2. Naval Shiphander's Guide

Question 1

reference

Answer 1

Ch 2: Forces on the Ship, pg 31‐49
Ch 3: Standard Commands, pg 51‐64
Ch 4: Getting Underway, pg 73‐82
Ch 5: Making a Landing, pg 90‐97
Ch 6: Ground Tackle
Ch 7: Transiting the Channel, pg 119‐136
Ch 8: Tugs and Pilots, pg 140‐145, 147, 149, 153‐163
Ch 9: Underway Replenishment, pg 172‐187
Ch 10: Shiphandling in Emergencies, pg 191‐203

Question 2

The water offers a resistance to the ships motion that is proportional…

Answer 2

To the square of our speed

Question 3

A ship using half its power can make…

Answer 3

80% of its speed

Question 4

A destroyer capable of 20 kts can typically make 20kts using…

Answer 4

A quater of its power

Question 5

To turn right, the rudder moves right. This creates …

Answer 5

A differential pressure the moves the stern to port. B

Question 6

Turning force from a rudder comes from …

Answer 6

Size, angle, and velocity of water

Question 7

Line 2 is called

Answer 7

Forward after spring line

Question 8

APUS are ___. Thrusters are not

Answer 8

Trainable

Question 9

Bernoulli principle

Answer 9

If the force of a fluid increases, pressure decreases.

Question 10

When the course to be steered is on at the instant the command is given …

Answer 10

Steady as you go

Question 11

When the swing iPod the ship is to be stopped

Answer 11

Meet her

Question 12

One knot of current is equal to

Answer 12

30 kts of wind

Question 13

Scope of chain

Answer 13

5 to 7 times depth

Question 14

Distance for poor man’s tug

Answer 14

100 yards

Question 15

in a channel, to pass a buoy safely, it needs to appear to be moving…

Answer 15

right against the background

Question 16

shallow water can increase ____ for a single screw vessel

Answer 16

sternwalk

Question 17

in shallow water, _____ with a backing bell can also be in creased

Answer 17

stopping distance

Question 18

What are the two aspects of “squat”?

Answer 18

1. increased velocity of the water flowing around the ship’s underbody creates a region of lower pressure under the keel, increasing the ship’s draft
2. the ship riding up on its own bow wave, raising the bow and lowering the stern

Question 19

Arleigh Burke squats ___ feet at ___ kts in ___ ft of water.

Answer 19

5, 15, 50

Question 20

in high traffic conditions, parallel ship’s whistle with ___.

Answer 20

VHF communications

Question 21

IMO SMCP

Answer 21

Standard Marine Communication Phrases

Question 22

3 points from rule 10

Answer 22

1. go with flow
2. don’t hug the center
3. ease in or out of traffic

Question 23

list channel forces

Answer 23

reduced rudder response
bank suction
bank cushion
current
wind

Question 24

List four stages to voyage planning.

Answer 24

appraisal, planning, conferring, execution/monitoring

Question 25

The presence of a pilot on board ___ the Commanding Officer of a ship

Answer 25

in no way relieves

Question 26

when picking up a pilot, select a course that ____

Answer 26

provides a good lee

Question 27

define “sweeping the lee”

Answer 27

swinging the stern way from the pilot boat just before the pilot boards can often make the water calmer

Question 28

what is the range of horsepower from a tug

Answer 28

750 to 5000

Question 29

which tugs are least maneuverable?

Answer 29

single screw

Question 30

List two tugs that are more maneuverable

Answer 30

twin screw and direct thrust

Question 31

List tug speeds used in maneuvering

Answer 31

Easy 1/3
half 2/3
full 100 percent

Question 32

if a tug is going ahead or astern, one short blast signals ___

Answer 32

stop

Question 33

if a tug is stopped one short blast signals

Answer 33

ahead

Question 34

if a tug is stopped two short blasts signals

Answer 34

astern

Question 35

three short blasts tells the tug to ___

Answer 35

in crease to full speed in t the direction it is already going

Question 36

one prolonged signals the tug to ____

Answer 36

go slower in the same direction

Question 37

one prolonged and two short to a tug says ___

Answer 37

cast off or shift

Question 38

power makeup uses ___

Answer 38

3 lines

Question 39

the bernoulli effect gives us high pressure at the ___ and less pressure ____ .

Answer 39

bow

side of the ship

Question 40

in the Northern Hemisphere, Ballot’s Law tells us thea t if you face directly into the wind that the center of he storm is about ___ to your right.

Answer 40

115 degrees

Question 41

wind that veers (shifts clockwise) means that you are in the ___.

Answer 41

dangerous semicice

Question 42

wind that shifts counter clockwise means that you are in the so called ___.

Answer 42

safe semicircle