OOW/Seamanship Flashcards
(51 cards)
things to check prior to working the cable
That all lashings have been removed, brake is on, the gypsy has been disconnected
when should a ship’s boat hoist an ensign
when carrying a corpse, in foreign ports, when going alongside a foreign warship
Test Weight and transfer load for a light jackstay
135Kg/250kg
what is not used, pelican hook, span wire, probe trolley, penguin hook
penguin hook
Avast
an order to stop
to Haul
to pull by hand
Haul Taught
take down slack and strain
Heave
Strong pull together
Heave in
to pull on a rope or cable by hand or power
Hold fast
hold a rope under strain to keep it from moving
Hoist
to lift
Marry
Two bring two lines together side by side in order to handle both simultaneously
Handsomely
slowly with care
roundly
rapid or fast with care
Belay
Make fast a rope by turning it on a bollard
Bring to
pass turns around a capstan or winch
To veer
ease out a rope by hand while keeping strain
Surge
allows a hawser to ease out under its own weight
3 anchor types
Admiralty Pattern, Admiralty standard stockless, Admiralty class 14
Colour Helmets - Red, White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purples
Red - Gunner, White - I/C, Batman - Green, Rope Handling Party - Blue, Safety Number - Yellow, Technical - Purple
Red Disc
Officer of flag rank entitled to fly a flag/broad pennant on official duty - Full Ceremonial
Blue Disc
Officer of flag rank not entitled to fly a flag/broad pennant on official duty - Piping
White Disc
Officer of flag rank or nomiated personage from the table of precedence of the commonwealth on informal occasions - courtesy salute
Piping the Side
royal family, Flag Officers in uniform, CO on official duty, members of a court martial, foreign officers except commonwealth officers, a dead body
