Deck Flashcards

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Q

How is wire rope measured

A

Diameter

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1
Q

How is line measured

A

Circumference

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2
Q

Mooring line strength

A

Use kevlar lines. Don’t snap

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3
Q

Mooring line breaking characteristic

A

Snap or pop

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4
Q

Sea painter

A

Keeps RHIB alongside ship

Places under hook

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5
Q

Steady lines

A

Keeps boat steady during hoisting and lowering

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6
Q

Man ropes

A

Line with overhand or figure eight knots evenly spaced intervals for personnel to climb

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7
Q

Bitt

A

Vertical cleat used for mooring lines

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8
Q

Chock

A

2 types: open and closed

Used to guide mooring lines

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9
Q

Bull nose

A

FWD part of bow

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10
Q

Hawse pipe

A

Opening where anchor chain goes through the skin of ship

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11
Q

Chain

Type/size

A

Die Lock anchor chain

1 7/8 inch

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12
Q

Capston

A

Used to heave in mooring lines

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13
Q

Wildcat

A

Used to engage anchor

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14
Q

Anchor brake

A

Prevent chain from paying out

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15
Q

Anchor buoy

A

Identifies location of anchor

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16
Q

Pelican hook

A

Grips anchor chain

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17
Q

Chain stopper

A

Secures anchor chain

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18
Q

Hawser

A

Heavy line used for towing or mooring

19
Q

Line

A

Rope not wire

20
Q

Wire

A

Rope made of metal

21
Q

Spring line

A

Six strands of coil wrapped around fiber core

22
Q

Small stuff

A

Smaller then 1 3/4 inch

23
Q

Flemished

A

Line coiled flat and tight

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Coil
Make a circle with line
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Fake
Straight row of line
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Bight
Loop of line or chain
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Bitter end
End of line
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Eye
Hole at end of mooring line
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Eye splice
Making eye at end of line
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Long splice
Type of splice that does not increase circumference of line
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Short splice
Type of splice that increases circumference of line
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Marlinspike
splicing tool made of metal
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Fid
Splicing tool made of wood
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Rig captain | during towing evolutions
Wears yellow | during towing evolutions
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Rigger | during towing evolutions
Wears blue | during towing evolutions
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Signalman | during towing evolutions
Wears green | during towing evolutions
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Capston operator | during towing evolutions
Wears brown | during towing evolutions
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Line handlers | during towing evolutions
Wears orange | during towing evolutions
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Check | Line handling
``` Throw up (like garden hose) Line handling ```
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Hold | Line handling
Secure line | Line handling
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Ease | Line handling
Slowly loosen | Line handling
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Slack | Line handling
Allow line to drop Or Ease tension on line Line handling
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Take in | Line handling
Bring line onboard | Line handling
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Avast | Line handling
Hold line to prevent slack or heave | Line handling
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Heave | Line handling
Pull on line | Line handling