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Question 1

WHAT DOES VMS STAND FOR?

Answer 1

Voyage Management System

Question 2

WHAT DOES GPS STAND FOR?

Answer 2

Global Positioning System

Question 3

DEFINE TRUE BEARING

Answer 3

A bearing relative to true North

Question 4

DEFINE RELATIVE BEARING

Answer 4

A bearing relative to the ship meaning that the bow bears 000 at all times

Question 5

DEFINE FIX

Answer 5

The ship’s position determined without reference to any former position

Question 6

WHAT DOES D.R. STAND FOR?

Answer 6

Dead Reckoning

Question 7

WHY IS DEAD RECKONING IMPORTANT?

Answer 7

It helps determine possible encounters with hazards to navigation (e.g. buoys, fish havens, shipwrecks, etc.)

Question 8

DEFINE SET AND DRIFT

Answer 8

Set - The direction the ship is being pushed off course

Drift - The speed at which the ship is being pushed off course

Question 9

WHAT ARE RULES OF THE ROAD?

Answer 9

A manual used to determine how to safely navigate through inland and international waters.

Question 10

WHO PUBLISHES RULES OF THE ROAD?

Answer 10

The Coast Guard

Question 11

WHAT ARE DAY SHAPES?

Answer 11

Large, black shapes that tell other vessels in our vicinity that our ship is in a special circumstance where extra precautions are needed to keep them and us safe

Question 12

WHAT ARE THEIR NIGHTTIME EQUIVALENTS?

Answer 12

Ball - Equal to a red light

Diamond - Equal to a white light

Question 13

DEFINE DIW

Answer 13

Dead In the Water. It means we have no means of propulsion.

Question 14

WHO ORDERS ABANDON SHIP?

Answer 14

The Commanding Officer

Question 15

NAME THE ARC OF VISIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS:

Answer 15

Masthead light: 225 degrees
Port and starboard running lights: 112.5 degrees each
Stern light: 135 degrees
(NOTE: The total of the masthead light and the stern light=360 degrees)

Question 16

HOW MANY BUOYAGE SYSTEMS ARE THERE

Answer 16

2; Lateral and Cardinal

Question 17

WHAT ARE COLREGS AND WHAT DO THEY DICTATE?

Answer 17

Collision Regulations at Sea. They dictate the location of Lines of Demarcation which separate inland and international waters. Once a Line of Demarcation is crossed, the Rules of the Road change.

Question 18

WHAT DOES SOPA MEAN?

Answer 18

Senior Officer Present Afloat. When two ships are moored to the same pier, SOPA is determined by who has the most senior officer embarked.

Question 19

DEFINE LINES OF LATITUDE.

Answer 19

Lines of parallels that run East to West and are measured North to South (0-90 degrees)

Question 20

WHAT IS THE REFERENCE LINE FOR ALL LINES OF LATITUDE?

Answer 20

The Equator

Question 21

DEFINE LINES OF LONGITUDE

Answer 21

Lines of Meridians that run North to South and are measured East to West (0-180 degrees)

Question 22

WHAT IS THE REFERENCE LINE FOR ALL LINES OF LONGITUDE?

Answer 22

The Prime Meridian

Question 23

DEFINE GMT.

Answer 23

Greenwich (pronounced GREN-ich) Mean Time. Also known as “Zulu” or UTC (coordinated universal time). The basis or origin of longitude measurement. It is mean solar time measured with reference to the 0° meridian of longitude located at Greenwich, England.

Question 24

HOW MANY TIME ZONES ARE THERE?

Answer 24

24

Question 25

HOW MANY TIME ZONE DESIGNATORS ARE THERE?

Answer 25

25. (A time zone designator tells you where you are in location to GMT and helps you figure out what the local time is for a certain area. For example: If my time zone designator is -4D, I know that I am four hours east of GMT. If my time zone designator is +5R, I know I am five hours west of GMT.)

Question 26

WHICH TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR IS NOT USED?

Answer 26

JULIET

Question 27

WHAT IS OUR PRIMARY MEANS OF NAVIGATION?

Answer 27

GPS

Question 28

NAME THE STATIONS FOR QMs DURING SEA AND ANCHOR DETAIL.

Answer 28

Nav Evaluator - Responsible for making course change recommendations to the Conning Officer to keep the ship on its Plan of Intended Movement (PIM) track based off information given by the Nav Plotter Nav Plotter - Plots the ship’s position based off bearings given to the Bearing Book Recorder Bearing Book Recorder - Records bearings received from the Bearing Takers Bearing Taker - Uses a telescopic alidade to get true bearing from aids to navigation Deck Log Recorder - Responsible for recording every occurrence during sea and anchor detail including set and drift every three minutes Signal Bridge Personnel - Responsible for all flaghoist during sea and anchor

Question 29

WHAT IS THE JOB OF THE NAVIGATOR?

Answer 29

Overall in charge of maintaining safe navigation of the ship. Advises the CO, TAO and OOD as to the ship’s movements and supervises navigation of the ship when in restricted waters or during General Quarters

Question 30

WHERE IS THE BRIDGE LOCATED?

Answer 30

08 Level

Question 31

NAME THE WATCHSTANDERS ON THE BRIDGE

Answer 31

Officer of the Deck - Overall in charge of everyone on the bridge. He/She is the one you will call for permission to execute everyday shipboard operations (e.g. dumping metal over the side), 911 and Man Overboard. Also coordinates with TAO (for tactical operations) and EOOW (for propulsion plant line-up). Conning Officer - Drives (“conns”) the ship. Gives orders to helmsman/lee helmsman, determines appropriate course and speed changes when engaged in special evolutions e.g. flight operations, sea and anchor, UNREP Jr. Officer of the Watch - Responsible for maintaining all communications with other vessels in our vicinity, watches radars and AIS, alerts other vessels as to our intentions Helmsman - Drives the ship Lee Helmsman - Changes the speed of the ship Boatswain’s Mate of the Watch - Overall in charge of all Deck watch team members, rings bells, pipes and passes words over the 1MC Quartermaster of the Watch - Eyes and ears of the Navigator when he’s not on the bridge, direct assistant to the Officer of the Deck in maintaining safe navigation

Question 32

WHAT ARE THE WAYS QUARTERMASTERS CAN COMMUNICATE VISUALLY?

Answer 32

Flaghoist Flashing Light Semaphore

Question 33

HOW MANY SEARCHLIGHTS DO WE HAVE ONBOARD?

Answer 33

6

Question 34

HOW MANY FLAG BAGS DO WE HAVE ONBOARD?

Answer 34

2