What are the colors of the markers' on the P&D line

Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, White

What feet is the last flag on the P&D line

300 feet

What are the green chem lights used for on UNREP station

Personnel

What is the standard speed of the ship during UNREP

12-16 knots

What kind of fuel do we receive at our receiving stations

JP-5

Which is used during fueling transfer, highline or spanwire

Spanwire

How many RHIB boats do we have

What is RHIB

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

Where are the RHIB's located

HB1 deck house 1, HB3 sea side gym

What is the ready life boat

Starboard

What is a monkey line

Manrope used for personnel safety while raising and lowering the boat in case of sudden dropping

What percent of body weight should you place on the monkey line

75%

Purpose of the sea painter

Maintain boat under davit

What is the sea painter connected to

RHIB

How many people does it take to man the boat davit

What is the coxswain job

To know the boats physical characteristics in both fair weather and in foul

Who has complete authority when in the RHIB

Coxswain

What is the speed of the ship when lowering the RHIB

5 knots or less

What type of davit do we have onboard

Vest davit

How many boat booms do we have onboard

What is the purpose of a boat boom

To allow small boats to moor to the ship while staying way clear of the side

Where are the boat booms located

1 Khaki smoke pit, 1 Beneath behind the LSO platform

What is the primary means of man over board recovery

HELO

Where is the stern dock located

Aft end of the ship

Where is the FOCSLE located

Foward 02 level

Where is the accommodation ladder located

Aft end of fantail

What is the standard distance between ships during UNREP

160-180 feet

How long is the swimmers tending line

300 yards

What are the colors of the detachable links on the anchor chain

Red, White, Blue

What is CDR

Cargo Drop Reel

How many mooring lines do we have

What is the purpose of the swivel shot

Prevent kinks

What color is the 5th shot

White (11 white links)

How many stations do we have

8 (4 fuel, 4 cargo)

How many capstans onboard

What is the difference between a standard breakaway and emergency breakaway

Acceleration

How long is a fathom

6 feet

How many feet long is our anchor chain

1,080 feet

How many lifeboats do we have

252

Name the boat crew

Coxswain, Boat Officer, Boat Engineer, SAR Swimmer

Who orders abandon ship

When abandoning ship, what three things are put out over the 1MC

Distance to land, sea temperature, land friendly/foe

How many shots are in a fathom

What size is our mooring lines

9 inch

Describe the Tattle Tale

Used to determine when the tension in a synthetic hawser is approaching the danger point. Snaps at 80% of capacity

What is a Lizard line used for

To control the RHIB

How long is the RHIB

7 meters (21 feet)

What is the stern dock used for

Liberty

What is the P&D line used for

CO to CO communications

What is a hawser line

5'' or larger in circumference

What is small stuff

1 3/4'' or smaller

What is the purpose of dipping the eye

Allows either line to be cast off without disturbing the other

What is used to splice wire rope

Marlinspike

Which markers on the P&D line gets two blue chem lights at night

60, 100, 140, 180

What is Highline used for

Cargo Stations

What is a Hawsepipe

Fair lead for anchor chain

What do we use to heave around on anchor chain

Wild Cats