Basic Military Requirements Chapter 6 “Naval Organization” And Chapter 7 “Basic Seamanship.”

Front 1

Which of the following is NOT a DoD military department?
1. Army
2. Coast Guard
3. Navy
4. Air Force

Back 1

2. Coast Guard

Front 2

By law, what person heads the Department of the Navy (DoN)?
1. Secretary of Defense
2. Joint Chief of Staff
3. Secretary of the Navy

Back 2

Joint Chief of Staff

Front 3

Title 10 of the U.S. Code states that which of the following actions is/are part of the Navy’s mission?
1. Oversee construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment, and facilities
2. Station troops in forward positions
3. Commands U.S. forces in CONUS
4. Commander and chief of all sea commands

Back 3

Station troops in forward positions

Front 4

What are the three principal components of the DoN?
1. The Navy Department executive offices, the operating forces including the Marine Corps, and the Shore Establishment
2. The Navy Department executive offices, the operating forces excluding the Marine Corps, and the Shore Establishment
3. The Navy Department excluding the executive offices, the operating forces excluding the Marine Corps, and the Shore Establishment
4. The Navy Department excluding the executive offices, the operating forces including the Marine Corps, and the fleet commands

Back 4

1. The Navy Department, consisting of executive offices mostly in Washington, D.C.
2. The operating forces, including the Marine Corps
3. The Shore Establishment

Front 5

The operating forces are under the command of the
1. Secretary of Defense
2. Secretary of the Navy
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Chief of Naval Personnel

Back 5

Chief of Naval Operations

Front 6

What is the purpose of the Shore Establishment?
1. A last line of defense
2. To provide support to the operating forces
3. To provide a supply line
4. To support the front line

Back 6

The shore establishment provides support to the operating forces (known as the fleet).

Front 7

Aboard ship, what publication contains information about the ship’s organization?
1. Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy only
2. Shipboard Organization and Regulations Manual only
3. Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy and Shipboard Organization and Regulations Manual
4. Uniform Code of Military Justice

Back 7

Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy

Front 8

A ready source of information about the duties, responsibilities, and authority of personnel assi670
gned to a ship is stated in which of the following documents?
1. United States Navy Regulations
2. Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
3. Standard Organization and Regulations Manual
4. Ship’s Organization and Regulations Manual

Back 8

The ship’s/command’s organization and regulations
manual governs the unit’s administrative organization (includingwatches).

Front 9

What are the two elements of a ship’s organization?
1. Battle organization and damage control organization
2. Battle organization and administrative organization
3. Administrative organization and training organization
4. Administrative organization and damage control organization

Back 9

a. Battle organization
b. Administration organization

Front 10

Each ship is organized into what minimum number of departments?
1. Five
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Back 10

Each ship is organized into at least five departments—navigation, engineering, operations, supply, and a fifth department. For most ships, the fifth department is the weapons/deck
department.

Front 11

Which of the following is a responsibility of the operations department?
1. Piloting the ship
2. Forecasting weather
3. Conducting and analyzing intelligence information
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 11

Both 2 and 3 above

Front 12

The damage control assistant is a member of what department on a ship?
1. Deck
2. Supply
3. Operations
4. Engineering

Back 12

Engineering

Front 13

If a ship doesn’t have a deck department, what department is responsible for inspection and maintenance of survival equipment?
1. Supply
2. Weapons
3. Navigation
4. Engineering

Back 13

Weapons

Front 14

Which of the following officers is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation of the ship?
1. Navigator
2. Operations officer
3. Executive officer
4. Commanding officer

Back 14

Commanding officer

Front 15

When a ship is abandoned, custom and regulation require which of the following
actions by the commanding officer?
1. To be the first person to leave the ship
2. To be the last person to leave the ship
3. To exert every effort to destroy the ship
before it sinks
4. To inform all personnel that they are on their own

Back 15

All personnel should be off
the ship before the commanding officer leaves.

Front 16

What is the function of the command master chief?
1. To take charge of and be responsible for the training of enlisted personnel
2. To assign enlisted personnel to their duties according to their qualification
3. To relieve the commanding officer of the responsibility for the welfare and morale of enlisted personnel
4. To transmit ideas and recommendations directly to the commanding officer

Back 16

To transmit ideas and recommendations directly to the commanding officer.

