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MU2 Test September 2013 > Watchstanding > Flashcards

Watchstanding Flashcards

2
Q

The 3 main reasons for a ship to stand watch are:

A

Communications, Safety, Security

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3
Q

The ship’s organized plan for action is located in the:

A

battle bill

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4
Q

Who is responsible for assigning qualified personnel to stations and entering their names on the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill?

A

Division Officer and Division Chief

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5
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At which Condition are all battle stations manned?

A

Condition I

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6
Q

At which Condition is a special watch used by gunfire support?

A

Condition II

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7
Q

At which condition is the normal wartime cruising watch?

A

Condition III

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8
Q

How early should you arrive when relieving the watch?

A

15 minutes

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9
Q

The ship’s bell is usually restricted to the hours between:

A

Reveille and Taps

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10
Q

How many bells are sounded at 0700?

A

6

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11
Q

0000 to 0400

A

Midwatch

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12
Q

0400 to 0800

A

Morning watch

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13
Q

0800 to 1200

A

Forenoon watch

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14
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1200 to 1600

A

Afternoon watch

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15
Q

1600 to 1800

A

First dog watch

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16
Q

1800 to 2000

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Second dog watch

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17
Q

2000 to 2400

A

Evening watch

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18
Q

What is the purpose of the dog watch?

A

To rotate watches

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19
Q

Most sailors stand:

A

security watch

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20
Q

The watch system is divided into:

A

Underway and in-port watches

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21
Q

Security watches do what 4 things?

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  1. prevent sabotage2. protect property from theft3. prevent access to restricted areas4. protect personnel
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22
Q

Who maintains the ship’s deck log while underway?

A

QMOW

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23
Q

The fog lookout normally stands where?

A

in the bow where approaching ships can better be seen and heard

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24
Q

Normally, an after steering watch is stood under the following conditions:

A
  1. general quarters2. underway replenishment3. sea and anchor detail
25
Q

The sound and security watch reports directly to who? The results of their inspection are logged where?

A

OOD; ship’s deck log

26
Q

General orders cover situations of a:

A

routine nature common to most sentry posts

27
Q

The 5 precautions to be strictly adhered to while standing an armed watch with a pistol are:

A
  1. keep the pistol in the holster2. don’t engage in horseplay with pistol3. don’t surrender the pistol to unauthorized persons4. leave 2 loaded magazine clips in their pouch and remember there is one round loaded in the chamber5. when relieved, unload the pistol in a safedesignated area. Remove the round fromthe chamber and check the chamber clear.Release the slide and let the hammer gohome. Dry fire the pistol then engage thesafety.
28
Q

Deadly force can be used in what 3 circumstances?

A

a. to protect your life or the life of another person where no other means of defense will be effectiveb. when no other means is available to prevent the commission of or to prevent the escape of a person known to have committed robbery, murder, rape, arson, or kidnappingc. to prevent acts of sabotage, espionage, or other crimes against the government after failure of all other available means of preventing such crime

29
Q

Bearings are measured:

A

in degrees, clockwise around a circle from 000° to 360°

30
Q

The three different types of bearings are:

A

Relative, true, magnetic

31
Q

Bearings are reported in:

A

three digits, spoken digit by digit

32
Q

Positions are reported in:

A

one or two digits and spoken whole

33
Q

When using your hand as an aid to determine the position angle of an aircraft, your closed fist is:

A

approximately 8 degrees

34
Q

If the binocular IPD is adjusted properly, youwill see what when viewing through them?

A

one circle

35
Q

The 3 adjustments that must be made when using binoculars are what?

A

adjust each eyepiece and set the IPD

36
Q

The improvement of vision in dim light is known as what?

A

dark adaptation

37
Q

How long does it take to reach your best night vision?

A

30 minutes

38
Q

Day lookouts move their eyes how compared to night lookouts?

A

move their eyes in 5 steps, pausing at each step vs. continual movement

39
Q

What is a bearing?

A

The direction of an object from a ship

40
Q

Target angle is what?

A

The relative bearing from your ship to another ship.

41
Q

The position angle of an aircraft is what?

A

its height (in degrees) above the horizon as seen by the ship.

42
Q

IPD stands for what?

A

Interpupillary distance

43
Q

The lookouts technique of eye search is called what?

A

Scanning

44
Q

What are the 3 types of bearings?

A

relative, true, and magnetic

45
Q

Who can authorize the use of deadly force?

A

the CO

46
Q

First General Order:

A

To take charge of this post and all government property in view.

47
Q

Second general order:

A

To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within my sight or hearing.

48
Q

Third general order:

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To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

49
Q

Fourth general order:

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To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own.

50
Q

Fifth general order:

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To quit my post only when properly relieved

51
Q

Sixth general order:

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To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the day, and officers and petty officers of the guard only.

52
Q

Seventh general order:

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To talk to no one except in the line of duty.

53
Q

Eighth general order:

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To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

54
Q

Ninth general order:

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To call the petty officer of the guard in any case not covered by instructions.

55
Q

Tenth general order:

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To salute all officers and all colors and all standards not cased.

56
Q

Eleventh general order:

A

To be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

MU2 Test September 2013 (15 decks)

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