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1
Q

VMS

A

Voyage management system

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GPS

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Global positioning system

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3
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True bearing

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Bearing relative to true north

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4
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Relative bearing

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Bearing relative to the Ship

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5
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Fix

A

The ships position determined without reference to any former position

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6
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D.R.

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Dead reckoning

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7
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Why is DR important?

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It helps determine possible encounters with hazards to navigation.

Ex: Buoys, fish Havens and shipwrecks

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8
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SET

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The direction the ship is being pushed off course

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9
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Drift

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The speed at which the ship is being pushed off course

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10
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Rules of the road

A

Manual used to determine how to safely navigate through inland an international waters

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11
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Who publishes the rules of the road?

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Coast Guard

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12
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day shapes

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Shapes used to communicate to other ships our circumstance so that they can make measures to keep safe

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13
Q

The night time equivalent to ball?

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Red light

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14
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What is the nighttime equivalent to diamond?

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White light

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15
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DIW

A

Dead in the water

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16
Q

Who orders abandon ship?

A

CO

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17
Q

Arc of visibility for the mast light?

A

225 degrees

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18
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What is the arc visibility for the port and starboard running lights?

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112.5 degrees each

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19
Q

What is the arc of visibility for the stern light?

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135 degrees

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20
Q

How many bouyage systems are there?

A

2

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21
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What are the names of bouyage systems?

A

Lateral and cardinal

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22
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COLREGS

A

Collision regulations at sea

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23
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What do COLREGS dictate?

A

The lines of inland and international waters

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24
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SOPA

A

Senior officer present a float

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25
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Latitude

A

Lines that run east to west

Measured north to south

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26
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Longitude

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Lines that run north to south are measured east to west.

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27
Q

Reference for all lines of latitude?

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The equator

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28
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Reference for all lines of longitude?

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The prime meridian

29
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GMT

A

Greenwich mean time

30
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Define GMT

A

Time based upon the Greenwich Meridian

31
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How many times zones are there?

32
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How many time zone designators are there?

33
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What is the time zone designator?

A
  • Location to GMT, and

* Helps determine local time is for a certain area

34
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Which time zone designator is NOT used?

35
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What is our primary means of navigation?

36
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NAV Evaluator

A
  • Collects info from the Nav Plotter

* Makes course changes for the CONN

37
Q

Nav plotter

A
  • Collects info from Bearing Book Recorder

* Uses info to plot position of the ship.

38
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Bearing book recorder

A

• Records bearings from the bearing takers

39
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Bearing taker

A

• Uses a telescopic alidade to get true bearing

40
Q

Deck log recorder job?

How often do they record set and drift?

A
  • Records every occurrence during sea and anchor detail

* Every 3 minutes

41
Q

Signal bridge personnel

A

• Flag hoisting for sea and anchor.

42
Q

Navigator

A
  • Maintains safe navigation of the ship.
  • Advises the CO, TAO, and OOD as to the ships movements
  • Supervises navigation when in restricted waters or during general quarters
43
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Location of bridge

44
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Location of signal bridge

45
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Officer of the deck

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  • In charge of everyone on the bridge
  • Gives permission to execute operations and drills.
  • Coordinates with TAO and EOOW
46
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Conning officer

A
  • Gives orders to helmsmen/Lee helmsmen

* Determines course and speed changes

47
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Junior officer of the watch

A
  • Maintains coms with other vessels

* Watches radars and AIS

48
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Quartermaster of the watch

A
  • Eyes and ears of the navigator when he’s not on the bridge.
  • Direct assistance to the OOD in maintaining safe navigation
49
Q

What are the ways quartermasters can communicate visually?

A
  • Flag hoist
  • Flashing light
  • Semaphore
50
Q

How many searchlights do we have on board?

51
Q

How many flag bags do we have onboard?

52
Q

Alfa

53
Q

Bravo

A

Transferring fuel/ammo

54
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Fox trot

A

Fixed wing flight operations

55
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Golf

A

Guide ship

56
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Hotel

57
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India

A

Mooring along side

58
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Kilo

59
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Lima

A

HERO conditions

60
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Oscar

A

Man overboard

61
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Papa

A

Personnel recall

62
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Romeo

A

Replenishment at sea

63
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Uniform

64
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Flag 5

65
Q

1st substitute

A

Absent admiral

66
Q

2nd substitute

A

Absent chief of staff

67
Q

3rd substitute

A

Absent captain

68
Q

4th substitute

A

Absent civilian official

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