DECK/NAV Flashcards
How many ft are in a fathom
6
How many fathoms per shot
15
How many shots per anchor chain
12
How many fathoms per anchor chain
180
How long is the anchor chain
1080ft
How long is one shot
90ft
State the three ways shots are numbered
Color and white links, #of times the wire is wrapped around detachable lion, piece of metal with #stamp on it
What color are the shots
Red=1
White =2
Blue =3
What color and number is the Warning shot
Yellow,11th
What color and number is the danger shot
Red,12th
How many total white links are in the 5th shot
11
How many anchors do we have
2
How much do the anchors weigh
60,000lbs
What type of anchors are they
MK2 stockless
Which anchor came from the USS Forrestal
STBD
How many stoppers per chain
3
State the parts of the chain stoppers
Pelican hook
Detachable link
Turnbuckle
detachable link
Shackle
Fix pad eye
What are the names of the stoppers
Riding
Storm
Housing
What type of stopper do we have
Chinese stopper
How much does one chain link weigh
360lbs
How much does a detachable link weigh
365lbs
What is the purpose of the bridge crane
To lift the anchor chain and stoppers
How many wildcats do we have
2
How many wildcats do we have
2
What is the purpose of the Wildcat
Hoist and lower the anchor chain
What is capstan
Vertically aligned winch used for mooring
What is Gypsyhead
Horizontally aligned winch used used during unrep
How many morning lines do we have
12
What type of mooring lines do we have
8 3/4” 3 strand nylon (1-4 and 9-15)
5”3 strand (5-8)
How are mooring line’s number
1-12 fore to aft
What is the purpose of the FWD spring line
Prevents movement aft
What is the purpose of the aft spring line
Prevents movement forward
What is the purpose of the beast line
Prevents movement away from pier
What are storm lines
Extra lines used during adverse weather
What is the bullnose
Where is it located
Forward most chock on the ship (used for towing)
Forward part of the foc’sle
What type of lift raft do we have
How many do we have
MK8
128
How many days of rations does a lift raft carry
10 days if you don’t eat on the first day
What is the limit capacity of the lift raft
What material’s does it hold
50 people
Fishing line, rain catcher, mirror, ladder, sea anchor
How many boat davits do we have and what type are they
2 and vast Davits
What does STREAM stand for
Standard Tension Replenishment Alongside Method
State the number and location of our unrep stations
Where is station 1
5= E4 smoke pit
7&9= HB2
11= COs p-way
13= O-brow
17&19= HB3
21= aft of E5 smoke pit
15 doesn’t exist
Station1 is in HB1
How many sliding pad eyes do we have
Where are they located
4
Stations 7&9 HB2, 17&19 HB3 (little, big, big, little)
What type of slide pad eyes do we have
What’s the difference
C12 & D16
12ft and 16ft, D16 are the heavy lift stations
How many fuel receiving stations do we have? What are they
what type of fuel station are they
3 total/stations 5,11,13
Double probe receiving
How many fuel sending stations do we have?what are they
What type of fuel station is it
1 total/station 21
Single probe
How much fuel can we receive per hour per station?
How much can we send?
360,000 gallons
180,000 gallons
What is the length of the phone and distance line
300 ft
What is the distance between each flag
20ft
What is the purpose of the phone and distance line
Direct communication between C.O. To C.O. And distance between two ships
What is the purpose of the phone and distance line
Direct communication between C.O. To C.O. And distance between two ships
What is the color code of the p&d line
Green, red, yellow, blue, white (repeat) “go rub you’re balls with grease
Who wears a yellow hard hat during unrep
Who wears blue
Who wears green
Who wears brown
Purple
Orange
Rig captains
Riggers
Signal man
Winch operator
Fuels
Line handlers
Who wears the turtle helmet
Phone talker
What does RHIB stand for
How many do we have
Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
2
What is the primary mission of the RHIB
Maximum personnel capacity
Location
Man overboard recovery
18
PORT outboard of HB1, STBD outboard of HB3
How many people are lowered on the RHIB
4
How many monkey lines do we have per davit
Purpose of them
How much weight can you put on them
5
Safety for boat crew in case the davit fails
75%
State the members of the boat crew
Boat Officer, Coxswain, Bow/ Hook man, Boat Engineer, SAR swimmer
Which boat crew is considered the ready life boat? Why?
