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ESWS DDG82 2022/23 & 2024 General Knowledge > Deck & Aviation > Flashcards

Deck & Aviation Flashcards

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A number in parenthesis indicates the number of facts or characteristics to be mentioned: mark this card blue so it rarely shows up

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12 Animals of the foc’sle

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1 Alligator back
2 Birdnest
3 Bullnose
4 Camelback
5 Elephant Trunk
6 Lizard Tongue
7 Monkey Fist
8 Mousing
9 Pelican Hook
10 Rabbit feet
11 Rat guard
12 Rhino horn
13 Turtleback
14 Wildcat

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The safe distance from deck fittings

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4 to 6 feet

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Line is measured by
Wire rope is measured by

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Circumference
Diameter

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Characteristics of Mooring Lines

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4 Strand Amarid Kevlar
Moderate Strength
No Snap Back
6% of rested length

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Characteristics of Steading Lines

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Double Braid Nylon
High Strength
High Snap Back
50% Stretch of Rested Length

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Bight

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A loop of rope, line, or chain.

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Flemish

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Line coiled flat and tight

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Fid

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Wooden spike-shaped tool used in splicing line

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Gypsy head

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Used to heave around on the lines and wires

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Long splice

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Used to join two pieces of line without changing its circumference

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Marline

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Two strand left laid tarred hemp small stuff

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Small stuff

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Line 1 3/4 or smaller

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Spring lay

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six strands of wire wrapped around a fiber core

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RAS POIC

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Rig Captain

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Winch Operator color

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brown

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1, 2, 3 whistle blast (RAS)

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I am ready to shoot
I am ready to receive shot line
I am shooting shot line

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Station 3 & 4 vs 7 & 8

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7 & 8 can rake F76 and JP5 whereas 3 & 4 can only take F76

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Green box with white P

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Personnel

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Green box with 3 white lines

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Cargo

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Blue box with white P

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Potable water

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Green box with white B

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bridge to bridge phone line

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Half red half blue box

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DFM fuel station (Marine Diesel Fuel)

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Colors on P&D

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Green 2
Red 4
Yellow 6
Blue 8
White 0

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Easing out line

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12-18 thread manila

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Used to secure lines during underway replenishment

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Jigger-attachment points on station

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CONREP

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Connected Replenishment
receiving fuel or cargo by means of two ships being connected by a line or wire rope

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VERTREP

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Vertical Replenishment
Receive any type of cargo by means of helo

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UNREP

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Underway Replenishment
Any type of replenishing of fuel or cargo while underway

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Transfer Station

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Station on both ships were cargo is either sent or received

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Ridding line

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Used in refueling to control the paying our and retrieving of fuel hoses

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Tie down

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Cleats on station used to secure lines and rigging

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Bolo

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Led weight attached to by shot line and heaved over to the receiving ship

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Block that lines passes through to give direction of pull

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Fair-lead block

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Block that one side opens up to allow bight of line to be put on

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Snatch block

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Gives definition of ship while approaches are made

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Contour lights

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Saddle whips

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Wire attached to the saddles

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Hose Saddles

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Device used to connect hoses and attached to a trolley

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Keeps the spanwire/highline tensioned

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Ram tensioner

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STREAM

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Standard Tension Replenishment Alongside Method

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End Fitting

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Fitting at the end of the span wire or whips or highline

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Star Assembly

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STAR (SURF, Traveling, Actuated Remotely)

All tensioned wire rig with highline, inhaul, and outhaul lines being tended by winches in the delivering ship.
When the receiving ship does not have a sliding padeye or rigging
access platform near the attachment point

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Pendant Receiving Station

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Used for connecting stream cargo transfer rigs

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Flag Hoist Signals

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Romeo at the dip: steady on course and speed preparing to take you alongside/ready to come alongside.
Romeo close up: ready for your approach/commencing approach.
Romeo hauled down: when messenger is in hand/when messenger in hand
Prep at the dip: receiving ship only expect to disengage in 15 min.
Prep close up: replenishment completed.
Prep hauled down: all lines clear.
Bravo at the dip: temporarily ceased pumping/stopped receiving temporarily.
Bravo close up: transferring/receiving.
Bravo hauled down: unrep complete/unrep complete

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Restricted Maneuvering

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Day shapes: restricted maneuvering (ball, diamond, ball)
Lighting requirements: restricted maneuvering red, white, red

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Towing evolutions
Equipment (8)

