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69 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is NOT a DoD military department? (Army, Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force)
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Coast Guard
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By law, what person heads the Department of the Navy (DoN)
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Secretary of the Navy
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Title 10 of the U.S. Code states that which actions is/are part of the Navy's mission
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Oversee construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment, and facilities
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What are the three principal components of the DoN?
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The Navy Department executive offices, the operating forces including the Marine Corps, and the Shore Establishment
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The operating forces are under the command of the?
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Chief of Naval Operations
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What is the purpose of the Shore Establishment?
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to provide support to the operating forces
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Aboard ship, what publication contains information about the ship's organization?
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Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy and Shipboard Organization and Regulations Manual
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A ready source of information about the duties, responsibilities, and authority of personnel assigned to a ship is stated in what document?
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Ship's Organization and Regulations Manual
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What are the two elements of a ships organization?
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battle organization and administrative organization
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Each ship is organized into what minimum number of departments?
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5
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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 |
Both 2 and 3
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The damage control assistant is a member of what department on a ship?
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engineering
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If a ship doesn't have a deck department, what department is responsible for inspection and maintenance of survival equipment?
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weapons
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Which officer is ultimately responsible for the safe navigation of the ship?
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CO
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When a ship is abandoned, custom and regulation requrie what of the commanding officer?
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to be the last person to leave the ship
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What is the funcion of the command master chief?
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to transmit ideas and recommendations directly to the commanding officer
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What are some of the responsibilities of the executive officer?
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assignment of personnel, coordination of ship's drills, and coordination of policing and inspection of the ship
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If the executive officer becomes incapacitated, what person normally takes over his/her duties?
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the next senior line officer assigned to the ship
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For what reason do commanding officers and executive officers usually have separate battle stations aboard ship?
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to decrease the likelihood of their being disabled at the same time
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The department head is responsible for what functions within a department?
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general condition of equipment, administrative matters, operational readiness of the department
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The division officer has the responsibility of carrying out what duties?
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making frequent inspections of division spaces, equipment, personnel, and supplies/ Maintaining copies of division orders and bills and displaying them conspicuously/ training division personnel and preparing them for battle
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Most of the jobs that are done by the XO's assistants aboard ship are the responsibility of what department in an aircraft squadron?
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administrative department
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What is the responsibility of the operations department of an aircraft squadron?
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operational readiness and tactical efficiency
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What is the definition of job accountability?
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answering to seniors in the chain of command for the way you do your job
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What is meant by effective communications in the chain of command?
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The action of seniors informing juniors about matters that affect the juniors, and the action of juniors informing seniors of existing problems
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You need help in solving a work-related problem. Who should you contact first?
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Your supervisor
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Define boat seamanship
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general boat handling
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Define deck seamanship
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Anchoring, mooring, cargo handling, and towing are examples of this type of seamanship/ the general work on the ship's deck and the equipment used
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define marlinespike seamanship
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care and use of line
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Why is it important for you to know shipboard equipment terminology?
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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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What are the most commonly used anchors aboard Navy ships?
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Lightweight and 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 o board ship?
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wildcat
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Which platforms are used in the construction of an accomodation ladder?
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upper and lower platform
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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 form drifting forward or aft?
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The forward and aftter 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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What is the puprose 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 types of boats are used by the Navy?
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service craft, combatant craft, and boats in general
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What is the definition of a boat?
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a non-commissioned waterborne vessel that ins't designated as a service craft.
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A harbor tug is what type of boat?
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service craft
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A patrol craft is what type of boat?
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combatant craft
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When facing forward of the boat, your right-hand side is in what direction?
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starboard
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The stern of the boat is known as the?
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after end
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The area furthermost from the boat's centerline is known as?
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outboard
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When facing forward of the boat, your lef-hand side is facing what direction?
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port
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The bow of the boat is the?
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Forward end
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Nylon line is about how many times stronger than manila of the same size?
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2 1/2
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How is the term small stuff identified?
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by the number of threads 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 percent
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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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5 strands, 12 wires per strand
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The most secure line whipping is made with what piece of equipment?
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small needle and palm
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What is used to bend a line to or around an object?
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hitches
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What is used to form eyes or to secure a cord or line around an object?
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knots
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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 what purpose?
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To form an eye
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True or False. The main valve 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 bens 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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What action 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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What action 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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What procedure is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from frazzling after a splice has been made?
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they are melted together
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What is the purpose of using a short splice?
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to permanently join two lines together
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