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1
Q

What is the length of the ship?

A

1,092ft

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2
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What is the beam of the ship?

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133ft

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3
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What is the draft of the ship?

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38.4ft

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4
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What are the four major milestones in a ship’s history?

A
  • Keel-Laying Ceremony
  • Launching/Christening Ceremony
  • Commissioning Ceremony
  • De-commissioning Ceremony
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5
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How many Sideboys does the President get?

A

8

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6
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How many Sideboys does our CO get?

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4

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7
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How many mooring lines do we have?

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12

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8
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How many storm lines do we have?

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2

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9
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What type of lines do we use for mooring lines?

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3 strand nylon

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10
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How many Mooring Capstans do we have?

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5

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11
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How many Warping Capstans do we have?

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2

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12
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What is the purpose of the tattletale on the mooring line?

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To tell when the line has reached its Safe Working Load and is in danger of parting

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13
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What is the purpose of the Bow and Stern Lines?

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To hold the bow and stern into the pier

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14
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What is the purpose of the FWD and AFT Spring lines?

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To keep the ship from moving forward or aft

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15
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What is the purpose of a breast line?

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To control the distance of the ship from the pier

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16
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What are cleats?

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Deck fittings that look like bull horns used to belay a line or wire rope

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17
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What are bitts?

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Cylinder shaped deck fittings that come in pairs used to make lines fast that have been led through a chock

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18
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What are chocks?

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Fittings through which lines are fairled through

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19
Q

What are the three types of chocks?

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  • Open
  • Closed
  • Roller
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20
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What type of chocks do we have onboard Harry S. Truman?

A

Closed

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21
Q

What is the forward most chock on the centerline?

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Bull nose

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22
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What type of anchors do we have?

A

Mark II stockless

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23
Q

Where did the anchors come from?

A
  • PORT: USS George H. W. Bush
  • STBD: USS Forrestal
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24
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Where did the anchor chain come from?

A

USS Saratoga

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25
Q

How much do the anchors weigh?

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30 tons/60,000 pounds

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26
Q

What is the color order of detachable link shot markings?

A
  • Red
  • White
  • Blue
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27
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How are chain shots identified?

A

The color of the detachable link, the number of white links to each side of the detachable link, and the wire rope wraps around the last white link of either side of the detachable link

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28
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What is the purpose of the wire wraps?

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To aid divers during salvage operations to identify the chain shot

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29
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What is the purpose of the detachable links?

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To connect the anchor to the chain, and the shots of chain together

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30
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What are the components of a detachable link?

A
  • C-Link
  • Coupling Plates
  • Taper Pin
  • Hair pin
  • Lead Plug
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31
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What is the bending shackle?

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The shackle that connects the anchor to the chain

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32
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What is the purpose of the chain swivel?

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To minimize kinking or twisting of the chain

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33
Q

What is known as the Outboard Swivel or Bending Shot?

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The shot from the chain swivel to the anchor

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34
Q

How many shots are in an anchor chain?

A

12

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35
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What color is the danger shot?

A

Red

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36
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What color is the caution shot?

A

Yellow

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37
Q

How long is one shot of anchor chain?

A

90FT/15 fathoms

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38
Q

What are the three types of chain stoppers?

A
  • Housing
  • Riding
  • Towing
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39
Q

What components make up a chain stopper?

A
  • Shackle
  • Detachable Link
  • Turnbuckle
  • Pelican Hook
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40
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What is the difference between a chain stopper and a towing stopper?

A

The towing stopper has a locking plate installed to prevent the turnbuckle from backing off from shock loading

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41
Q

How is the anchor chain secured to the ship?

A

With a shackle rated for 20 shots of anchor chain hanging from the hawsepipe

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42
Q

What is significant about the bulkhead the shackle is mounted to?

A

It is rated at 1.75 times the breaking strength of the shackle

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43
Q

Why are the anchors painted gold?

A

For enlisted retention

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44
Q

What is used to determine the minimum length of chain and the horizontal distance from the ship?

A

Anchoring nomograph

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45
Q

What is a hawsepipe?

A

A large pipe the anchor chain runs through

46
Q

What is the Bull Nose used for?

47
Q

What is the Stern Dock used for?

A

Embarking and disembarking while at anchor, pilot pickup/drop off, PAX Transfers

48
Q

How many fuel receiving stations do we have?

49
Q

What are the 3 fuel receiving stations?

50
Q

How many cargo receiving stations do we have?

51
Q

What are the cargo receiving stations?

52
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What is the only fuel delivery station?

53
Q

Can we take fuel at Station 21 if necessary?

54
Q

How many Messenger Winches do we have?

