UPCOMING EXAM Flashcards
Persons for a RAS on deck
White Helmet
Yellow Helmet
Red Helmet / Vest
Green Helmet / Vest
Blue Helmet
Safety Officer – safety - White
Station Supervisor – I/C - Yellow
Gunman – operates the gun line - Red
Station Signalman – signals - Green
Dump Workers - hook / unhook - Blue
Where do you find who is in WHAT position for a RAS
RAS Board will detail the position and what department supplies the position
RAS Teams
1 -
2 -
3 -
1 - Fueling
2 - Heavy Jack Stay
3 - Light Line
Pipe to Close up RAS team
General Call
SSD / RAS Team ____ Cloooose up
stand by for the RAS with ASTRIX. Dress on the upper decks, NECUs with weather jackets.
Telephone / Distance Line
Sequence
G
R
Y
B
W
Telephone / Distance Line
For abeam transfers, the distance between ships is measured by a “Distance Line” which has a colored marker flag every 6 meters
at Night goes Red Red Blue every 6. (first blue at 18 m from our ship )
Close Up Reports for RAS
- Needs an answer
RAS - Probe goes in to the
Bell Receiver
RAS
Trolly Connects the
Probe to the Span Wire
Rope that guides the Span Wire back out
Easing out Pennant
Lengths of the Messenger Lines
3 kinds
Light Messenger
65m long
Heavy Messenger
110m long
Recovery Messenger
- 65m long
Features of the Port and Stbd GTs
Two LM2500 Gas Turbine Main Engines
Features of the PDE
One Pilestick
20 Cylinde Cruise
Diesel Engine
Propellers - Halifax Class
Two Controllable
Reverse Pitch Props
Normal Drive Modes
2GT XCON
PDE XCON
PGT XCON
SGT XCON
2 GT Unitized ***
Abnormal Drive Modes
PGT UNI
SGT UNI
PDE UNI (port or stbd)
Abnormal Drive Modes exist when:
one or both XCON clutches are disengaged
Abnormal Drive Modes used when
there is a machinery defect
ie defective clutch damaged gearbox, lube oil failure
or
used for some silent running states
(stbd usually isolated)
what kind of rudders
one large centerline rudder
does the bow or stern seek the wind
in Forward driving bow seeks the wind
tugs
what kind of prop on
Glen
Ville
Glenn - Voith Schneider
Ville - Kort Nozzel
Paddle wheel effect
and why
Prepare for a RAS on watch
prepare 12-24 in advace
prepare against flex
References CFCD 105 admirartly manual of seamnashiop and rigging
Referecens
Speak with SME - Buffer
NAV O - for brief info -
and
Ref RAS Req —> Ras Req Reply
Then
“Pre Brief the Brief”
Then Attend the brief - just to confirm
who has control of ship movents
w5 covered
RAS 30 min prior to watch tp watch
Starts in Ward Room w/ oow / 2nd
MCR - white light / e state / E OOW
OPS - red light / track sup / ORO -flex or chat changes updates / Radar strangling etc
Upper Deck Rounds - L boat rescue equip, lights on,
Bridge - Comm Checks, bridge equip, turn over