Front 17

Of the following duties, which is NOT one of the executive officer’s?
1. Assignment of personnel
2. Coordination of ship’s drills
3. Assignment of punishment to offenders
4. Coordination of policing and inspection of the ship

Back 17

Coordination of policing and inspection of the ship

Front 18

If the executive officer becomes incapacitated,
what person normally takes over his/her duties?
1. The next senior line officer assigned to the ship
2. An officer appointed by the ship’s captain
3. The next senior staff officer on board
4. The first lieutenant

Back 18

The next senior staff officer on board

Front 19

For what reason do commanding officers and
executive officers usually have separate battle stations aboard ship?
1. To decrease the likelihood of their being disabled at the same time
2. To maintain a high degree of control over
personnel
3. To provide maximum coordination of
operations throughout the ship
4. To divide the areas of responsibility
between the executive officer and the
commanding officer

Back 19

To decrease the likelihood of their being disabled at the same time

Front 20

The department head is responsible for which of the following functions within
a department?
1. General condition of equipment
2. Administrative matters
3. Operational readiness of the department
4. All of the above

Back 20

All of the above

Front 21

The division officer has the responsibility of carrying out which of the following duties?
1. Making frequent inspections of division spaces, equipment, personnel, and supplies
2. Maintaining copies of division orders and bills and displaying them conspicuously
3. Training division personnel and preparing them for battle
4. Each of the above

Back 21

Each of the above

Front 22

Most of the jobs that are done by the XO’s assistants aboard ship are the responsibility of what department in an aircraft squadron?
1. Administrative department
2. Maintenance department
3. Operations department
4. Safety department

Back 22

Most of the jobs done by the XO’s assistants in a shipboard organization are done by ADMIN in an aircraft squadron.

Front 23

Which of the following is a responsibility of the operations department of an aircraft squadron?
1. Overall maintenance of the ship’s aircraft
2. Operational readiness and tactical efficiency
3. Squadron safety program
4. All of the above

Back 23

The operations department is responsible for the operational readiness and tactical efficiency of the squadron. The operations department usually consists of the logs and records, schedules, training, communications, and navigation divisions

Front 24

Which of the following is the definition of the term job accountability?
1. Taking command under duress
2. Accepting credit for your job
3. Answering to seniors in the chain of command for the way you do your job
4. Answering only for personal mistakes

Back 24

Job accountability means you must answer to seniors in the chain of command for the way in which you carry out an assigned task.

Front 25

What is meant by effective communications in the chain of command?
1. The ability to speak clearly
2. The use of proper terminology
3. The proper use of reports, messages, and other types of correspondence
4. The action of seniors informing juniors about matters that affect the juniors, and the action of juniors informing seniors of existing problems

Back 25

Seniors should pass information down the chain of command about matters that may affect juniors. Juniors should pass information up the chain of command about problems that exist. In this way, communication flows in both directions.

Front 26

You need help in solving a work-related problem. Which of the following personnel should contact first?
1. Your supervisor
2. Your department head
3. Your division officer
4. Your executive officer

Back 26

Your supervisor.
When a person’s immediate senior is unable to resolve a problem, the next senior in the chain of command tries to solve the problem.

Front 27

SELECT THE TERM USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION
A. DECK SEAMANSHIP
B. BOAT SEAMANSHIP
C. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP
General boat handling

Back 27

Boat seamanship, as the name implies, concerns the handling of boats.

Front 28

SELECT THE TERM USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION
A. DECK SEAMANSHIP
B. BOAT SEAMANSHIP
C. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP
The general work on the ship’s deck and the equipment used.

Back 28

Deck seamanship concerns the general work that goes on about the ship’s deck and the equipment used.

Front 29

SELECT THE TERM USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION
A. DECK SEAMANSHIP
B. BOAT SEAMANSHIP
C. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP
Anchoring, mooring, cargo handling, and towing are examples of this type of seamanship.

Back 29

Deck seamanship concerns the general work that goes on about the ship’s deck and the equipment used. Anchoring, mooring, rigging and handlingheavy weights and cargo, underway replenishment, towing, and a host of other skills are considered deck seamanship.

Front 30

SELECT THE TERM USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION
A. DECK SEAMANSHIP
B. BOAT SEAMANSHIP
C. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP
Care and use of line

Back 30

Marlinespike seamanship concerns the use and care of line and consists of forming knots, making splices, and fashioning useful and decorative articles from small stuff and twine.

Front 31

It is important for you to know shipboard equipment terminology for which of the following reasons?
1. Equipment changes all the time
2. You will have to inventory the equipment once each month
3. You will probably assist the deck force in various seamanship evolutions
4. There are different names for the same equipment

Back 31

You will probably assist the deck force in various seamanship evolutions

Front 32

What is ground tackle?
1. Equipment bolted to the deck
2. Equipment used to anchor and moor with anchors
3. Equipment electrically connected to ground
4. Equipment used to refuel the ship

Back 32

Ground tackle is the equipment used in anchoring and mooring with anchors.

