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What is the Officer of the Decks (OOD) job?

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In charge of the bridge and all watchstanders

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What is the Conning Officer’s job?

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Gives orders to the helmsman and lee helmsman

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What is the Boatswain Mate of the Watch’s (BMOW) job?

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Does all the 1MC announcements, bells, piping

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What is the Helmsman’s job?

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Drives the ship - ‘steering wheel’

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What is the Lee Helmsman’s job?

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Controls the speed of the ship - ‘gas pedal’

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What is the Quartermaster of the Watch’s (QMOW) job?

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In charge of safe navigation of the ship

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What is a stadimeter used for?

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Measures distance to an object when the height of the object is known

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What is a sextant used for?

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Used for celestial navigation

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What does GPS stand for?

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Global Positioning System

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What does the fathometer do?

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Measures the depth of water beneath the keel

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What is the day shape used for not under command?

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2 black balls

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What lights are used for anchored?

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Jack staff and flag staff lights, 75 lights, water security lights, aircraft warning light

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What lights are used for restricted in ability to maneuver?

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Red-white-red lights

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What is the visual signal for man overboard?

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Red over red flashing lights

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What flag is used for personnel recall?

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Flag Papa

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What flag is used for small boat recall?

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Flag Quebec

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What flag is used for personnel working aloft?

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Flag Kilo

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What flag is used for man overboard?

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Flag Oscar

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What flag is used for moving fuel or ordinance?

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Flag Bravo

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What flag is used for personnel working over the side?

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Flag Kilo + Flag One

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What flag is used for personnel working aloft and over the side?

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Flag Kilo + Flag Three

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What flag is used for divers in the water?

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Flag Code + Flag Alpha

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What does VMS stand for?

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Voyage Management System

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What is the sound signal for leaving dock or pier?

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One prolonged blast

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What is the sound signal for restricted in ability to maneuver?
One prolonged blast followed by 2 short blasts
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What does SOPA stand for?
Senior Officer Present Afloat
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What flag do we use while making preps to go alongside an UNREP ship?
Flag Romeo
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How many mooring lines do we have?
12 mooring lines plus 2 storm lines
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How many time zones make up the Earth?
24 time zones
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What time zones does Norfolk Virginia use?
Quebec and Romeo
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What is the day shape used for anchored?
1 black ball
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What is the day shape used for restricted in ability to maneuver?
Ball-diamond-ball
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What is the 1st substitute flag used for?
CSG-8 Admiral is ashore
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What is the 2nd substitute flag used for?
Chief of Staff is ashore
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What is the 3rd substitute flag used for?
Our CO is ashore
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How many bells does the CO receive for honors when he departs/arrives?
4 bells
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What is sounded in addition to the bells when he steps on or off the brow?
A stinger (single tone)
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How many bells does CSG-8 Admiral receive for honors when he departs/arrives?
6 bells
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What is the day shape for a vessel constrained by draft?
A black cylinder
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Where is the ship's bell located at?
Starboard side, in catwalk near Belknap pole
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Where is the ship's gong located at?
Fantail
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What is the ideal distance for HST to be at when conducting a RAS with another ship?
160-180 feet
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What flag do we use for fixed wing flight operations?
Flag Foxtrot
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What flag do we use for helicopter operations?
Flag Hotel
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What is our international call sign?
N-H-S-T
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Who are the 3 people that receive stingers when they arrive/depart the ship?
CSG-8 Admiral, Chief of Staff, Commanding Officer
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What is the Junior Officer of the Watch's (JOOW) job?
Contact management with radar and voice communications with other ships
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What is the day shape for a vessel aground?
Black ball-ball-ball
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What flag will an UNREP ship fly to let us know that they are the guide ship?
Flag Golf
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When do we set the low visibility detail?
When visibility decreases to less than 3NM
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How many yards are in a nautical mile?
2,000 yards
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What is the grid system called that is used to plot locations on the Earth?
Latitude and longitude
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What is an alidade used for?
To give bearings to an object
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What are the 2 ways to report a bearing to an object?
True and relative
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What are the ship’s sound signals for man overboard?
6 short blasts
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How long do we have to retrieve the man in the water?
12 minutes
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What is the ship’s safety depth?
50 feet

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