Elevators

Question 0

Aboard Nimitz class carriers , weapons elevators have what load capacity

Answer 0

9,000 (10,500)

Question 1

When can personnel ride on elevators

Answer 1

During medical emergencies and maintenance

Question 2

When can an elevator be dispatched from one deck to another without the first establishing communications between the sending operator and receiving operator

Answer 2

Never

Question 3

What are the two major classifications of weapons elevator

Answer 3

Upper and lower stage

Question 4

What is the safe working load of a special armament stowage space (sass) elevator

Answer 4

5500 pounds

Question 5

The 5,500 pound lower stage weapons elevator services magazines and ammunition handling areas on what decks

Answer 5

Seventh deck to the second deck

Question 6

What method of instructions is used to train personnel on the operation of elevators

Answer 6

OJT

Question 7

If the elevator over travels upward beyond the maximum position what stops the elevator

Answer 7

Over travel limit switch

Question 8

What safety device is installed on a wire rope to stop the elevator if the rope breaks

Answer 8

Broken rope safety device

Question 9

What device is provided for each suspension rope and the governor rope when it senses rope slack to shutoff electrical power to the hoisting winch motor and brake , stopping the elevator

Answer 9

Governor limit switch

Question 10

What stops the elevator platform if the elevator over travels downward beyond the hold deck loading station level

Answer 10

Spring bumpers

Question 11

The slack cable switches are actuated to cut off power to what

Answer 11

Hoisting winch motor and brake

Question 12

All electrical power requirements for the weapons handling system elevators come from where

Answer 12

Second deck