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1
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What is the Officer of the Decks (OOD) job?

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In charge of the bridge and all watchstanders

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What is the Conning Officer’s job?

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Gives orders to the helmsman and lee helmsman

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What is the Boatswain Mate of the Watch’s (BMOW) job?

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Does all the 1MC announcements, bells, piping

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What is the Helmsman’s job?

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Drives the ship - ‘steering wheel’

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What is the Lee Helmsman’s job?

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Controls the speed of the ship - ‘gas pedal’

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What is the Quartermaster of the Watch’s (QMOW) job?

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In charge of safe navigation of the ship

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What is a stadimeter used for?

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Measures distance to an object when the height of the object is known

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What is a sextant used for?

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Used for celestial navigation

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9
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What does GPS stand for?

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Global Positioning System

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10
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What does the fathometer do?

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Measures the depth of water beneath the keel

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What is the day shape used for not under command?

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2 black balls

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What lights are used for anchored?

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Jack staff and flag staff lights, 75 lights, water security lights, aircraft warning light

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13
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What lights are used for restricted in ability to maneuver?

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Red-white-red lights

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14
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What is the visual signal for man overboard?

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Red over red flashing lights

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15
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What flag is used for personnel recall?

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Flag Papa

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16
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What flag is used for small boat recall?

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Flag Quebec

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17
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What flag is used for personnel working aloft?

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Flag Kilo

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18
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What flag is used for man overboard?

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Flag Oscar

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19
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What flag is used for moving fuel or ordinance?

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Flag Bravo

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What flag is used for personnel working over the side?

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Flag Kilo + Flag One

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What flag is used for personnel working aloft and over the side?

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Flag Kilo + Flag Three

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22
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What flag is used for divers in the water?

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Flag Code + Flag Alpha

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23
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What does VMS stand for?

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Voyage Management System

24
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What is the sound signal for leaving dock or pier?

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One prolonged blast

25
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What is the sound signal for restricted in ability to maneuver?

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One prolonged blast followed by 2 short blasts

26
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What does SOPA stand for?

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Senior Officer Present Afloat

27
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What flag do we use while making preps to go alongside an UNREP ship?

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Flag Romeo

28
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How many mooring lines do we have?

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12 mooring lines plus 2 storm lines

29
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How many time zones make up the Earth?

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24 time zones

30
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What time zones does Norfolk Virginia use?

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Quebec and Romeo

31
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What is the day shape used for anchored?

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1 black ball

32
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What is the day shape used for restricted in ability to maneuver?

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Ball-diamond-ball

33
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What is the 1st substitute flag used for?

A

CSG-8 Admiral is ashore

34
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What is the 2nd substitute flag used for?

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Chief of Staff is ashore

35
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What is the 3rd substitute flag used for?

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Our CO is ashore

36
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How many bells does the CO receive for honors when he departs/arrives?

37
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What is sounded in addition to the bells when he steps on or off the brow?

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A stinger (single tone)

38
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How many bells does CSG-8 Admiral receive for honors when he departs/arrives?

39
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What is the day shape for a vessel constrained by draft?

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A black cylinder

40
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Where is the ship’s bell located at?

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Starboard side, in catwalk near Belknap pole

41
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Where is the ship’s gong located at?

42
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What is the ideal distance for HST to be at when conducting a RAS with another ship?

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160-180 feet

43
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What flag do we use for fixed wing flight operations?

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Flag Foxtrot

44
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What flag do we use for helicopter operations?

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Flag Hotel

45
Q

What is our international call sign?

46
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Who are the 3 people that receive stingers when they arrive/depart the ship?

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CSG-8 Admiral, Chief of Staff, Commanding Officer

47
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What is the Junior Officer of the Watch’s (JOOW) job?

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Contact management with radar and voice communications with other ships

48
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What is the day shape for a vessel aground?

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Black ball-ball-ball

49
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What flag will an UNREP ship fly to let us know that they are the guide ship?

50
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When do we set the low visibility detail?

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When visibility decreases to less than 3NM

51
Q

How many yards are in a nautical mile?

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2,000 yards

52
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What is the grid system called that is used to plot locations on the Earth?

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Latitude and longitude

53
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What is an alidade used for?

A

To give bearings to an object

54
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What are the 2 ways to report a bearing to an object?

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True and relative

55
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What are the ship’s sound signals for man overboard?

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6 short blasts

56
Q

How long do we have to retrieve the man in the water?

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12 minutes

57
Q

What is the ship’s safety depth?

ESWS (9 decks)

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