Name 4 of the 7 propulsion Modes Flashcards

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Name the main 5 of the 7 Propulsion modes?

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Turbo reduction
Turbo Electric
Battery 
Diesel electric
AIP

Diesel reduction and Diesel direct not used

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2
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What are the Advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear and Diesel

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3
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Define Sound

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A periodic variation of pressure, particle displacement, or particle velocity in an elastic medium

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4
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Describe/ draw the 3 layer ocean model

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5
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Define a choke point

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Choke points are a geographical feature above or below the surface that restrict the freedom of movement of a submarine

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6
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Give example of a choke point

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Strait of Malacca
Straits of Gibraltar
English Channel

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What are the three main requirements of a successful underwater detection system?

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Good penetration/ sensitivity
High resolution
High data rate

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8
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Name the following components on turbo reduction system

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9
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What are three factors that effect speed of sound in water and what figures are attributed to them?

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Temperature - 1oC increase = 3m/s increase

Pressure - 100m depth increase = 2m/s increase

Salinity 1pp thousand = 1.1m/s increase

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10
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Which of these factors has the greatest effect on speed of sound on water?

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Temperature

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11
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Define the doppler phenomenon

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Doppler is the apparent change in frequency due to relative motion between a source and a stationary receiver.

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12
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A submarine is detected at 405hz and drops 4hz before fading out. Assuming AV of 1500 work out the speed of the submarine?

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1500 x (405-401)
———————— = 14.8kts
403

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13
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What does DIFAR stand for?

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Directional Frequency Analysis & Recording (passive)

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14
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What are the variable depths and operating life associate with DIFAR?

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90, 200, 400, 1000ft

0.5, 1, 2, 4 or 8 hrs

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15
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What does DICASS stand for?

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Directional Command Activated Sonobouy System (active)

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16
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What is DICASS operating life and what are the associated depths

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60 minutes / 50 ping seconds
D1: 50,150,300ft
D2: 90,400,1500ft

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17
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What 6 information can be gained from CPA? (Closest point of approach)

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f0
Depth
Speed
Range
Track
Bearing
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18
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What is HALT?

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High Away Low Towards

In relation to SNELLS LAW - Sound is lazy and will bend away from areas of high velocity towards areas of low velocity

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19
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Draw the basic topography of the north Atlantic ocean

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20
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What are the NATO designators for Submarines and what is DSRV?

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Deep sea rescue vehicle

SS on his own because he’s a nazi
BAG for nuclear
NCP for others
National Car Parks

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21
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What are the 2 types of seamounts?

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guyots

pinnacle

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22
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Define ambient noise and what are the two types?

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Ambient noise is defined as any noise within the ocean that is not target related.

  1. Man made
  2. Natural
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23
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State the man-made and natural sources of ambient noise

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  1. Drilling (oil and gas)
  2. Shipping (merchant traffic/fishing)
  3. Active transmission (military/civilian)
  4. Seismic Surveys
  5. Biological
  6. Ice
  7. Seismic (volcanic activity /tectonic plates)
  8. Weather
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24
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What are 3 main types of bottom composition?

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sand, rock, mud and silt

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25
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What are the 4 dimensions from a lofar gram?

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colour
frequency
time
intensity

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26
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What are the 4 bottom types in order of reflectivity

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Sand, Rock, mud/silt and ooze

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27
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To double in sound is an increase of how many dB?

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3dB

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28
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To increase 5X in sound is how many dB?

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7db

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29
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To increase 100 times in sound is how many dB?

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20db

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30
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What is the difference between Active and passive?

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Active is 2 way

Passive is 1 way

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31
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Spherical spreading decreases by how much when doubled?

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6db

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32
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Cylindrical spreading decreases by how much each double?

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3db

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33
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What is the Sonic Layer Depth? (SLD)

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The MAXIMUM acoustic velocity (AV) over the first 1000ft of water

Normally SLD is the depth at the bottom of the mixed layer

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34
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Define the critical angle?

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The steepest angle at which there is a 100% reflection from the bottom or surface

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35
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At what temperature is water most dense?

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4oC

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36
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What percentage of the convergence zone is the annulus?

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10%

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37
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Describe basic Ocean topography? And what are the two other names for seamounts/ridges

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Guyots/pinnacles

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38
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Describe the snorting system

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39
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What are the 2 forms of propagation loss?

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Spreading and Attenuation

40
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What are the two types of spreading and how do they differ?

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Spherical Spreading dissipates in all directions. Decrease of 6dB when the distance is doubled

Cylindrical spreading is concentrated so sound decreases by 3dB when the distance is doubled

41
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What are the 4 types of attenuation?

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Absorption
Scattering
Duct leakage
Deep scattering layer

42
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What are the convergence zone ranges in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean?

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North Atlantic = 28 - 32nms

Mediterranean = 14 to 18nms

43
Q

What is the average velocity of sound in water?

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1500m/s average

44
Q

What are the 4 reasons a submarine would surface?

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  1. Snort/charge batteries
  2. Emergencies
  3. Attack solutions
  4. Communications
45
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What is wavelength?

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One cycle of compression and rarefaction

46
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What is frequency?

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The number of complete cycle waves passing a fixed point in one second.

47
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How is water depth measured and what are the figures associated?

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Fathom = 6ft/2m

48
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Define reflection

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sound energy up to 99% of which is reflected from the sea bed or surface

49
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Describe what’s happening and why?

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50
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Describe what’s happening and why?

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51
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Describe what’s happening and why?

