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Board- Navigation Flashcards

1
Q

Advance

A

The time you start to turn until you are on your new course

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2
Q

Transfer

A

The distance traveled from the course to the end of the turn lateral (sideways)

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3
Q

Magnetic Bearing

A

Directions based on the direction of the magnetic north

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4
Q

Set and Drift

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Set is the direction that the current is pushing the ship.

Your drift is the speed that you are being pushed at

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5
Q

Time Zones

A

25 time zones

A-Z with exceptions of J

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6
Q

Fathometer

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Determines the depth of the water beneath the keel of the ship DAGR

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7
Q

DNC

A

Digital Nautical Chart

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8
Q

VMS

A

Voyage Management System

Primary source of navigation through use of real time DNC

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9
Q

Distress Signals

A 
Red star shells
Fog horn continuously sounding 
Flames on vessel
Wave arms
Gun fired at 1 minute intervals
Morse code (SOS)
Mayday on radio
Flags- November, Charlie
Dye Marker( any color)
Position Indicating Beacon
Digital selective calling
Smoke
In inland water white light flashing 50-70 times a minute
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10
Q

Vessel at anchor

A

Shapes- Ball

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11
Q

Vessel not under command

A

Day Shapes- Ball,Ball

Lights- All round white light

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12
Q

Restricted in ability to maneuver

A

Shapes- Ball diamond Ball

Lights- 3 all round lights (red, white, red)

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13
Q

Vessel aground

A

Shape- Ball, ball, ball

Lights- 2 all round red lights

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14
Q

Constrained by draft

A

Shape- cylinder

Lights- 3 all round red lights

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15
Q

Refueling/ Ammunition handling

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Bravo (red swallowed-tailed)

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16
Q

Senior Officer Present Affloat

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SOPA (white and green pennant)

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17
Q

Personnel recall

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Papa (white and blue)

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18
Q

Boat recall

A

Quebec (yellow)

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19
Q

Divers

A

Code alpha (code is red and white pennant)

20
Q

International signals

A

Alpha (blue and white swallow- tailed)

21
Q

Personnel working aloft/over the side

A

Kilo (yellow and blue)

22
Q

HERO

A

Lima (black and yellow)

23
Q

Man overboard

A

Oscar (yellow and red)

24
Q

Anchoring

A

Uniform (white and red)

25
Q

First substitute

A

Absence of flag officer or unit commander (phibron 6)

(Yellow and blue)

Flies on yardarm starboard side outboard

26
Q

Second substitute

A

Absence of Chief of Staff

(Blue and white)

Flies port side out board

27
Q

Third Substitute

A

Absence of CO

(Black and White)

Flies port side outboard

28
Q

Fourth Substitute

A

Absence of a civilian officer

(Red and yellow)

Flies starboard side inboard

29
Q

7 standard bridge watch stations

A 
OOD
CO
Boatswains mate of watch
Helmsman
Lee helmsman
Lookouts
Quartermaster of the watch
30
Q

What publication governs the rules for inland/international waters

A

Rules of the road

Published by US Coast Guard

31
Q

Man Overboard lights

A

Red over red pulsating

32
Q

Anchored

A

All round white lights located at jack and flag staff lights and illuminate the deck

33
Q

Aground

A

Two red lights, white lights on the bow and stern illuminate deck

34
Q

Power driven vessel light configuration

A

Master head light(white light 225 degrees)

Port running light (red light 112.5 degrees)

Starboard running light (green light 112.5 degrees)

Stern light (white light 135 degrees)

35
Q

Line of Demarcation

A

Separates inland rules from international rules

36
Q

IALA Buoyage system

A

Entering the seaward buoys are green to port and red to starboard

Red right returning USA is IALA B

37
Q

Different ways of finding ships position

A

GPS

Visual

Radar

38
Q

VMS Nodes

A

1-CONN -conning station at bridge

2- NAV-1 -Quartermaster of the Watch Table

3- NAV-2 -Combat Information Center

4- NAV-3 -Chart Room

5- NAV-4 -Navigators Stateroom

39
Q

Restricted Maneuvering

A

When due to the nature of Kearsarge’s work her ability to normally maneuver is greatly reduced

(Flight ops, lcac ops, UNREP)

40
Q

OOD

A

Right hand man to CO and I charge if CO is not present

41
Q

CO

A

Gives courses and speed to helm and lee helm. Responsible for driving the ship

42
Q

Boatswains Mate of the Watch

A

Passes all words, piping’s, casualties over the 1MC and supervises helm and lee helm and the lookouts on watch

43
Q

Helmsman

A

Steers the course given to them by the conning officer

44
Q

Lee Helmsman

A

Stands watch at the EOT and rings up the conning officers orders to the throttle man

45
Q

Lookouts

A

To watch and report what they see night and day to include

MOB, other ships, aircraft, hazmat, marine life

46
Q

Quarter Master of the Watch

A

OOD’s assistant for safe navigation and direct representative for the navigator when not on bridge

ESWS (8 decks)

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