DECK ESWS Flashcards
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HOW IS LINE MEASURED?
CIRCUMFERENCE
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HOW IS WIRE ROPE MEASURED?
DIAMETER
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WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTORISTICS OF DOUBLE-BRAIDED LINE?
DOUBLE BRAID IS MOR FLEXABLE, DURABLE, AND STRONGER THEN 3-STRAND OF THE SAME SIZE
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND HOLD?
DO NOT TAKE IN OR LET ANY LINE OUT EVEN IF THE LINE IS GOING TO PART
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND CHECK?
SHAKE THE LINE TO ALLOW ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLACK AT A TIME
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND EASE?
RELIEVE TENSION ON A LINE BUT NOT LET IT SLACK
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND SLACK?
A LINE IS NOT UNDER ANY TENSION
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND TAKKE-IN?
DEALS WITH GETTING UNDERWAY. MEANS BRING THE LINE BACK ONBOARD
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND CAST-OFF?
TOAKE THE LINE OFF THE PIER FITTING. DONE PRIOR TO TAKING THE LINE IN
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND AVAST?
STOP AND WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND HEAVE AROUND?
PULL IN ON A LINE
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WHAT IS MENT BY THE LINE HANDLING COMMAND UP AND BEHIND?
TAKE THE LINE OFF THE CAPTSTAN AND SECURE IT TO THE BITS
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SEA PAINTER?
KEEPS THE BOAT STEADY ALONGSIDE THE SHIP UNDER THE DAVITS
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE STEADY LINES?
TO STEADY THE BOAT AS IT IS HOISTED OR LOWERED TO THE WATER
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE MONKEY LINES?
BOAT CREW PUTS 70-75% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT ON THE LINE AS IT IS HOISTED OR LOWERED
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE LIZARD LINE?
PULLS THE SEA PAINTER OUT OF THE WATER
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WHY DO WE USE BITS AND WHERE CAN YOU FIND THEM AT?
BITS ARE USED TO BELAY A MOORING LINE AND CAN BE FOUND ON ANY LINE HANDLING STATION
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF CHOCKS AND WHAT IS THEIR PURPOSE?
OPEN, CLOSED, AND ROLLER CHOCK. PROVIDE A FAIRLEAD FOR THE MOORING LINE OFF THE SHIP
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WHERE IS THE BULL NOSE LOCATED?
FWD CENTERLINE OF THE FOC’SLE
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WHAT FAIR-LEADS THE ANCHOR CHAIN OFF OF THE SHIP?
HAWSE PIPE
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WHAT TYPE OF ANCHOR CHAIN DO WE HAVE ONBOARD AND WHAT SIZE IS IT?
4 3/4 INCH DIE LOCK ANCHOR CHAIN
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HOW IS THE ANCHOR CHAIN COLOR CODED?
DETACHABLE LINKS ARE RED, WHITE AND BLUE. EACH SHOT HAS THAT NUMBER OF WHITE LINKS
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WHAT DOES THE TURN BUCKLE ALLOW US TO DO TO THE CHAIN STOPPER?
LOOSEN AND TIGHTEN THE CHAIN STOPPERS
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HOW MANY CHAIN STOPPERS DO WE HAVE FOR EACH CHAIN AND WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?
2 STOPPERS ON EACH CHAIN AND 1 STOPPER THAT IS NOT ON. HOUSING, RIDING, AND STORM(NOT ON)
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WHAT DO WE USE A CAPSTAN FOR AND HOW MANY ARE ON THE FOC’SLE?
CAPSTANS ARE USED TO APPLY TENSION TO THE MOORING LINES. THERE ARE 3 ON THE FOC’SLE
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WHERE CAN YOU FIND A GYPSY HEAD AND WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
GYPSY HEAD IS USED TO HEAVE AROUND ON LINE OR WIRE ROPE. STA 11, STA 15, STA 21
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WHAT PARTS OF A DETACHABLE LINK ARE NOT ENTER-CHANGEABLE AND WHAT PARTS ARE?
PARTS THAT ARE NOT = C-LINK AND 2 CHEEKS. PARTS THAT ARE = TAPER PIN, HAIR PIN, LEAD PLUG
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE WILDCAT AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
HEAVE AROUND AND PAY OUT ON THE ANCHOR CHAIN. LOCATED ON THE FOC’SLE
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HOW MANY ANCHOR BRAKES DO WE HAVE FOR EACH CHAIN AND WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?
2 BRAKES PER CHAIN. MANUAL AND POWER ALSO CALLED THE HYDRALIC BRAKE
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DO WE USE AN ANCHOR BOUY?
NO
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WHAT DEFINES A LINE AS A HAWSER?
A LINE 5 INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE OR LARGER
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HOW IS SPRING LAY CONSTRUCTED, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE?
SPRING LAY IS CONSTRUCTED OF WIRE ROPE AND POLYPROPALENE LINE. WE HAVE 2 OF THEM
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WHAT ARE THE SPRING LAY FOR AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
SPRING LAY ARE USED FOR OUR STORM LINES AND ARE LOCATED ON THE FOC’SLE AND THE FANTAIL
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HOW IS SMALL STUFF MEASURED AND WHAT TYPE OF LINE IS IT CONSIDERED TO BE?
SMALL STUFF IS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF THREADS IN A STRAND. CONSIDERED TO BE MANILLA
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HOW WOULD YOU FLEMMISH A LINE?
SPIRAL AROUND ITSELF
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HOW WOULD YOU COIL A LINE?
PILE THE LINE ON TOP OF ITSELF IN A CIRCULAR MOTION
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WHEN DO WE GENERALLY FAKE OUT A LINE?
MOORING AND UNREPS
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WHAT LINE HANDLING STATION USES A HEAVING LINE?
LINE 8 WHICH IS ON STA 13 WHICH IS ALSO USED AS THE OFFICER’s QUARTER DECK
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LONG SPLICE AND A SHORT SPLICE?
LONG SPLICE DOES NOT CHANGE THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE LINE AND A SHORT SPLICE DOES
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WHERE CAN YOU ALWAYS FIND A FID OTHER THAN IN THE BOS’N LOCKER?
PORT MOTOR WHALE BOAT. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEA PAINTER FOR QUICK RELEASE