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52
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Describe what’s happening and why?

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53
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What are the 5 sound propagation paths .

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Surface ducting 
Bottom Bounce
Convergence zone
Sound channels
Direct Path
54
Q

What temperature reduction is needed for iso conditions to occur when the depth increases

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Decrease of 0.6oC

55
Q

Define ambient noise

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Any background noise which is non target related

56
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What are the 5 sources of noise from a submarine?

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Broad band - when received energy is spread over a wide spectrum and individual frequencies are not distinguishable

Broadband effect - caused by multiple paths of BB energy reflecting off the sea bed

Lloyds mirror - multiple paths of BB energy reflect off the surface allowing depth to be calculated

Narrow band - when revived energy is concentrate in one discrete spectrum

Transients - noise that occurs over a short or long term over irregular intervals

57
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What are the different types of propellor?

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Fixed pitch (tankers/cargo)
Controllable/Variable pitch 
Azipod (cruise liners/fast ferries)
Skewed (submarines)
Propulsor drive (military surface)
58
Q

What is the general blade and shaft fit of military vessels

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Multi-shaft (up to 4) and usually 4-7 blades. 2 shaft / 5 blade most common

59
Q

What is the general blade and shaft fit of merchant vessels?

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Single shaft, large vessels 4-7 blades, small & medium 3-4 blades

60
Q

What is the predominant frequency spectrum for blade and shaft?

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0-70hZ

61
Q

Define blade rate

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The number of times a blade passes a given point in 1 second (given in Hz)

62
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Define shaft rate

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The number of times the shaft passes a given point in 1 second (given in hZ)

63
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What is a fundamental frequency?

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It is the base or origin frequency measured in cycles per second and expressed in Hz

64
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What is a harmonic frequency?

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It is an echo of the fundamental frequency (can be numerous echoes)

65
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What is the definition of CPA? (closest point of approach)

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The point at which the vessel passes from high to low (F0) and the track of the vessel is at 90 degrees to the buoy.

66
Q

What is the frequency range of 4 stroke engines ?

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Predominately 150Hz and above

67
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What is the frequency range of blade and shaft?

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Predominately 0-70Hz

68
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What is the frequency range of 2 stroke engines?

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Predominately 70-150Hz

69
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Define an ocean front

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The boundary between to water masses of different thermal and velocity characteristics.

70
Q

What are ocean fronts divided into and how do they differ?

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Semi-permanent - remain more or less static for long periods.

Temporary - temporary changes in ocean structure brought about by significant meteorological changes or tidal activity

71
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What are the effects of ocean fronts on sound propagation?

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Propagation is poor, varies by as much as 25db

Causes significant errors in sonar bearings

72
Q

What are the size of ocean waves determined by?

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Wind strength
Wind duration
Fetch (size of area)

73
Q

What are the sonobuoy sizes?

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A, G, F

74
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What are the components of a sonobuoy?

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Housing
Flip plate and parachute
Aerial and flotation bag
Surface unit
Cable drunk/compliant cable
Strum net and damper 
Hydrophone
75
Q

What are the two types of beam forming?

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Cardioid (Bum)

Limacon (turtle head)

76
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What pilot frequency does a DIFAR transmit?

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7.5khz

77
Q

What is the channel separation of a DIFAR and what channels are/aren’t available?

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375khz separation

1-99 except 57,58 and 93)

78
Q

What are the characteristics of a bathy buoy?

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Measure temp vs depth
12 mins life
2624ft depth
5ft/sec sink rate

79
Q

DIFAR can be programmed to what modes of operation?

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Omni-directional
Pseudo-Omni or POM (default)
Null 
Automatic noise cancel
Look
80
Q

What are the 3 types of Gram Displays?

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Full band
Main band
Vernier

81
Q

How can a DIFAR be affected?

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1) Bouy wash over
2) The speed at which a contact passes the buoy
3) Poor signal to noise ratio
4) Biasing

82
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What are the two mediums on which DIFAR is displayed?

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BCP (bearing coherent processing)

Gram

83
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What are noise sources associated with Fishing vessels?

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Exhaust flutter
Trawl Noise
In/out
Shaft rub
Blade Flutter
Diesel roar
84
Q

What are noises associated with Merchant vessels?

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In/out
Shaft rub
Flutter
Slap
Cav 
Constant RPM
85
Q

What is absorption?

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Loss by molecular action

86
Q

What is aliasing?

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A term used to describe the mirror imaging of a frequency. To combat aliasing the sampling rate needs to be double the bandwidth.

87
Q

What are factors affecting detection by a sonobuoy?

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DCT - Data Collection Time
Resolution
IT - Integration Time
Frequency
History
Normalisation
88
Q

What is the relationship between Data Collection Time (DCT) and resolution?

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Res = 1 / DCT or DCR = 1 / Res

89
Q

What is the Passive Sonar Equation?

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Signal Excess = Source Level - Prop Loss - Ambient Noise - Recognition Differential - Directivity Index

SE = SL - PL - AN - RD - DI

90
Q

What is the median detection range (MDR)?

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The range at which there is a 50% probability of detection on a single sonobuoy.

91
Q

What are the characteristic of mimic and wader?

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Mimic = Low Freq 50, 60, 120Hz

Wader = High Freq 180, 300, 500Hz

92
Q

Define Signal Excess

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The amount of signal in dBs available for detection

93
Q

Diesels engine diagram

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94
Q

Primary coolant loop

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95
Q

What are the three types of AIP?

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Mesma, fuel cell, Stirling