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73 Cards in this Set
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What is the primary municiple pollutant?
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Raw or inadequately treated sewage
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Which of the following modes of transportation creates most air pollutants?
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Motor vehicles
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Steel erodes faster than normal when exposed to which air pollutant?
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Sulfur Oxides
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What is the Navy's primary pollution concern?
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Shipboard wastes
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What does abatement mean?
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Lowering
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When operating sanitation devices in foreign waters, Navy ships comply with which requirements?
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Status of Forces Agreement
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Vessels may not discharge unpulped trash within what minimum distance from the U.S. coastline?
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25nm
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Submarines may dischagre negatively buoyant compacted trash not less than 12nm from the U.S. coastline only if the depth is minimally greater than?
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1,000 fathoms
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The Navy's land management program involves which of the following efforts?
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Soil and Water conservation
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What program provides information and support for Navy personnel who are guests in foreign lands?
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Overseas Duty Support Program
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The Military cash awards Program (MILCAP) provides monetary recognitionof up to what maximum amount??
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$25,000
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Define Waste.
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Extravagant, careless, or needless expenditure of government resources
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Define Fraud.
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Intentional misleading or deceitful conduct that deprives the government of its resources or rights.
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Define abuse.
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Intentional wrongful or improper use of government resources.
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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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What is the Navy term for gang plank?
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Brow
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What lines prevent the ship from drifting fore and aft?
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The stern line and after spring lines
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What means are used to protect the sides of a ship when itis alongside a pier?
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Camels fenders
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What is the most common anchor used inthe Navy?
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Stockless
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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 deck fitting is not found aboard ships?
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Bollards
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What is the purpose of boat booms when ships are at anchor or moored to a buoy?
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Too moor their boats well clear of the side
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Name a service craft.
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Harbor tugs
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Name a combatant craft.
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Patrol craft
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Nylon line is about how many times stronger than manila line of the same size?
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2.5x stronger
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How is the line termed 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 of its length
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What maximum percentage of its length will Nylon line stretch before it wil break?
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50%
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The most secure whipping is made with which of the following pieces of equipment?
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Small neeedle and palm
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The square knot is also known as a
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Reef knot
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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 actiions 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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LWhen making an eye splice, you should unlay what number of line strands?
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8-10
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Which of the folowing procedures is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from fraying once splice has been made?
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They are melted together
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What maximum percentage of its length will Nylon line stretch before it wil break?
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50%
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Which of the following is the purpose of using an short splice?
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To permanently join two lines together
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The most secure whipping is made with which of the following pieces of equipment?
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Small neeedle and palm
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The square knot is also known as a
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Reef knot
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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 actiions 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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LWhen making an eye splice, you should unlay what number of line strands?
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8-10
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Which of the folowing procedures is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from fraying once splice has been made?
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They are melted together
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Which of the following is the purpose of using an short splice?
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To permanently join two lines together
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What maximum percentage of its length will Nylon line stretch before it wil break?
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50%
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The most secure whipping is made with which of the following pieces of equipment?
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Small neeedle and palm
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The square knot is also known as a
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Reef knot
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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 actiions 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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LWhen making an eye splice, you should unlay what number of line strands?
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8-10
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Which of the folowing procedures is used to prevent the strands of synthetic line from fraying once splice has been made?
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They are melted together
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Which of the following is the purpose of using an short splice?
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To permanently join two lines together
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How do your coil down a line?
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Lay line in circles, one on top of the other.
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How would you flemish down a line?
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Lay line in successive circles with the bitter end in the center
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What is the back bone of the ship?
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Keel
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What structural components divides the interor of the ship into compartments?
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BUlkheads
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What forms the ships hull?
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Strakes
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What isthe vertical distance from the botom of the keel to the waterline of the ship?
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Draft
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What is the space between the waterline and the weather deck called?
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Freeboard
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What is the name of the first complete deck below the main deck?
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Secon deck
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What valves make watertight doors closed?
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Dogs
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What is the horizontal opening for access through decks?
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Hatch
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What is the solid part of the ship above the main deck?
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Superstructure
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What term identifes the port and starboard halves of a yard?
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Yard arms
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How many categories of U.S. ships are there?
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Three surface subsurface and auxillary
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