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How many ft are in a fathom

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6

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How many fathoms per shot

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15

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How many shots per anchor chain

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12

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How many fathoms per anchor chain

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180

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How long is the anchor chain

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1080ft

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How long is one shot

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90ft

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State the three ways shots are numbered

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Color and white links, #of times the wire is wrapped around detachable lion, piece of metal with #stamp on it

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What color are the shots

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Red=1
White =2
Blue =3

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What color and number is the Warning shot

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Yellow,11th

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What color and number is the danger shot

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Red,12th

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How many total white links are in the 5th shot

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11

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How many anchors do we have

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2

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How much do the anchors weigh

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60,000lbs

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What type of anchors are they

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MK2 stockless

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Which anchor came from the USS Forrestal

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STBD

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How many stoppers per chain

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3

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State the parts of the chain stoppers

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Pelican hook
Detachable link
Turnbuckle
detachable link
Shackle
Fix pad eye

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What are the names of the stoppers

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Riding
Storm
Housing

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What type of stopper do we have

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Chinese stopper

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How much does one chain link weigh

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360lbs

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How much does a detachable link weigh

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365lbs

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What is the purpose of the bridge crane

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To lift the anchor chain and stoppers

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How many wildcats do we have

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2

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How many wildcats do we have

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2

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What is the purpose of the Wildcat
Hoist and lower the anchor chain
26
What is capstan
Vertically aligned winch used for mooring
27
What is Gypsyhead
Horizontally aligned winch used used during unrep
28
How many morning lines do we have
12
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What type of mooring lines do we have
8 3/4” 3 strand nylon (1-4 and 9-15) 5”3 strand (5-8)
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How are mooring line’s number
1-12 fore to aft
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What is the purpose of the FWD spring line
Prevents movement aft
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What is the purpose of the aft spring line
Prevents movement forward
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What is the purpose of the beast line
Prevents movement away from pier
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What are storm lines
Extra lines used during adverse weather
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What is the bullnose Where is it located
Forward most chock on the ship (used for towing) Forward part of the foc’sle
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What type of lift raft do we have How many do we have
MK8 128
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How many days of rations does a lift raft carry
10 days if you don’t eat on the first day
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What is the limit capacity of the lift raft What material’s does it hold
50 people Fishing line, rain catcher, mirror, ladder, sea anchor
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How many boat davits do we have and what type are they
2 and vast Davits
40
What does STREAM stand for
Standard Tension Replenishment Alongside Method
41
State the number and location of our unrep stations Where is station 1
5= E4 smoke pit 7&9= HB2 11= COs p-way 13= O-brow 17&19= HB3 21= aft of E5 smoke pit 15 doesn’t exist Station1 is in HB1
42
How many sliding pad eyes do we have Where are they located
4 Stations 7&9 HB2, 17&19 HB3 (little, big, big, little)
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What type of slide pad eyes do we have What’s the difference
C12 & D16 12ft and 16ft, D16 are the heavy lift stations
44
How many fuel receiving stations do we have? What are they what type of fuel station are they
3 total/stations 5,11,13 Double probe receiving
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How many fuel sending stations do we have?what are they What type of fuel station is it
1 total/station 21 Single probe
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How much fuel can we receive per hour per station? How much can we send?
360,000 gallons 180,000 gallons
47
What is the length of the phone and distance line
300 ft
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What is the distance between each flag
20ft
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What is the purpose of the phone and distance line
Direct communication between C.O. To C.O. And distance between two ships
50
What is the purpose of the phone and distance line
Direct communication between C.O. To C.O. And distance between two ships
51
What is the color code of the p&d line
Green, red, yellow, blue, white (repeat) “go rub you’re balls with grease
52
Who wears a yellow hard hat during unrep Who wears blue Who wears green Who wears brown Purple Orange