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4X4 shoring/chop block- used by towing ship to payout towing hawser.
Chaffing chain-used to prevent ship towing hawser on aft chock
Jack stay- a wire rope used to assist towing ship in paying out of towing hawser
NATO link- a link used between all NATO vessels; can be attached to towing hawser to give all ships a attachment point that is correct for towing.
Pelican hook- attached to the chaffing chain; secure chaffing chain to towing pad eye on towing ship.
Prevered messenger-6-9 threaded manila line that is the length of the ship; used to assist in passing the towing messenger to the towed ship
Towing hawser - used to tow ships
Towing messenger: used to bring towing hawser to towed ship

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Two types of towing approaches are

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alongside method and T methods

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TYPE ANCHOR CHAIN:

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1 7/8 INCH DYLOC WITH STUDS

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3 METHODS OF ANCHORING:

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BREAK, STOPPER, POWER

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HOW MANY LBS TO SEAT AND UNSEAT THE PROBE:

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300 LBS to seat, 2500 LBS to unseat

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Swing circle:
Drag circle:

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Swing circle: Amount of chain released, distance hawspipe plus ships length.
Drag circle: Amount of chain released, distance hawspipe to pylorus.

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Rhibs (3)

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7M
HOLDS 2800LBS
HOLDS 16 PERSONNEL

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BOAT PERSONNEL (4)

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1 BOAT OFFICER: ASSIST THE 2 COXSWAIN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF PILOTING WATERS; USUALLY HAS THE M9 3 COXSWAIN OFFICER: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE BOAT AND THE SAFETY OF ITS CREW
4 BOAT ENGINEER: REPAIRS AND REFUELS THE BOAT BOW HOOK: ASSIST THE COXSWAIN IN HIS DUTIES (SAR SWIMMER)

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Discuss the classification and capabilities of the flight deck (3)

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2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and CH46
Flight deck 2A
The flight deck is 78 feet long

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Flight deck status conditions:

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Red deck- helos cannot land or take off
Amber deck - start and stopping of rotors, breakdown, chock, and chain, traverse helo,
Green deck - taking off and landing helos,
Continue green deck- vertrep

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Flight deck crew (7)

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Helo control officer: personnel in charge of talking to the bridge, helo tower, and flight deck crew
Green: maintenance (airdeck personnel)
Purple-refuelees
Red-crash and salvage
White-FDO (flight deck officer)
Blue-chock and chain: placement of removal of chocks and chains tied downs during flight operations. Also cargo load spotters during VERTREP OPS.
Yellow - LSE (landing signalman enlisted): responsible for visual signaling to the helo, assisting a safe takeoff and approach and landing to the ship. Directs the pilot to the desired deck spot and general safety conditions for flight deck area, to include control of the flight deck crew.

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SGSI

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Stabilize glide slope indicator (SGSI): connected to ships gyro; gives helo a stable point to focus on while the ship is rocking. Green too high, amber just right, red too low for pilot.

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Horizon reference system

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the horizontal bar on the aft missile deck that creates an artificial horizon for the pilots so they know if the ship is leaning

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FD markings (8)

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1 Maintenance line (long yellow line)
2 Flight line (small yellow line)
3 Pilot reference line (four white line on the bulk head)
4 Two squares in the circle (where the wheels land)
5 Landing line up line/circle - a line and circle that assist the pilot in landing
6 Vertrep t-line - used to guide the hole in where to drop cargo; must be aft of t-line in order to give helo room to land in case of emergency Vertrep ball and t-line-obstacle clearance is ensured when the helo hovers with its rotors hubs on or aft of the line
7 Deck edge marking light- marks the edge for the flight deck at night
8 Homing beacon - a signal on the mast that broadcast out 100 miles for a helo to home in on the ship. Flashing white light tit will be visible 360 degrees azimuth.

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WHAT KIND OF FUEL DOES THE HELO TAKE

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Maintenance flood lights
Obstruction lights

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Deck service flood lights- lights used to illuminate the flight deck at night for maintenance of helos
Obstruction lights- blue light to illuminate obstructions at night
Amber and Night Vision Blue

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RAST

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RAST (recovery assist secure traverse)

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HIFR

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HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT REFUELING

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Personnel on the flight deck and colors.(8)

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FDO w, HCO w, LSO w, LSE y, CHOCK AND CHAINMAN b, FUELS p, CRASH AND SMASH r

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Number of padeyes FD

ESWS DDG82 2022/23 & 2024 General Knowledge (15 decks)

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