55
Q

What type of transmission is located on the Spanwire Winch?

A

Navy Standard Transmission

56
Q

What type of winch is the Spanwire Winch?

A

MK2 MOD 8 Single-Drum Ramless Light Spanwire Winch

57
Q

Where is station 5 located?

A

Glass and Metal Room

58
Q

Where is station 11 located?

A

CO’s p-way

59
Q

Where is station 13 located?

A

Officer’s quarterdeck

60
Q

Who is in charge of the UNREP team?

A

Rig captain

61
Q

What color hard hat does the rig captain wear?

62
Q

What color hard hat does the winch operator wear?

63
Q

What color hard hat does the signalman wear?

64
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What color hard hat do the riggers wear?

65
Q

What color hard hat do the gunners mates wear?

66
Q

What is the preferred distance for UNREP?

67
Q

What does UNREP stand for?

A

Underway Replenishment

68
Q

What two types of UNREP are there?

A
  • CONREP
  • VERTREP
69
Q

What is FAS?

A

Fueling at Sea

70
Q

What is RAS?

A

Replenishment at Sea

71
Q

Do we have Double or Single Probe Receivers?

A

Double-Probe

72
Q

Who fires the shotline?

73
Q

What is a safe speed for UNREP?

A

12-16 knots

74
Q

What does P&D stand for in P&D Line?

A

Phone and Distance Line

75
Q

What is the purpose of the P&D line?

A

Communication between both ships CO’s and distance between both ships

76
Q

How far apart are the flags on the P&D line?

77
Q

What are colors of the flags on the P&D line?

A
  • Green
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • White
  • Green
78
Q

Which end is stopped off to the UNREP Ship?

A

The zero flag

79
Q

Which flags get 2 blue chemlights for night UNREP?

A
  • 60-foot flag
  • 100-foot flag
  • 140-foot flag
  • 180-foot flag
80
Q

What color chemlight and which side do the other flags get?

A

One red on the approach ship side

81
Q

How long is the UNREP Messenger?

82
Q

What is an Emergency Breakaway?

A

An accelerated breakaway

83
Q

How many whistles are for a man overboard?

84
Q

What does the lifebuoy watch deploy during a man overboard?

A

Lifering with marker light and smoke float

85
Q

What information does the lifebuoy watch pass to the bridge?

A

Distance and bearing until the MOB is recovered

86
Q

What are the types of man overboard recovery?

A
  • Helo
  • Ship
  • RIB
87
Q

Can we perform a shipboard recovery onboard the Truman?

88
Q

Why not?

A

We do not have the J-bar davit to perform recovery

89
Q

What is the preferred recovery method?

90
Q

What does RIB stand for?

A

Rigid Inflatable Boat

91
Q

How long is the RIB?

A

7 meters/24 feet

92
Q

What are the RIBs names?

A
  • Port: President
  • STBD: Senator
93
Q

Who are the personnel that go on a RIB?

A
  • Boat officer
  • Boat coxswain
  • Boat engineer
  • SAR swimmer
94
Q

What type of davits do we have onboard?

A

Vestdavits

95
Q

Who makes up the Boat Davit Crew?

A
  • Safety
  • POIC
  • Davit Operator
  • Line Handlers
  • Riggers
  • Winch Watcher
96
Q

What is the order of launching the RIB from the davit?

A
  • Hook
  • Aft Steadying Line
  • FWD Steadying line
  • Sea Painter
97
Q

What is the order of recovering the RIB?

A
  • Sea Painter
  • FWD Steadying Line
  • AFT Steadying Line
  • Hook
98
Q

What are the lines the boat crew holds on to called?

99
Q

What PPE is required during Boat Ops?

A
  • KAPOK
  • Hard hat w/chinstrap
  • Green chemlight at night
100
Q

What is the operational load of the vest davit?

101
Q

Who is the only person that can order an abandon ship?

102
Q

What kind of life rafts do we have on board?

103
Q

How many life rafts do we have onboard?

104
Q

What items can you find in a life raft?

A
  • Water
  • Food
  • Oars
  • Fishing equipment
  • Distilling kit
  • Raft repair
  • Flare
  • Mirror
  • Knife
105
Q

How many people fit in a life raft?

106
Q

Who is the First Lieutenant?

A

LCDR Padilla

107
Q

Who is in charge of all enlisted personnel on the bridge?

108
Q

What precedes the BMOW passing over the 1MC?

A

A pipe call

109
Q

What is the oldest rate in the Navy?

A

Boatswain’s Mate

110
Q

Who is the most decorated Enlisted Sailor in US Naval History?

A

See BMC Beach for answer

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