Rig captains Riggers Signal man Winch operator Fuels Line handlers
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Who wears the turtle helmet
Phone talker
54
What does RHIB stand for How many do we have
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat 2
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What is the primary mission of the RHIB Maximum personnel capacity Location
Man overboard recovery 18 PORT outboard of HB1, STBD outboard of HB3
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How many people are lowered on the RHIB
4
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How many monkey lines do we have per davit Purpose of them How much weight can you put on them
5 Safety for boat crew in case the davit fails 75%
58
State the members of the boat crew
Boat Officer, Coxswain, Bow/ Hook man, Boat Engineer, SAR swimmer
59
Which boat crew is considered the ready life boat? Why?
STBD because PORT is in the blind spot from the bridge
60
What is the purpose of the sea painter
Holds the RHIB underneath the davit
61
Explain license plate 7MRB0714
7 meters RB type of boat RHIB 07 year manufactured 14th boat manufactured in 07
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What does B&A crane stand for Located
Boat & aircraft Aft and above the E-5 smoke pit, just below flight deck
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Purpose of the B&A crane No we can’t raise aircraft to the flight deck with the B&A crane
Lower and raise boats and aircraft from the EL3 to water and EL3 to pier and bring on stores when crane ops are not avail in foreign ports
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What does ball-Diamond-ball mean (day shapes) Ball ball ball Ball ball Ball Cylinder
Restricted maneuvering Run aground Vessel not under command Anchored Constrained by draft
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Flags alpha. Papa. November Bravo Quebec. Uniform Foxtrot Lima Yankee Hotel. Kilo India. Mike Romeo. Oscar
Diver down. Personnel call. Negative Fuel/ammo transfer. Boat recall. Anchoring Fixedwing flight ops.HERO.Dragging anchor Helo flight ops.Personnel working aloft/OTS Coming alongside port. Medical ship Coming alongside at sea. Man overboard
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Oscar flag looks like Papa flag looks like
Yellow/red triangle Blue flag with white square in the middle
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What is the preparatory flag used for
5min to colors and 15min standby for unrep completion
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What does SOPA pennant mean 1st sub 2nd sub 3rd sub
Senior Officer Present Afloat Absence of flag officer in port Absence of staff officer in port Absence of C.O. in port
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State the watch stations of the bridge watch team
OOD. 2AFT lookouts BMOW. 2FWD lookouts Conning Officer Helmsman Lee helmsman
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What are the responsibilities of the OOD
Directly under the CO; overall in charge of the bridge watch team
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What are the responsibilities of the BMOW
Carrying out the plan of the day; assist the OOD in maintaining good order and discipline on the bridge
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What are the responsibilities of the conning Officer
Giving course and speed changes to the helmsman and Lee helmsman
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What are the responsibilities of the helmsman And Lee helmsman
Drives the ship Change ships speed
74
Where are the aft lookouts located FWD lookouts
Fantail 0-10 lvl FWD of bridge
75
Purpose of boat boom, how many do we have, locations
Keeps boats tied up & away from ship while anchored 2 STBD E5 smoke pit, PORT aft of EL4
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Purpose of stern dock, and location
Use to embark/debark liberty party, embark harbor pilot, embark extra RHIB personnel Aft of the fantail
77
Who issues the order to abandon ship Info passed down with order
Water temp, nearest land, land friendly or enemy Advance-distance gain in direction of previous course once the rudder has been put over Transfer-distance gain at a right angle on new course before steadying up Set-direction ship being pushed from outside forces Drift-amount of force ship is being set, measured in knots Dead reckoning-ships current course&speed without regards to set and drift
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6 rules of DR
Every course change Every speed change Every LOP Every hour on the hour Every running fix Every fix, plot and label
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LOP True and relative
Line of position-beating to an object, either true or relative True-points true north Relative-ships bow is 000 through 360(bearing relative to us)
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Crossing Head on Overtaking
contacts passes perpendicular to bow Bow to bow Ships surpasses us from 22.5 degrees abaft(behind) the beam
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Stadimeter Marine Sextant Chronometer
Measure distance by angle from object IF the height is known Measures angle between 2 objects (primarily celestial bodies) Navigational time piece; holds ship correct time
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Fathometer Telescopic Alidade PMP
Measures distance from the Keel to the ocean floor Gives bearing (True or Relative) to an object at a distance Parallel Motion Protractor
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Navigational drafting tool used to draw straight lines 4 ways to attain ships position
Visual bearing Radar ranges Celestial GPS
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ECDIS VMS Swing circle
Electronic Chart Display Information System Voyage Management System Scope of the chain plus the length of the ship; keeps ship from running into objects
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Drag Circle Overall length of the ship GMT
Scope of the chain plus distance from the haws pipe to the center pelorus; keeps ship from dragging the anchor 1104ft General Mean Time
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What time zone are we in What are the straight lines from the PMP used for
Ask the QMOW LOP’s & Courses
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Name a distress signal (16total)
Flames on a vessel. Continuous Fog Horn Gunshot every minute. SOS Dye marker. Wave arms. Smoke
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What’s a short blast of the ships whistle
1-2 sec
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What’s a short blast of the ships whistle
1-2 sec
90
What’s a prolonged blast of the ships whistle
4-6 sec
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RHIB’s License Plate 7MRB0715 7MRB0714
7MRB0715-starboard RHIB 7MRB0714-port RHIB
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BOAT DAVIT TEAM COLORS
Safety-white Davit Captain-yellow Davit Operator-brown Line Handlers-Orange Life Preservers

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