Front 33

Which of the following is/are the most commonly used anchors aboard Navy ships?
1. Lightweight
2. Stockless
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Locking pin

Back 33

The most common types of anchors used aboard ship are the stockless and the lightweight (or stock-in-crown) anchors.

Front 34

How long is a standard shot of anchor chain?
1. 15 fathoms
2. 20 fathoms
3. 25 fathoms
4. 30 fathoms

Back 34

Chains are made up of 15-fathom (90-foot) sections called standard shots.

Front 35

What device is used to secure shots of anchor chain together?
1. Link pins
2. Bending shackles
3. Detachable links
4. Securing shackles

Back 35

Shots are secured together by detachable links that can be readily disassembled whenever it is desirable to break the chain.

Front 36

What types of anchor windlasses are used for lifting the ship’s anchor?
1. Vertical shaft type only
2. Horizontal shaft type only
3. Vertical shaft and horizontal shaft types
4. Lateral shaft type

Back 36

The Navy uses two types of anchor windlasses for lifting the ship’s anchor—the vertical shaft type and the horizontal shaft type.

Front 37

What device engages the chain links when hauling anchors on board ship?
1. Wildcat
2. Capstan
3. Gypsy heads
4. Bending shackles

Back 37

Both types are equipped with wildcats, which engage the links of the anchor chain.

Front 38

Which of the following platforms is/are used in the construction of an accommodation ladder?
1. Middle platform
2. Upper platform
3. Lower platform
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 38

An accommodation ladder consists essentially of an upper and a lower platform connected by a ladder. The lower end is supported, raised, and lowered by a block and tackle (called falls) and is usually suspended from a davit.

Front 39

What is the Navy term for gangplank?
1. Brow
2. Ramp
3. Platform
4. Accommodation ladder

Back 39

Brow is the Navy term for gangplank. Brows are ramps used between ships and between a ship and pier.

Front 40

What lines are used to prevent the ship from drifting forward or aft?
1. The bowline and the forward spring lines
2. The stern line and after spring lines
3. The forward and after spring lines
4. The bow and stern lines

Back 40

The forward and after spring lines are used to prevent the ship from drifting forward or aft.

Front 41

What means are used to protect the sides of a ship when it is alongside a pier?
1. Doubled lines
2. Camels only
3. Fenders only
4. Camels and fenders

Back 41

Camels and fenders

Front 42

What is the main purpose for deck fittings aboard ship?
1. To secure mooring lines
2. To connect electrical power
3. To replace stanchions
4. To secure the anchor

Back 42

Deck fittings are used aboard ships and boats mainly for the securing of mooring lines.

Front 43

Which of the following is NOT a deck fitting found aboard ships?
1. Bitts
2. Cleats
3. Bollards
4. Pad eyes

Back 43

Pad eyes

Front 44

Which of the following is the purpose of boat booms when ships are at anchor or moored to a buoy?
1. To raise and lower supplies
2. To moor their boats well clear of the side
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. To raise and lower personnel

Back 44

Ships that are at anchor or moored to a buoy rig out their boat booms for the purpose of mooring their boats well clear of the side. This method of securing is known as hauling out to the boom. Forward booms are called lower booms; after booms are called quarter booms.

Front 45

Which of the following is/are types of boats used by the Navy?
1. Service craft
2. Combatant craft
3. Boats in general
4. All of the above

Back 45

All of the above

Front 46

A boat is defined as a non-commissioned waterborne vessel that isn’t designated as a service craft. According to this definition, which of the following are types of boats?
1. Personnel boats
2. Motor whaleboats
3. Utility boats
4. All of the above

Back 46

All of the above

Front 47

Which of the following is a type of service craft?
1. Riverine craft
2. Patrol craft
3. Ship’s boats
4. Harbor tugs

Back 47

Harbor tugs

Front 48

Which of the following is a type of combatant craft?
1. Patrol craft
2. Ship’s boats
3. Ferryboats

Back 48

Patrol craft

Front 49

When facing forward of the boat, your right-hand side is in this direction.
A.
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

Back 49

Forward end (fore). The forward end (fore) of the boat is the bow.

Front 50

The stern of the boat.
A. AFTER END
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

Back 50

After end (aft). The after end (aft) of a boat is the stern.

Front 51

The area furthermost from the boat’s centerline.
A. AFTER END
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

Back 51

Forward end (fore). The forward end (fore) of the boat is the bow.

