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55 Cards in this Set
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List six types of ground tackle used aboard ships.
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Ground tackle used on board ship includes—
a. Anchors b. Anchor cable and chains c. Chain stoppers d. Bending shackles e. Outboard swivel shots f. Detachable links |
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Where are bower anchors located?
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Bower anchors are carried on the bow of a ship and secured in the hawspipe.
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List the standard parts of the mooring line used to secure a normal sized ship at a pier.
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The standard mooring lines used to secure a normal-size ship at a pier include the—
a. Bowline b. Forward bow spring c. After bow spring d. Forward quarter spring e. After quarter spring f. Stern line |
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Aboard ship, deck fittings are used for—
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Aboard ship, deck fittings are used in securing mooring lines, in towing operations, and in securing heavy objects and equipment.
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While anchored, what deck equipment is used to moor the ship’s boat?
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Boat booms are used to moor the ship’s boat while anchored.
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List two types of combatant craft.
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Combatant craft include—
a. Mechanized landing craft (LCM) b. Utility landing craft (LCU) |
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As a boat passenger, you should obey the orders of what person(s)?
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As a passenger, you should obey all orders from the boat officer and the coxswain.
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If a boat capsizes while you’re a passenger, you shouldn’t panic for what reason?
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If a boat you’re a passenger in capsizes, you shouldn’t panic because fear is easily transmitted from one person to another.
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What does the term athwartships mean?
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The term athwartships refers to the position of something that is across the boat from side to side at a right angle.
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List the three advantages of using nylon line over natural fiber line.
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Three advantages of using nylon line over natural fiber line include—
a. Nylon line is 2 1/2 times stronger than natural fiber. b. Nylon has greater strength and elasticity. c. Nylon has greater resistance to weather. |
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When a natural fiber line will bear on sharp edges or run over rough surfaces, what action should you take to protect the line from damage?
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To protect a natural fiber line from sharp edges and rough surfaces, you should use a chafing gear between the contact point of the line and the damaging surface.
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Under what condition should you use a wire rope?
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You should use a wire rope when a great deal of wear and tear and weathering and heat is met, and greater strength is needed.
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You are right-handed. When tying a bowline, the overhand loop should be in what direction?
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The overhand loop should be turned in a counterclockwise direction.
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You are going to join two separate lines together using a becket bend. What is the first step you should take?
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The first step you should take when joining two separate lines together using a beck bend is to make a bight on one line and run the bitter end of the other line up through the bight.
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What term describes general boat handling?
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Boat Seamanship
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What term describes the general work on the ship’s deck and the equipment used?
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Deck Seamanship
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What term describes anchoring, mooring, cargo handling, and towing seamanship?
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Deck Seamanship
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What term describes care and use of line?
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Marlinespike Seamanship
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It is important for you to know shipboard equipment terminology for which of the following reasons?
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You will probably assist the deck force in various seamanship evolutions
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What is ground tackle?
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Equipment used to anchor and moor with anchors
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Which is/are the most commonly used anchors aboard Navy ships?
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A) Lightweight
B) Stockless |
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How long is a standard shot of anchor chain?
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15 fathoms
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What device is used to secure shots of anchor chain together?
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Detachable links
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What types of anchor windlasses are used for lifting the ship’s anchor?
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Vertical shaft and horizontal shaft types
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What device engages the chain links when hauling anchors on board ship?
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Wildcat
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Which platform(s) is/are used in the construction of an accommodation ladder?
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Middle and upper platforms
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What is the Navy term for gangplank?
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Brow
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What lines are used to prevent the ship from drifting forward or aft?
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The bowline and the forward spring lines
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What means are used to protect the sides of a ship when it is alongside a pier?
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Camels and fenders
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What is the main purpose for deck fittings aboard ship?
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To secure mooring lines
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Which of the following is NOT a deck fitting found aboard ships?
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Bollards
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Which of the following is the purpose of boat booms when ships are at anchor or moored to a buoy?
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To moor their boats well clear of the side
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What is the Navy’s definition of a boat?
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A non-commissioned waterborne vessel that isn’t designated as a service craft
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When facing forward of the boat, your right-hand side is in this direction.
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STARBOARD
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What term describes the stern of the boat?
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AFTER END
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What term describes the area furthermost from the boat’s centerline.
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OUTBOARD
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When facing forward of the boat, your left-hand side is facing this direction.
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PORT
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What term describes the bow of the boat.
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FORWARD END
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Nylon line is about how many times stronger than manila line of the same size?
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2 1/2
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How is line termed small stuff identified?
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By the number of strands in the line
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Under safe working conditions, nylon line will stretch what maximum fraction of its length?
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1/3
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Nylon line will stretch what maximum percentage of its length before it will break?
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50%
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A wire rope designated as 5 by 12 has (a) what number of strands and (b) what number of wires per strand?
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(a) 5 (b) 12
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The most secure line whipping is made with which of the following pieces of equipment?
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Small needle and palm
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What type of knots are used to bend a line to or around an object.
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HITCHES
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The square knot is also known as a--
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Reef knot
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The bowline can be used for which of the following purposes?
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A) To form an eye
B) To bend two lines together C) To secure a line to a pad eye |
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TRUE or FALSE. The main value of the becket bend is that it can be used to bend together two lines of different sizes.
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TRUE
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If there is a great strain on a line, what type of bend should be used?
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Double becket bend
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What type of hitch will hold as long as there’s a strain on it?
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Clove hitch
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Which of the following actions would you perform to “coil down” a line?
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Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
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Which of the following actions would you take to “flemish down” a line?
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Lay line in successive circles with the bitter end in the center
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When making an eye splice, you should unlay what number of line strands?
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8 to 10
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Which of the following procedures is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from frazzling after a splice has been made?
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A) They are whipped
B) They are melted together C) They are cut off even with the standing part |
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Which of the following is the purpose of using a short splice?
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To form an eye
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