Navigation Flashcards
What is Gold Flag?
Guide Ship
What is Romeo at the Dip Flag?
Preparing to receive alongside
What is Romeo Close Up Flag?
Ready to receive alongside
What is Romeo Hauled Down Flag?
Messenger in hand
What is Prep at the Dip Flag?
Expect to disengage in 15 mins
What is Prep Close Up Flag?
Disengaging at final station
What is Prep Hauled Down Flag?
All lies clear
What is Bravo at the Dip Flag?
Fuel transfer halted
What is Bravo Close Up Flag?
Transferring fuel
What is Bravo Hauled Down Flag?
Fuel transfer completed
What is Special Sea and Anchor Detail?
Prepares the ship for pulling in/out of port and for anchoring evolutions
What is Plane Guard?
Provides a reference in line with carrier landing strip to aid landing craft
What is Low Visibility Detail?
Stations lookouts to aid in visual contact acquisition
What is Flight Quarters?
Assist in launching and recovering helicopters
What is Restricted Maneuvering?
Full power in engineering plant, provides better ship handling along with standbys in case of equipment failure
What Flag is Flown for Man Overboard?
Oscar
What is Collision?
Ship is about to collide with another vessel
What is Aground?
Ship has gotten stuck on the bottom by entering water too shallow
Hard Aground and Soft Aground
What is Advance/Transfer?
Advance - The distance a ship moves along its initial course during a turn
Transfer - Amount of distance gained towards the new course. measure perpendicular to 90 degrees
What is a Pivot Point?
Point on the centerline about which the ship turns when the rudder is put over
What is a Turning Circle?
The path followed by the ships pivot point when making a 360 degree turn
What is True Bearing?
Bearing in relation to true north
What is Relative Bearing?
Bearing in relation to own ship
What is DIW?
Dead in Water - No propulsion or sails
