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BM BOAT HANDLING Flashcards

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Rigging aboard submarines will frequently involve the use of chain-falls and come-a-longs and may involve the use of what else? (Page D2-1)

A

Ship’s davit

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What should be used when using the ship’s davit for stores handling

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Blocks and sheaves

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Before an authorized firearms manufacturer or dealer may mail a handgun to an officer of the U.S Armed Forces the officer is required to provide the shipper with what

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Affidavit

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The International Rules were formalized in the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972and became effective on what date?

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July 15, 1977

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Which United States President proclaimed 72 COLREGS and the Congress adopted them as the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977

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Gerald R. Ford

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The 72 COLREGS were developed by the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) which in May 1982 was renamed the what

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International Maritime Organization (IMO)

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The effective date for the Inland Navigation Rules was December 24, 1981, except for the Great Lakes where the effective date was what

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March 1, 1983

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Which word includes every description of watercraft including non-displacement craft and seaplanes used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water

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Vessel

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Which term means any vessel propelled by machinery

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Power-driven vessel

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Which term includes any aircraft designed to maneuver on the water

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Seaplane

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Which term means a vessel that through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver as required by these Rules and is therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel

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Vessel not under command

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That means a power-driven vessel that, because of her draft in relation to the available depth and width of navigable water is severely restricted in her ability to deviate from the course she is following

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Vessel constrained by her draft

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Which term means that a vessel is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground

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Underway

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Which term means any condition in which visibility is restricted by fog, mistfalling snow, heavy rainstorms, sandstorms or any other similar causes?

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Restricted visibility

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What are defined as the Mississippi River, its tributaries, South Pass, and Southwest Pass, to the navigational demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the United States, and the Port Allen-Morgan City Alternate Route, and that part of the Atchafalaya River above its junction with the Port Allen-Morgan City Alternate Route including the Old River and the Red River

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Western Rivers

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What are defined as the navigable waters of the United States shoreward of the navigational demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the United States and the waters of the Great Lakes on the United States side of the International Boundary

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Inland waters

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What are defined as the Inland Navigational Rules and the annexes thereto, which govern the conduct of vessels and specify the lights shapes, and sound signals that apply on inland waters

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Inland Rules

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What are defined as the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972including annexes currently in force for the United States?

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International Regulations

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A vessel of less than how many meters in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway

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20

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A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than how many degrees abaft her beam, that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel she is overtaking that at night she would be able to see only the sternlight of that vessel but neither of her sidelights

A

22.5

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21
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When two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to what so that each shall pass on the port side of the other

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Starboard

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22
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Unless otherwise agreed, when two power-driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as to involve risk of collision each shall alter her course to starboard so that each shall pass on what side of the other

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Port

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23
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“Masthead light” means a white light placed over the fore and aft centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an are of the horizon of how many degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on either side of the vessel

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225

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Sidelights” means a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side each showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of how many degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on its respective side?

A

112.5

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25
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In a vessel of less than how many meters in length the sidelights may be combined in one lantern carried on the fore and aft centerline of the vessel

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20

26
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Sternlight” means a white light placed as nearly as practicable at the stern showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 135 degrees and so fixed as to show the light how many degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel?

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67.5

27
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“All-round light” means a light showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of how many degrees

A

360

28
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“Flashing light” means a light flashing at regular intervals at a frequency of how many flashes or more per minute

A

120

29
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“Special flashing light” means a yellow light flashing at regular intervals at a frequency of 50 to 70 flashes per minute, placed as far forward and as nearly as practicable on the fore and aft centerline of the tow and showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of not less than 180 degrees nor more than 225 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to abeam and no more than how many degrees abaft the beam on either side of the vessel

A

22.5

30
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A power-driven vessel of less than 7 meters in length whose maximum speed does not exceed how many knots may in lieu of the lights prescribed exhibit an all round white light and shall, if practicable, also exhibit sidelights

A

7

31
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An inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or objector combination of such vessels or objects being towed if it is less than how many meters in breadth, one all-round white light at or near the forward end and one at or near the after end except that dracones need not exhibit a light at or near the forward end

A

25

32
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A vessel when engaged in trawling, by which is meant the dragging through the water of a dredge net or other apparatus used as a fishing appliance, shall exhibit a masthead light abaft of and higher than the all-round green light, a vessel of less than how many meters in length shall not be obliged to exhibit such a light but may do so

