OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, VOLUME 01 Flashcards
Which battleship was one of the first ships to have radar installed?
USS California
What provides organized collection, processing, display, competent evaluation, and rapid dissemination
of pertinent tactical information and intelligence to command and control stations?
CIC
What is the guidance and assistance given to aircraft by personnel not actually engaged in the flight?
Air control
Which instruction along with the CV NATOPS Manual assigns the responsibility for tactical and mission
control of aircraft during assigned missions to the CIC officer?
OPNAVINST 3120.32
Whenever you use a navigation chart, you must take radar fixes at least every how many minutes and
recommend courses of action to the navigator, based on positions obtained by radar? (
3
Which operations deny the enemy the effective use of its submarines?
ASW
ASW aircraft are usually controlled by an Operations Specialist known as the what?
ASTAC
Which action is required to destroy or to reduce the enemy’s air and missile threat to an acceptable level?
Air Warfare (AW)
What is the international radiotelephone urgency signal meaning the calling station has a very urgent
message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; or the safety of a person?
PAN PAN
“Mayday” spoken how many times and followed by the aircraft’s call sign means the pilot is threatened
with danger and needs help immediately?
Three
What pattern will a lost aircraft that has voice communications problems fly in?
Triangular
Which operations involve the movement of troops, supplies, and vehicles from ship to shore?
Amphibious
Until which year was all minesweeping conducted by wooden-hulled boats and ships which steamed
through the minefield trailing special minesweeping gear behind them?
1971
What is defined as a military action that uses electromagnetic energy to determine, exploit, reduce, or
prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Electronic warfare (EW)
How many divisions is Electronic Warfare broken down into?
3
How many major functions is Information handling composed of?
5
What is the collecting of combat information from various sources referred to as?
Gathering
What consists of sorting, inspecting, appraising, and correlating all information so the resulting filtered
information may be displayed and disseminated as necessary?
Processing
What is the process of considering and weighing all available information to arrive at a sound
operational decision?
Evaluating
What is the process of distributing evaluated information to the various control stations and others
throughout the ship who need to know?
Disseminating
How many basic conditions of readiness are there?
3
Which condition is set when the ship is at General Quarters, with all hands at battle stations and all
equipment lighted off and ready for instant action?
Condition I
How many hours can the crew endure condition I?
24
What is the maximum number of days that the crew can endure condition III settings?
60
Which condition can be set permanently?
Condition IV
What is a chief source of information for indoctrinating new personnel in CIC operations?
CIC doctrine
Who acts as direct advisor to command from the display and decision (D&D) area and must be kept
informed of the general tactical situation in order to make the best evaluation of the information available
in CIC?
Evaluator/TAO
Who acts as liaison between the weapons control station and CIC?
Ship’s Weapons Coordinator (SWC)
Who acts as liaison between weapons control and CIC during surface engagements and shore bombardment operations (NSFS)?
Gunnery Liaison Officer (GLO)
Who coordinates all surface and tactical information, makes recommendations to the evaluator/TAO
and to conn, and supervises the collection and display of all available information on surface contacts?
Surface Watch Officer
Who supervises the radar navigation team to ensure accurate and prompt fixing of the ship’s position by
using all electronic means available?
Piloting officer
Who advises conn of the position, course, speed, and closest point of approach (CPA) of all surface
contacts in the area, with particular emphasis on small craft appearing at short range and contacts that have
changed course or have erratic courses and speeds?
Shipping officer
