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Question 1

What does GMT stand for?

Answer 1

Greenwhich Mean Time

Question 2

What does DR stand for?

Answer 2

Dead Reckoning

Question 3

What does DIW stand for?

Answer 3

Dead In Water

Question 4

What is true bearing?

Answer 4

Any bearing in relation to true north given from 0 to 359 degrees

Question 5

What is relative bearing?

Answer 5

Any bearing in relation to the ship given from 0 to 359 degrees

Question 6

Where are the navigiaton lights operated from?

Answer 6

The Telltale Panel on the Bridge behind the helm.

Question 7

What are the navigation lights and their color?

Answer 7

1. Port Running Light- Red
2. STBD Running Light- Gren
3. FWD Masthead Light- White
4. AFT Masthead Light- White
5. Stern Light- White

Question 8

Name some things used during a man overboard

Answer 8

• Oscar Flag
• Search Light
• Life Ring
• Smoke Float

Question 9

What are the Pelorous Stands?

Answer 9

Stands used to house:

• Gyro repeaters for true bearing
• Fixed compass card for relative bearing

Question 10

What is a Telescopic Alidade?

Answer 10

A tool that QM’s use in conjunction with the pelorus to obtain bearing from visual navigation aids during transits through restricted waters

Question 11

What is the job of the QMOQ?

Answer 11

• Maintain navigation plot
• Be he eyes, ear, and voice of the Navigator when he is not present

Question 12

What is the job of the Conning Officer?

Answer 12

To verbally drive the ship by giving rudder orders to the helmsman and speed orders to the lee helmsman

Question 13

What day shapes are flown for restricted maneuvering?

Answer 13

Ball-Diamond-Ball

Question 14

What day shapes are flown for vessel aground?

Answer 14

Ball-Ball-Ball

Question 15

What day shapes are flown for vessel not in command?

Answer 15

Ball-Ball

Question 16

What day shapes are flown for vessel at anchor?

Answer 16

Ball

Question 17

What day shape is flown for vessel constrained by draft?

Answer 17

Cylinder

Question 18

What lihgts are operated on the mast during a man overboard?

Answer 18

Red on Red Flashing

Question 19

What lights are operated on the mast during restricted maneuvering?

Answer 19

Red over White over Red

Question 20

What light is operated on the mast during vessel at anchor?

Answer 20

Red

Question 21

What lights are operated on the mast during vessel not under command?

Answer 21

Red over Red

Question 22

What lights are operated on the mast during vessel aground?

Answer 22

Red over Red over Red

Question 23

What are the flags flown during UNREP?

Answer 23

1. Golf
2. Romeo
3. Bravo
4. Papa

Question 24

What is a Marine Sextant?

Answer 24

A tool used by QM’s to obtain lines of position from celestial bodies

Question 25

What is a Parallel Motion Protractor(PMP)?

Answer 25

A tools used by the QM's to quily plot the L.O.P. during navigation details

Question 26

How is the radius of the drag circle calculated for a planned anchorage?

Answer 26

(scope of the chain let out) + (distance from the hawespipe to the center pelorus on the bridge) = Radius of Drag Circle

Question 27

How is the radius of the swing circle calculated for a planned anchorage?

Answer 27

(scope of the chain let out) + (the length of the ship)

Question 28

What shape is an electronic fix?

Answer 28

Triangle

Question 29

What shape is a visual fix?

Answer 29

Circle

Question 30

What is an emergency breakaway?

Answer 30

Ship seperates itself from alongside another ship during UNREP using max rudder and max propulsion

Question 31

What type of breakway does our ship do after an unrep?

Answer 31

Accelerated standard breakaway

Question 32

Why doesn't our ship execute emergency breakaways?

Answer 32

We would collide to the other ship due to our pivot point located at the 100 frame

Question 33

What is "Messenger in Hand"?

Answer 33

A term passed to lower the romeo flag, signifying that we are officially alongside the other ship.

Question 34

What is another term for the Ensign that is flown from the main truck while underway?

Answer 34

The Steamer

Question 35

What three times are the commissioning pennants aren't flown?

Answer 35

* Precom * Decom * When the admiral flag is flying

Question 36

Which lines run north and south?

Answer 36

Longitude

Question 37

What is the auxiliary conning station used for?

Answer 37

Alongside Operations, during unreps and mooring operation

Question 38

What are some tools usd by the QMOW?

Answer 38

* CHart * Pencil * PMP * Compass * Erasure * Signal Flags * Marine Sextant * Day Shapes * Telescopic Alidade

Question 39

What does GPS stand for?

Answer 39

Global Positioning System

Question 40

What is the speed of wind for it to be considered a hurricane?

Answer 40

64+ Knots

Question 41

What is a fathometer?

Answer 41

Measures the depth of water

Question 42

What is a clinometer?

Answer 42

Measures the list

Question 43

What is the barometer used for?

Answer 43

Measures the amount of moisture in the air

Question 44

What is the Starboard Pennant used for?

Answer 44

Senior Officer Present Aboard

Question 45

What is the Prep flag used for?

Answer 45

15 Min to Discharge

Question 46

What is the 1st Substitute flag used for?

Answer 46

Absence of Flag Officer

Question 47

What is the 2nd Substitute flag used for?

Answer 47

Absence of Chief of Staff

Question 48

What is the 3rd substitute flag used for?

Answer 48

Absencse of Commanding Officer

Question 49

What is the 4th Substitute flag used for?

Answer 49

Absence of civil Official