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1
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What is Gold Flag?

A

Guide Ship

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What is Romeo at the Dip Flag?

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Preparing to receive alongside

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What is Romeo Close Up Flag?

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Ready to receive alongside

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What is Romeo Hauled Down Flag?

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Messenger in hand

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5
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What is Prep at the Dip Flag?

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Expect to disengage in 15 mins

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What is Prep Close Up Flag?

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Disengaging at final station

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What is Prep Hauled Down Flag?

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All lies clear

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What is Bravo at the Dip Flag?

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Fuel transfer halted

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What is Bravo Close Up Flag?

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Transferring fuel

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What is Bravo Hauled Down Flag?

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Fuel transfer completed

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What is Special Sea and Anchor Detail?

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Prepares the ship for pulling in/out of port and for anchoring evolutions

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What is Plane Guard?

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Provides a reference in line with carrier landing strip to aid landing craft

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What is Low Visibility Detail?

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Stations lookouts to aid in visual contact acquisition

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14
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What is Flight Quarters?

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Assist in launching and recovering helicopters

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15
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What is Restricted Maneuvering?

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Full power in engineering plant, provides better ship handling along with standbys in case of equipment failure

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16
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What Flag is Flown for Man Overboard?

17
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What is Collision?

A

Ship is about to collide with another vessel

18
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What is Aground?

A

Ship has gotten stuck on the bottom by entering water too shallow

Hard Aground and Soft Aground

19
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What is Advance/Transfer?

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Advance - The distance a ship moves along its initial course during a turn

Transfer - Amount of distance gained towards the new course. measure perpendicular to 90 degrees

20
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What is a Pivot Point?

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Point on the centerline about which the ship turns when the rudder is put over

21
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What is a Turning Circle?

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The path followed by the ships pivot point when making a 360 degree turn

22
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What is True Bearing?

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Bearing in relation to true north

23
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What is Relative Bearing?

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Bearing in relation to own ship

24
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What is DIW?

A

Dead in Water - No propulsion or sails

25
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What is Head On?

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A situation where 2 vessels will meet bow to bow

26
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What is Crossing?

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A situation where 2 vessels will have to maneuver to safely pass each other

27
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What is Overtaking?

A

One vessel approaching another slower vessel from behind

28
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What is Stand On?

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The vessel that doesn’t have to maneuver in a crossing or overtaking situation

29
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What is Give Way?

A

The vessel that does maneuver in a crossing or overtaking

30
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What is Swing Circle?

A

Circle centered at final position of anchor

31
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What is Drag Circle?

A

Circle centered at final position of anchor

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