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80 Cards in this Set
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Determining position |
Piloting dead reckoning Celestial navigation electronic navigation |
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Piloting |
Determined by bearing distance and sound, landmarks or navigational AIDS |
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Dead reckoning |
Determined through the direction and distance traveled from a known point of Departure |
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Celestial navigation |
Using the Stars; requires sextant |
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Electronic navigation |
Obtained by electronic means |
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Meridian |
An imaginary line running through the poles and around the Earth. 360 meridians; at the equator each is 60 minutes 3600 Seconds Apart |
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Prime meridian |
Greenwich; number 0 degrees |
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Parallels |
True east and west; 0 degrees at equator 90 degrees north |
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Latitude |
North or south never greater than 90 degrees |
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Longitude |
0 degrees prime meridian 180° degrees east west |
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Lop |
Line of position ranges bearing and distance arcs |
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Fix |
Point of intersection of two or more lines of position |
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Symbol |
A small circle drawn around the point of intersection |
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Relative motion and movement |
When 1 or two objects are moving independently |
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Relative pot |
Diagram showing movement of ship relative to another ship using bearing and distance at set time intervals |
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Mo board |
Maneuvering board one moving ship relative to the other moving ship. Topline: time middle: distance bottom: speed in knots |
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Cic |
Combat information center |
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CPA |
Closest point of approach dealing with Collision |
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3 minute rule |
The number of hundreds of yards travel by a ship in 3 minutes is the speed of the ship in knots. 1KNOT= 1NM OR 2000 YDS PER HOUR |
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Rig preferences |
Fuel stream span wire close in method astern |
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Fuel streams span wire |
800 feet tension 600 feet non tensioned single 3/4 inch double 7/8 inch |
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Saddle whip |
450 feet 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch diameter |
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Stress wires |
Half inch Crescent wire length to suit |
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Messenger return line |
300 feet 2 1/4 inch nylon |
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Remaining line |
3 inch nylon 60 feet, four to five feet of Slack |
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Easing outline |
12 - 21 thread Manila line |
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Riding line |
4 inch Manila 25 - 45 feet |
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Hogging in line |
50 feet 2 inch Manila |
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Hose |
4 inch diameter 30 feet 6 - 7 inch diameter 35 feet |
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Hose saddles |
Type A 19 inches lower hose type B 32 inches upper hose |
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Robb coupling |
Quick release coupling and valve male receiving female delivery |
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Breakable spool |
NATO a end receiving b enddelivery astern fueling only |
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Cotter pin |
Forward to aft 3/8 inch pinky width |
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Fly |
Length of a flag |
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Hoist |
Vertical width of a flag |
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Tabling |
The double thickness of canvas stitched on one end of the flag at the Hoist |
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Reading Flags |
Top 2 down outboard to inboard forward to aft |
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Display |
A complete signal of flags |
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SOPA |
Senior officer presently afloat starboard pennant import |
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Lima flag |
Hero restrictions in effect |
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India flag |
At the dip preparing close up ready also flown preparing to moor |
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Mike flag |
1 Medical guard Duty 2 dental guard Duty |
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November flag |
International call sign over Charlie sign of distress |
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Romeo flag |
Import ready ship underway receiving another alongside |
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Yankee flag |
Visual communication Duty import |
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First substitute |
Blue and yellow flag officer or unit Commander |
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Second substitute |
Blue and white chief of staff |
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Third substitute |
Black and white commanding officer |
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Fourth substitute |
Red and yellow civilian or military official |
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Corp in |
Steer course 2 insert numbered flag |
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Small craft warnings |
1 red pendant 33 knots |
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Gale warnings |
2 red pennants 34 - 47 knots |
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Storm warning |
Red flag with black Square 48 - 63 knots |
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Hurricane warning |
2 red flags with black squares 64 knots and greater |
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Canvas |
Duck cloth 85 - 100 yards linear yards which 22 -72 inches |
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Palms |
Sailmaker and rope Palm( slug is larger) |
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Sailmaker or bench hook |
Holds Two end pieces of canvas being sewn together has swivel eye |
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Sail twine |
Mattress twine for sewing machines lacing twine for hand sewing |
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Round Stitch |
Joining two pieces of canvas |
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Flat Stitch |
Strong seem |
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Baseball Stitch |
Mend tears in light to medium canvas |
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Herringbone Stitch |
Mends tears in heavy or painted canvas locks itself |
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Synthetic fabric |
More costly but last longer; herculite # 80 and hypalon |
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Grommets |
Eyelet and ring type or spur type |
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6 X 7 |
Galvanized type stiff standing guys |
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6 x 12 |
Fiber core and fiber Center |
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6 x 19 |
Strongest |
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6 x 24 |
Simular to 6x 12 but stronger |
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6 x 37 |
Heavy hoisting |
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Right regular lay |
Wires Twisted left strands twist right |
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Left regular lay |
Wires Twisted right strands Twisted left |
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Right Lang la |
Wires and strands twist right |
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Left Lang lay |
Wires and strands twist left |
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Inspection of wires |
Original diameter present diameter diameter of 1 strand |
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Temporary ceasing |
Diameter of rope space 6 times diameter |
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Permanent seizing |
Required on rope over 1 5/8 inch diameter |
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Splicing |
Short long and eye splice 95% strength reduces to 70% as diameter increases |
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Liverpool splice |
Easiest splice may pull out under load |
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Lock and Tuck splice |
Most preferred |
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Flemish eye spice |
Molly Hogan temporary soft I even number of strands |
