OOW/Seamanship Flashcards
things to check prior to working the cable
That all lashings have been removed, brake is on, the gypsy has been disconnected
when should a ship’s boat hoist an ensign
when carrying a corpse, in foreign ports, when going alongside a foreign warship
Test Weight and transfer load for a light jackstay
135Kg/250kg
what is not used, pelican hook, span wire, probe trolley, penguin hook
penguin hook
Avast
an order to stop
to Haul
to pull by hand
Haul Taught
take down slack and strain
Heave
Strong pull together
Heave in
to pull on a rope or cable by hand or power
Hold fast
hold a rope under strain to keep it from moving
Hoist
to lift
Marry
Two bring two lines together side by side in order to handle both simultaneously
Handsomely
slowly with care
roundly
rapid or fast with care
Belay
Make fast a rope by turning it on a bollard
Bring to
pass turns around a capstan or winch
To veer
ease out a rope by hand while keeping strain
Surge
allows a hawser to ease out under its own weight
3 anchor types
Admiralty Pattern, Admiralty standard stockless, Admiralty class 14
Colour Helmets - Red, White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purples
Red - Gunner, White - I/C, Batman - Green, Rope Handling Party - Blue, Safety Number - Yellow, Technical - Purple
Red Disc
Officer of flag rank entitled to fly a flag/broad pennant on official duty - Full Ceremonial
Blue Disc
Officer of flag rank not entitled to fly a flag/broad pennant on official duty - Piping
White Disc
Officer of flag rank or nomiated personage from the table of precedence of the commonwealth on informal occasions - courtesy salute
Piping the Side
royal family, Flag Officers in uniform, CO on official duty, members of a court martial, foreign officers except commonwealth officers, a dead body
Procedure Alpha
Full ceremonial entry and departure, all spare hands on deck and a full ceremonial piping party, W1/W2 for major ceremonial W3 for other occasions, S8 tropical
Procedure Bravo
Standard entry/departure, POS line handlers, W7/S8s, Sailors DPNU
Procedure Charlie
Operational, only req pers, DPNU with Antiflash
Boat Hail - Aye Aye
An officer is approaching
Boat Hail - No No
All other persons
Boat Hail - Standard
A royal personage of head of state
3 actions to reduce MOB
upper deck restrictions, ship handling, Harness/Buddy System
3 occasions to lay a dan buoy
Dropping anchor, Submarine emergency, measuring log calibration
6 types of command
Military, Sea, Shore com, shore non com, Air Squardron, Special
Four Areas of Life at Sea
Guard Rails, Sea boats, Life Buoy Sentry, Life Buoys and flares
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
SWISSREC
Sweep, Watch, Interrogate, scan, report, estimate, confirim, cease reporting
NOCWISS
Navigation, operations, Communications, weather, Internal, Stateboard, Shipping
Rhib safety measures
Wind, Speed, Other contacts, Nav Hazards, Swell, SRAs
Boat Coxswain Brief
Limitations identified, Nav Hazards, Enviro conditions, traffic, Tactical/communication requirements, RV directions, details of pers/cargo
LDL
LDL = Draught + Squat + Safety (usually 2m) - HoT
BR45 Vol 1
Manual Of Navigation
BR45 Vol 2
Astro Navigation
BR45 Vol 3
Navigation Equipment and Systems
BR45 Vol 4
Conduct and Operation Methods at Sea
BR45 Vol 5
Exercises in Navigation Calculations
BR45 Vol 6
Ship Handling
BR45 Vol 7
Management of Chart Outfit
BR45 Vol 8
NDS
NAC
Navigation Administation, Con
Towing Hawser length and material
Polyamide - 220m large ship 105m small ship
Cantery Tow
Providing ship passes their towing hawser which is connected to the receiving ships cable. Weight in the water is what pulls the ship.
