Week 6 Flashcards
What is the function of the tactical weapons system?
Enables the command to safely conduct any form or operation, whether exercise or real, and be successful
Name inputs of the tactical weapons system
- AIO
- Combat management system
- Visual
- Radar
- Nav
- ESM
- Weapons
Name 3 outputs of tactical weapons system
- External comms
- Weapons
- Submerged signal ejector
What are the 4 phases of the navigational system?
- Appraisal
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring
What is the primary source of all navigation data?
WECDIS
What does Sonar stand for?
Sound, Navigation and ranging
What does radar stand for?
Radio aid to detection and range
What are the hazards associated with submerged signal ejectors?
- WTI
- Fire
- Smoke
What does the signiture reduction and management team do?
- Control all aspects of platform signiture
- Guidance to command
- Continuously monitor signiture
- Action immediate to reduce signiture
Who is the signiture reduction officer?
Weo
Who is the assistant signiture reduction officer?
DWEO
Who is the noise engineering officer?
MEO
Who is noise detection officer?
TASO
Tactical weapon embarkation and handling purpose?
- Discharge weapons within specific operational depths
- Contained in TWOPs
What does yellow indication coding on spearfish mean?
- High explosive
- Hap and torpex warhead
What does brown indication coding mean on spearfish?
- Low explosive
- Ie mechanite
What does blue indication mean on spearfish?
Exercise section
What is HAP?
- Hydroxyl ammonium percholate
- Colourless explosive liquid
Describe otto fuel
Oily red liquid
Name hazards of TLAM
- High explosive warhead
- Missile batteries
- Igniters
- Explosive bolts
- JP10 jet fuel
What’s the purpose of the SSE?
- Dischnage signal and programmable countermeasures
- Operate at deep diving depth
Where is SSE fitted?
Fwd and Aft escape platforms
What are the hazards of white candles
Smoke
What are the hazards of yellow candles?
Smoke and fire
What are the hazards of the float signal submerged grenade?
- Explosive
- Fire
- Smoke
What controls submarines temperature?
ATU
What controls submarines humidity
Dehumidifiers
Hiw do we control airborne particles on board?
Carbon filter fans
Why must we ventilate batteries?
Hydrogen given off
How do we monitor the submarine atmosphere?
- Centralised atmosphere monitoring system
- Airborne particle detectors
- Portable monitoring equipment
How is desalinistaion done on board?
Through reverse osmosis
What equipment is used on boats 1-3 in relation to signiture?
Self noise monitoring equipment
What equipment is used on boats 4+ in relation to signiture?
Hull vibration monitoring equipment
What type of valve allows water into torpedo tube
Flap valve
How is CO2 removed?
Via CO2 removal plant which directs it to gas management or discharge overboard
What process is used in COH2 burners
Catalytic reaction
What is preformed in COH2 burners?
- Carbon monoxide into Carbon dioxide
What does the gas management plant do?
Converts unwanted gases into product which can be discharged overboard
What are the 4 main components of chilled water system?
- Chilled water plants
- Chilled water pumps
- Air handling unit coolers
- Equipment cooling units
What is system code of snort induction system?
SN
What masts are associated with environmental control and ventilation?
- Snort induction
- Diesel exhaust
- Ventilation exhaust mast
What tanks are associated with snort induction system?
Water separation tanks
M comp tanks
What is the maximum concentration of hydrogen allowed in battery compartment?
3%
What is the maximum concentration of hydrogen allowed in ventilation system?
2%
Where is the ventilation system controlled? And who by?
Via PMS in SCC
This is done by SCCO
Where can the ventilation system be stopped in emergency?
SCC and CCC
Who are lysers operated by?
FWD Me staff
What is the system code of low pressure electrolysers?
LPE
Where is LPE controlled
SCC by SCCO
When Amine is heated up/cooled down what occurs?
When heated up it gives up CO2
When cooled it takes on CO2
Where is carbon monoxide produced on board?
When running diesels
Who is the gas management plant operated by?
FWD Me staff
How many ICS nodes are on board?
3
Name the 3 ICS nodes
- Fwd node
- Aft node
- Contingency node
How many positions can operate general alarm push button?
8
Name the 8 positions which can operate general alarm push button
- Command position
- SCOOW
- QM
- Casing sentry
- DCHQ 1
- DCHQ 2
- Manoeuvring room supervisor pedastal
- Towed array cabinet
What are dial telephones capable of?
- Interphone Calls
- Intercom groups
- Conference groups
- Broadcasts
Where are 999 telephones located?
- SCOOW
- Manouvering room
What is the purpose of the watch station bill?
Make sure you are in right place, right time, right rig
Who decides manning levels on board?
- XO
- Coxswain
- HODs
What are the 4 routines that exist?
- River routine
- Fog routine
- Passage routine
- Patrol routine
What are the 5 stations that exist?
- Harbour stations
- Emergency stations
- Action stations
- Diving stations
- Blind patrol stations
How do we define harbour stations?
A state of readiness to leave Port or Harbour
How do we know a report is given
It gets repeated
Why are rounds conducted?
- Maintain safe functional platform
- Ensure optimum preformance of equipment and detect early defect signs
- Ensure cleanliness
- Collect data via system readings
What rounds are conducted on board?
- Jetty
- Casing
- Machinary spaces
- Running machinary
- Non running machinary
- Rounds at sea
- Explosives
- Batteries
- Noise
What are the 2 states during normal peacetime operation?
- Damage control state
- Weapon release state
What are the 3 requirements for blind pilotage?
- Surfaced confined waters
- Oow deems necessary
- Visibility less than 3000 yards
Circumstances for river routine
- Surfaced
- Confined waters
- Risk of collision or running aground increased
- Adopted with a predetermined point marked on chart by navigator
What is the role of personnel during river routine?
Achieve heightened state of readiness related to:
- Propulsion
- Steering
- Navigation
What is required to enter fog routine?
Visibility less than 3000 yards
Allows reaction to hazards due to reduced visibility
What is required for passage routine?
Surface transit with no need to dive
What are reasons for adopting patrol routine?
Submarine is opened up for diving
What is lower deck trot sentry responsible for?
Monitoring safety of submarine fwd section
What plant state requires OOD to be Commissioned officer?
Plant state A
Are long post diving checks noisy or quiet
Noisy
What are emergency stations?
Submarine and personnel are closed up and ready to deal with ant emergency that could endanger fight, float and move
Long post diving checks-> what checklist
CL54
Who is noise detection officer
Taso
Purple vent state main points
- Surfaced
- FINE
- Out MAH
Green vent state main points
Normal submerged
Yellow vent state main points
- LP blower
- FIFE
- Battery space
Blue vent state main points
- DGs
- Main supply fans
- Leaves via diesel exhaust
Red vent main points
- RC
Black vent main point
Back aft
Brown vent state location
Wsc
What does lyser stand for
Low pressure electrolyser
MPOG main points
- Reach 470
- 483 on board
- burn for 60 to 90 minutes
- 3300 litres produced
How many cogs fitted
2
Co2 scrubber code
Sco
Where is waste management
3 deck
4 sanitary tanks
- Food waste
- Sewage
- Grey water
- Sanitation
Fresh water pressure via Av and B
3 bar
What must happen to fresh water hose when connecting to SS
Flushed
Sampled
4 types of routine
- River
- Fog
- Passage
- Patrol
5 stations
- Harbour
- Emergency
- Action
- Diving
- Blind piloting
