ESWS DECK Flashcards

1
Q

1st Lieutenant

A

LCDR Cox,
overall in charge of Deck Department

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2
Q

Deck is comprised of 4 divisions each of which have primary responsibilities

A

⁃ 1st Division: Anchoring
⁃ 2nd Division: UNREP
⁃ 3rd Division: Boat Operations
⁃ DC Division: Upkeep of all damage control equipment

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3
Q

What year was the Boatswain Mate rate established?

A

1794

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4
Q

How many mooring lines are there?

A

There are 12 mooring lines plus 2 storm lines. (14 mooring lines)

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5
Q

Where are the mooring lines located?

A

1-4 & Forward Storm Line - Forecastle

5 - Forward HB1 Outboard

6 & 7 - Aft HB1/UNREP Station #1

8 - Aft of Ceremonial Q-deck/UNREP Station #9/Officer’s Q-Deck

9-12 & Aft Storm Line - Fantail

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6
Q

Camelback

A

How the lines are stowed on top of the bitts

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7
Q

Turtle back

A

Hawse pipe covers

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8
Q

Crow’s feet

A

towing padeyes

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9
Q

Wildcat

A

Winch that engages the anchor chain

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10
Q

Moussing

A

securing a pin or hook

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11
Q

Bullnose

A

deck fitting at the forward part of the foc’sle

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12
Q

Bridge Crane

A

a hoist to use to lift the turtle backs or chain stoppers

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13
Q

Deck Department’s underway watch responsibilities consist 6 positions, what are they?

A

⁃ BMOW- The Boatswains Mate of the Watch is overall in charge of the Bridge watch standers. He is also responsible for piping ALL calls over the 1MC.

⁃	Helmsman- The helmsman is responsible for steering the ship.

⁃	Lee Helmsman- The lee helmsman is in charge of controlling the ships speed.

⁃	Lookout- The lookouts are responsible for reporting all surface and air contacts.

⁃	Aft Boy Watch- Responsible for reporting man overboard and are equipped with life rings and DMLs to assist them.

⁃	Aft Steering Helmsman- The aft steering helmsman is responsible for driving the ship in case of a loss of steering on the bridge.
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14
Q

Anchor

A

MK2 Stockless Anchor painted gold and weighs 30 Tons/60,000 pounds.

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15
Q

1 Shot =

A

15 fathoms = 90 feet

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16
Q

Anchor Chains are how many shots each?

A

12 Shots each = 1080 feet

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17
Q

The wildcat is used to?

A

lower and raise the anchor under power by the stroke

18
Q

The brake is used to?

A

stop the anchor chain from freefalling and is manned by 2 personnel

19
Q

Color coding of Anchor Chain:

A

RED, WHITE, BLUE

20
Q

1st Shot

A

1 white link on both sides of a red detachable link with 1 wire wrap on the most out board white link on both sides.

21
Q

2nd Shot

A

2 white links on both sides of a white detachable link with 2 wire wraps on the most outboard white link on both sides.

22
Q

3rd Shot

A

3 white links on both sides of a blue detachable link with 3 wire wraps on the most outboard white link on both sides.

23
Q

4th Shot

A

4 white links on both sides of a red detachable link with 4 wire wraps on the most outboard white link on both sides

24
Q

11th Shot

A

Known as the “Warning Shot”, all 90’ is yellow

25
Q

12th Shot

A

Known as the “Danger Shot”, all 90’ is red

26
Q

There are 5 parts to a detachable link what are they?

A
  • Hair pin
  • Coupling Plate
  • Lead Plug
  • C-Link
  • Taper Pin
27
Q

What are the 3 different stoppers and what do they do?

A

⁃ Riding stopper - closest to the wildcat

⁃ Hurricane or storm stopper - between the riding and housing stopper

⁃ Housing stopper - closest to the hawse pipe

28
Q

The ship uses the what form of replenishment and what does it stand for?

A

STREAM - Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method

29
Q

How many UNREP stations are there and what are they used for?

A

⁃ 8 UNREP stations

(1-15 only odd numbers from FWD to AFT)

⁃ 1, 7, & 9 - Double Probe Receiver Stations (RECEIVE FUEL ONLY!)

⁃ 3, 5, 11, & 13 - Cargo stations (CARGO ONLY!)

⁃ 15 - Sending Fuel Station

30
Q

What are the Locations of the UNREP stations?

A

⁃ 1 - Aft HB1 STBD side outboard/Fwd of Mooring station for lines 6 & 7

⁃ 3 & 5 - HB2 STBD side, stored in the overhead

⁃ 7 - Fwd of the ceremonial Q-deck/Securing Point for STBD RHIB Sea Painter

⁃ 9 - Aft of the ceremonial Q-deck/ Mooring station for line 8/Officer’s Q-deck

⁃ 11 & 13 - HB3 STBD side, stored in the overhead

⁃ 15 - Aft of HB 3

31
Q

What are the Personnel Duties and Hard Hat Colors they wear?

A

⁃ White w/ Green Cross - Safety - Overall responsible for evolution

⁃ White w/ Red Cross - Medical

⁃ Yellow - Rig Captain - Overall in charge of UNREP Evolutions

⁃ Blue - Riggers - Directly assist the Rig Captain in all duties except for line handling

⁃ Blue - Line Handlers - Handle lines

⁃ Green - Signalman - Visual communications from ship to ship.

⁃ Green - Phone talker - Audio communications from ship to ship/station to bridge

⁃ Brown - Winch Operator - Operates the winch

⁃ Purple - Winch Checker - Watches the winch to make sure there are no problems

⁃ Red - GM’s, AO’s

32
Q

The rescue boat is used as …

A

secondary means of rescuing the MOB

2 RIB’s & 2 Davit’s - Port = Doro & STBD = Barbara

33
Q

Length of RIB

A

7 meters

34
Q

Max capacity of RIB?

A

3200 lbs

35
Q

Max amount of personnel allowed in RIB:

A

18

36
Q

Max amount of personnel for Davit

A

4 down and 5 up
The 5th man is Oscar

37
Q

Type of Davit

A

VEST

38
Q

Personnel Duties in the RHIB for Man overboard:

A
  • Boat Officer
    Overall responsible for the evolution and handling lines
  • Coxswain - Drives the RIB and overall in charge of the evolution
  • SAR/S - Search and Rescue Swimmer/Fwd Lookout
  • Boat Engineer & Stern Hook - Responsible for engineering issues/ Aft Lookout and helps remove and attach lines.
39
Q

Stern Dock Description:

A

Embark/Disembark personnel while at anchor/used to embark the pilot/swim call

40
Q

Stern Dock Location

A

Most aft compartment of ship/3rd Deck
There are 9 vertical fenders and 1 brow equipped on the stern dock

41
Q

Life Rafts

A
  • Туре - MK 8
  • Quantity - 127
  • Life raft Spots- 127 with a 15 Degree lip on the cradle
  • Max amount of personnel per life raft - 50
  • Bell Type Hydrostatic Release Device- Used for quick release of the life raft secured with ¼ in line
  • Sea Painter- 100 ft long and used to actuate the CO2 to inflate the life raft
42
Q

Pipe calls

A
  • Reveille - all hands wakeup call
  • Attention - words to be passed over the 1 MC
  • Chow- Lunch or dinner call (1 minute long)
  • Sweepers - evening clean up
  • Secure- an evolution has concluded