STBD because PORT is in the blind spot from the bridge
What is the purpose of the sea painter
Holds the RHIB underneath the davit
Explain license plate 7MRB0714
7 meters
RB type of boat RHIB
07 year manufactured
14th boat manufactured in 07
What does B&A crane stand for
Located
Boat & aircraft
Aft and above the E-5 smoke pit, just below flight deck
Purpose of the B&A crane
No we can’t raise aircraft to the flight deck with the B&A crane
Lower and raise boats and aircraft from the EL3 to water and EL3 to pier and bring on stores when crane ops are not avail in foreign ports
What does ball-Diamond-ball mean (day shapes)
Ball ball ball
Ball ball
Ball
Cylinder
Restricted maneuvering
Run aground
Vessel not under command
Anchored
Constrained by draft
Flags alpha. Papa. November
Bravo Quebec. Uniform
Foxtrot Lima Yankee
Hotel. Kilo
India. Mike
Romeo. Oscar
Diver down. Personnel call. Negative
Fuel/ammo transfer. Boat recall. Anchoring
Fixedwing flight ops.HERO.Dragging anchor
Helo flight ops.Personnel working aloft/OTS
Coming alongside port. Medical ship
Coming alongside at sea. Man overboard
Oscar flag looks like
Papa flag looks like
Yellow/red triangle
Blue flag with white square in the middle
What is the preparatory flag used for
5min to colors and 15min standby for unrep completion
What does SOPA pennant mean
1st sub
2nd sub
3rd sub
Senior Officer Present Afloat
Absence of flag officer in port
Absence of staff officer in port
Absence of C.O. in port
State the watch stations of the bridge watch team
OOD. 2AFT lookouts
BMOW. 2FWD lookouts
Conning Officer
Helmsman
Lee helmsman
What are the responsibilities of the OOD
Directly under the CO; overall in charge of the bridge watch team
What are the responsibilities of the BMOW
Carrying out the plan of the day; assist the OOD in maintaining good order and discipline on the bridge
What are the responsibilities of the conning Officer
Giving course and speed changes to the helmsman and Lee helmsman
What are the responsibilities of the helmsman
And Lee helmsman
Drives the ship
Change ships speed
Where are the aft lookouts located
FWD lookouts
Fantail
0-10 lvl FWD of bridge
Purpose of boat boom, how many do we have, locations
Keeps boats tied up & away from ship while anchored
2
STBD E5 smoke pit, PORT aft of EL4
Purpose of stern dock, and location
Use to embark/debark liberty party, embark harbor pilot, embark extra RHIB personnel
Aft of the fantail
Who issues the order to abandon ship
Info passed down with order
Water temp, nearest land, land friendly or enemy
Advance-distance gain in direction of previous course once the rudder has been put over
Transfer-distance gain at a right angle on new course before steadying up
Set-direction ship being pushed from outside forces
Drift-amount of force ship is being set, measured in knots
Dead reckoning-ships current course&speed without regards to set and drift
6 rules of DR
Every course change
Every speed change
Every LOP
Every hour on the hour
Every running fix
Every fix, plot and label
LOP
True and relative
Line of position-beating to an object, either true or relative
True-points true north
Relative-ships bow is 000 through 360(bearing relative to us)
Crossing
Head on
Overtaking
contacts passes perpendicular to bow
Bow to bow
Ships surpasses us from 22.5 degrees abaft(behind) the beam
Stadimeter
Marine Sextant
Chronometer
Measure distance by angle from object IF the height is known
Measures angle between 2 objects (primarily celestial bodies)
Navigational time piece; holds ship correct time
Fathometer
Telescopic Alidade
PMP
Measures distance from the Keel to the ocean floor
Gives bearing (True or Relative) to an object at a distance
Parallel Motion Protractor
Navigational drafting tool used to draw straight lines
4 ways to attain ships position
Visual bearing
Radar ranges
Celestial
GPS
ECDIS
VMS
Swing circle
Electronic Chart Display Information System
Voyage Management System
Scope of the chain plus the length of the ship; keeps ship from running into objects
Drag Circle
Overall length of the ship
GMT
Scope of the chain plus distance from the haws pipe to the center pelorus; keeps ship from dragging the anchor
1104ft
General Mean Time
What time zone are we in
What are the straight lines from the PMP used for
Ask the QMOW
LOP’s & Courses
Name a distress signal (16total)
Flames on a vessel. Continuous Fog Horn
Gunshot every minute. SOS
Dye marker. Wave arms. Smoke
What’s a short blast of the ships whistle
1-2 sec
What’s a short blast of the ships whistle
1-2 sec
What’s a prolonged blast of the ships whistle
4-6 sec
RHIB’s License Plate
7MRB0715
7MRB0714
7MRB0715-starboard RHIB
7MRB0714-port RHIB
BOAT DAVIT TEAM COLORS
Safety-white
Davit Captain-yellow
Davit Operator-brown
Line Handlers-Orange Life Preservers