A

50

33
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A vessel engaged in fishing, other than trawling, shall exhibit when there is outlying gear extending more than how many meters honzontally from the vessel, an all-round white light or a cone apex upwards in the direction of
the gear

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150

34
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Whenever the size of a vessel engaged in diving operations makes it impracticable to exhibit all lights and shapes prescribed, a rigid replica of the International Code flag “A” not less than what in height will be exhibited

A

1 meter

35
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A vessel engaged in mine clearance operations shall, in addition to the lights prescribed for a power-driven vessel in Rule 23 or to the lights or shape prescribed for a vessel at anchor in Rule 30 as appropriate three all-round green lights or three balls. One of these lights or shapes shall be exhibited near the foremast head and one at each end of the fore These lights or shapes indicate that it is dangerous for another vessel to approach within how many meters of the mine clearance vessel

A

1000

36
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Which word means any sound signaling appliance capable of producing the prescribed blasts and which complies with the specifications in Annex III to these Regulations

A

Whistle

37
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The term “short blast” means a blast of about what in duration

A

1 second

38
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The term “prolonged blast” means a blast of from how many seconds in duration

A

4-6

39
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A vessel of how many meters or more in length shall be provided with a whistle and a bell and a vessel of 100 meters or more in length shall in addition, be provided with a gong the tone and sound of which cannot be confused with that of the bell

A

12

40
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If whistles are fitted on a vessel at a distance apart of more than how many meters, one whistle only shall be used for giving maneuvering and warning signals

A

100

41
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A power-driven vessel making way through the water in restricted visibility shall sound at intervals of not more than how many minutes one prolonged blast

A

2

42
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A power-driven vessel underway but stopped and making no way through the water during restricted visibility shall sound at intervals of not more than 2 minutes two prolonged blasts in succession with an interval of about how many seconds between them

A

2

43
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A vessel towed or if more than one vessel is towed the last vessel of the tow, if manned, during restricted visibility shall at intervals of not more than how many minutes sound four blasts in succession, namely one prolonged followed by three short blasts

A

2

44
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What refers to the height above the uppermost continuous deck

A

Height above the hull

45
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On power-driven vessels 50 meters but less than 60 meters in length operated on the Western Rivers, and those waters specified in §89.25, the horizontal distance between masthead lights shall not be less than how many meters

A

10

46
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The light indicating the direction of the outlying gear from a vessel engaged in fishing as prescribed in Rule 26(c)(ii) shall be placed at a horizontal distance of not less than 2 meters and not more than how many meters away from the two all-round red and white lights

A

6

47
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Which device is designed specifically for handling a ship’s boat or boats

A

Boat davit

48
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How many major subsystems is the typical boat davit system made up of?

A

5

49
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Which type of winch is used with all boat davits having a wire rope fall or falls

A

Drum

50
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Which type of winch is used with some boat davits when the falls are synthetic fiber rope?

A

Gypsy

51
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Which type of boat davit requires the application of an external force to move the boat and davit arms from the inboard to the outboard position in preparation for lowering the boat to the water

A

Mechanical

52
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What is the newest type of a mechanical boat davit being used by the Navy

A

What is the newest type of a mechanical boat davit being used by the Navy

53
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How many design types of boat davits are there currently in use for handling boats aboard Naval ships

A

7

54
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Which type of boat davits consists of two sets of sheaves mounted beneath a sponson or other overhang

A

Overhead suspended

55
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Which type of boat davits can be either the single-arm configuration or the double-arm configuration and the arm(s) pivot(s) around a single axis to move inboard or outboard

A

Pivot boat

56
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Which type of boat davits are double-arm boat davits designed to lower, to hoist, and to store one or more boats

A

Pivoted link boat

57
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Which type of boat davits have a single arm mounted on a pedestalwhich in turn is mounted to the ship and the arm slew rotates about the vertical axis of the pedestal to move the boat inboard and outboard

A

Slewing boat

58
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Safe hoisting position stripes are usually red in color and how many inches wide used as a visual aid for the boat davit operator

A

2

59
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Safe hoisting position stripes are painted on the davit frame and the davit arm(s) at a minimum distance of how many inches from either the two- blocked position or the solidly compressed position of the buffer spring

A

8’’

60
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Which type of stripes are used for a slewing boat davit (SLAD) as a visual aid to indicate when to deenergize the electric motor during slewing

A

Slewing position

61
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What is located at the boat davit operation station to allow the operator to interrupt power to the motor

A

emergency disconnect switch

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