Front 52

The bow of the boat.
A. AFTER END
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

Back 52

FORWARD END

Front 53

When facing forward of the boat, your left-hand side is facing this direction.
A. AFTER END
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

Back 53

Port. When you are facing forward of the boat, your left-hand side is the port.

Front 54

Nylon line is about how many times stronger than manila line of the same size?
1. 1 1/2
2. 2 1/2
3. 3 1/2
4. 4 1/2

Back 54

Nylon line is about 2 1/2 times as strong as manila of the same size, has a greater strength and elasticity, and has a higher resistance to weather.

Front 55

How is line termed small stuff identified?
1. By the length of the line
2. By the number of threads in the line
3. By the number of strands in the line
4. By the number of cables twisted together

Back 55

Large line is measured by circumference. Line 1 3/4 inches and under in circumference, called small stuff, is identified by the number of threads in the line.

Front 56

Under safe working conditions, nylon line will
stretch what maximum fraction of its length?
1. 1/4
2. 1/3
3. 1/2
4. 2/3

Back 56

Astretch of one third of its length is normal for nylon line under safe working loads.

Front 57

Nylon line will stretch what maximu percentage of its length before it will break?
1. 20%
2. 33%
3. 50%
4. 66%

Back 57

Nylon stretches about 50 percent before it will break.

Front 58

A wire rope designated as 5 by 12 has (a) what number of strands and (b) what number of
wires per strand?
1. (a) 5 (b) 12
2. (a) 12 (b) 12
3. (a) 12 (b) 5
4. (a) 5 (b) 5

Back 58

Wire rope is designated by the number of strands per rope and the number of wires per strand.(a) 5 (b) 12

Front 59

The most secure line whipping is made with which of the following pieces of equipment?
1. Small needle and palm
2. Wire cutters
3. Hammer
4. Pliers

Back 59

The most secure whipping is made with the aid of a sail needle and palm.

Front 60

Used to bend a line to or around an object
A. KNOTS
B. HITCHES
C. BENDS

Back 60

Bends. Bends are used to secure two lines together

Front 61

Used to form eyes or to secure a cord or line
around an object
A. KNOTS
B. HITCHES
C. BENDS

Back 61

Knots. Knots are used to formeyes or to secure a cord or line around an object, such as a package. In other words, the line is bent to itself.

Front 62

The square knot is also known as a
1. granny knot
2. seaman’s knot
3. reef knot
4. top knot

Back 62

The square knot, also known as the reef knot from its use in reefing sails, is quickly and easily made and has a great many uses.

Front 63

The bowline can be used for which of the following purposes?
1. To form an eye
2. To bend two lines together
3. To secure a line to a pad eye
4. Each of the above

Back 63

Each of the above

Front 64

The main value of the becket bend is that it can be used to bend together two lines of different sizes.
1. True
2. False

Back 64

The chief value of the becket bend is its use in binding together two lines of different sizes.

Front 65

If there is a great strain on a line, what type of bend should be used?
1. Becket bend
2. Double becket bend
3. Bowline
4. Double bow line

Back 65

If there is a great difference in sizes or the strain on the line is to be great, always use a double becket bend.

Front 66

What type of hitch will hold as long as there’s a strain on it?
1. Two half hitches
2. Two underhanded loops
3. Round and turn and two half hitches
4. Clove hitch

Back 66

The clove hitch can be quickly and easily tied in several ways, and it will hold as long as there is a strain on it.

Front 67

Which of the following actions would you perform to “coil down” a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full

Back 67

“Coiling down a line” means laying it up in circles, roughly one on top of the other.

Front 68

Which of the following actions would you take to “flemish down” a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full

Back 68

To flemish down a line, start with the bitter end, and lay on deck successive circles of line in the manner of a clock spring with the bitter end in the center.

Front 69

When making an eye splice, you should unlay what number of line strands?
1. 2 to 4
2. 4 to 6
3. 6 to 8
4. 8 to 10

Back 69

To make aneye splice, unlay (untwist) the strands in the end of your line about 8 to 10 turns of lay.

Front 70

Which of the following procedures is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from frazzling after a splice has been made?
1. They are whipped
2. They are melted together
3. They are cut off even with the standing part
4. Each of the above

Back 70

The ends of the threads of each strand are then melted together over an open flame to prevent the strands from frazzling.

Front 71

Which of the following is the purpose of using a short splice?
1. To temporarily join two lines together
2. To permanently join two lines together
3. To form an eye
4. Each of the above

Back 71

A short splice is used where two lines are to be permanently joined, provided a slight enlargement of the diameter is not important. When properly made, the short splice is much stronger than any knot.