Navigation

Question 1

What is the name of the Navigator (GATOR)?

Answer 1

CAPT McGrady

Question 2

Who is overall in charge of safe navigation of the ship?

Answer 2

Commanding officer

Question 3

Who are all part of the bridge watch team?

Answer 3

OOD
JOOD
Conning officer
Quartermaster of the watch
BMOW
Helmsman
Lee Helmsman

Question 4

What is the instruction that includes the CO’s policies and directions on navigation of the ship?

Answer 4

CO’s standing orders

Question 5

What flag for small boat recall?

Answer 5

Quebec

Question 6

What flag for personnel recall?

Answer 6

Papa

Question 7

What flag for man overboard?

Answer 7

Oscar

Question 8

What flag for transfer of fuel, ammo, & ordnance?

Answer 8

Bravo

Question 9

What flag for personnel working aloft?

Answer 9

Kilo

Question 10

What flag for fixed wing flight operations?

Answer 10

Foxtrot

Question 11

What flag for helicopter operations?

Answer 11

Hotel

Question 12

What flag for divers in water?

Answer 12

Code alpha

Question 13

What flag is considered the ensign?

Answer 13

American Flag

Question 14

What flag for replenishment at sea?

Answer 14

Romeo

Question 15

What flag do we raise during anchor?

Answer 15

Uniform

Question 16

Day shapes are used for restricted in our ability to maneuver?

Answer 16

Ball
Diamond
Ball

Question 17

Day shapes used for vessel that has run aground?

Answer 17

Ball
Ball
Ball

Question 18

Days shapes used for vessel not under command?

Answer 18

Ball

Ball

Question 19

Day shape used for vessel at anchor?

Answer 19

Ball

Question 20

Day shape used for a vessel constrained by draft?

Answer 20

Cylinder

Question 21

What does VMS stand for?

Answer 21

Voyage Management system

Question 22

What does GPS stand for?

Answer 22

Global Positioning System

Question 23

What color cover does the OOD wear?

Answer 23

Yellow

Question 24

How many whistle indicate attention to port?

Answer 24

Two

Question 25

How many whistle indicate attention to STRBD?

Answer 25

One

Question 26

How many blasts of the ships whistle indicates astern propulsion?

Answer 26

3

Question 27

How many blasts of the ships whistle indicates man overboard?

Answer 27

6

Question 28

How many blasts of the ships whistle indicates underway

Answer 28

1 prolonged blast

Question 29

How many blasts of the ships whistle indicates emergency?

Answer 29

5

Question 30

How many feet are in a nautical mile?

Answer 30

6,076 ft or 2000 yards

Question 31

How many feet are in a fathom?

Answer 31

6 ft

Question 32

How many stripes are on the ensign?

Answer 32

13

Question 33

How many stars are on the ensign?

Answer 33

50

Question 34

What do the 13 stripes on the ensign represent?

Answer 34

The original 13 colonies

Question 35

Sequence of stars from corner to corner on ensign?

Answer 35

1,3,5,7,9,9,7,5,3,1