Final Board Part 3 Flashcards
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What is Set/drift?
Set - the direction in which the ship is being pushed off course.; Drift - speed or velocity the ship is being pushed off course.
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What is latitude?
Measures North or south of the equator.
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What is longitude?
Measures East or West of the prime meridian.
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What is GMT?
Greenwich meantime, ZULU
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What is true bearing?
Direction relative to true north instead of magnetic nort.
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What is magnetic bearing?
Direction relative to the ship’s heading expressed in degrees or point.
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How many days of rations are in a ready lifeboat?
5
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What are the inner and outer circles of a gyro compass?
Inner- True bearing Outer - relative bearing.
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How many flag bags do we have and how many flags are in each bag?
2 bags, 68 flags in each.
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Name animals in the Forcastle:
Bullnose, Frog, Monkey fist, Ape Deck, Wildcat, Pelican Hook, Jackass Cover,Turtle back, Camel back, Rat Tail.
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What does 1 short blast from the ships whistle mean?
Turn starboard.
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What does 2 short blasts from the ships whistle mean?
Turn Port.
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What does 5 short blasts from the ships whistle mean?
Emergency breakaway.
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What does 6 short blasts from the ships whistle mean?
Man overboard.
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What is the difference between normal and emergency breakaway?
Emergency you don’t have to ask permission from the CO.
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Where is the Starboard boat deck located?
By 2nd Division Office, Above starboard aft Chow - line.
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Where is the Port boat deck located?
Under Library.
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What is the Davit Captain responsible for?
Lowering the boat.
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What is the job of the window man?
To watch the anchor as it is being lowered into the water, calling out what is going on.
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What determines a scope of chain?
5-7 X the depth of the water.
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What does anchors aweigh mean?
Anchor is off the sea bottom.
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What does the anchor is shod mean?
Anchor is muddy
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How do we get the double up to the pier?
Messenger.
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What is the purpose of dipping the eye?
To release either line without disturbing the other.
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What is a stem line?
A line that runs through the stern chock or quarter chock, holding the stern in place.
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What is a safe distance that you should remain from all deck fittings while handling lines?
6ft
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Why should you remain 90 degrees from the line of pull?
In case of snapback.
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Name some safety precautions when handling line?
Battle dress / hand over hand / 90 degrees / 6 ft away.
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Where is deck house 1
Port HB1
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Where is deck house 2
Starboard HB 1
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Where is deck house 3
Starboard HB 2
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Where is deck house 4
Faintail
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What is a swivel shot?
The first shot.
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What does the pin man do?
Pulls the pin out of the stopper so that a maul man can knock the pelican hook loose and release the anchor chain.
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Which boat is the ready lifeboat? Why?
Starboard, So the OOD can watch it deploy.
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What are the different ways to launch a life raft?
Pull sea painter, wait until it gets to 40 ft depth.
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What is the sea painter used for?
To keep the boat alongside the ship.
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What type of boat davits do we have?
2 Vest types.
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How many people does it take to man a davit?
11
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Can we lower and raise the boat without electricity?
Yes
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What is the difference between the span wire and the high wire?
Span wire is for guiding the fuel rigs; High line is for cargo transfer.
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Who shoots the shot line?
We do. To eliminate the risk of damaging aircraft.
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What is a marlinspike used for?
To splice wire rope
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What is a fid used for?
To splice line.
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How is line measured?
Circumference.
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How is wire rope measured?
Diameter.
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What is the swing circle?
Amount of chain released, distance of hawse pipe plus ship’s length.
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What is a drag circle?
Distance from hawse pipe to pylorus.
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How long is the motor whaleboat
26ft
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How many passengers does it hold?
24
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How long is the captains gig?
33 ft
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How long is the Admirals barge?
12 meters
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What is a bull nose?
Opening at the forward end of the forecastle where the anchor chain is led through for towing operations.
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What is a Hawse pip?
A pipe leading from the forecastle to the outside hull on the bow.
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What is a turnbuckle?
Used on the stopper assembly to secure the anchor.
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What is an anchor buoy?
A small float attached to the anchor by a line to mark the anchors location if the chain is slipped or parted.
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What is a Hawser?
A heavy line over 5 inches in circumference used for towing and mooring.
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What is a heaving line?
A line thrown across to a ship or pier when coming alongside to act as a messenger.
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What is amonkey’s fist?
The weighted knot or ball at the end of the heaving line?
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What is Marline?
Two strands, left laid tarred hemp small stuff. Mainly used for seizing.
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What is a bight?
A loop of rope, line, or chain?
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What is the eye?
A splice placed in the bitter end of line, which joins back to itself making a loop.
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What is mousing?
Wire wrapped around a hook used to strengthen and prevent the load from slipping off.
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What is a mooring line?
A line used to moore ships to the pier.
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What is a breast line?
Aline that is nearly straight across from the pier. Used to control the distance of the ship from the pier.
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What is a round turn?
A complete turn around a bit.
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What is a figure 8 turn?
A bight of line placed on bits in a figure eight to secure the line to the fixture after an adjustment has been made.
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What is a single up?
Putting out first line or bringing in second line.
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What is a double up?
When the ship is in position and secure, the mooring lines are doubled up.
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What is heavy strain?
Heavy tension on a line.
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What is moderate strain?
A strain that is not critical.
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What is ligth strain?
Light tension on a line.
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What does Frap mean?
To wrap the mooring lines snugly with small stuff, holding the mooring line together.
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What is a rat guard?
A hinged metal disk that can be secured to the mooring line to prevent rats from coming Onboard.
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What is a rat-tail stopper?
A braided tapering stopper used on boat falls and mooring lines.
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What is SWL?
Safe working load.