Bmr 4

Front 1

The Naval Ships Technical Manual (NSTM) Chapter 581 states what information?

Back 1

Ground Tackle, Equipment used in anchoring and mooring with anchors

Front 2

What anchors are easy to stow and for this reason, were adopted by the Navy?

Back 2

Stockless

Front 3

The MK2 anchor, with its long flukes, has the greatest holding power. it is made in how many pounds size for use aboard large aircraft carriers?

Back 3

60,000 IBS

Front 4

What anchors are used as bow and stern anchors?

Back 4

LWT

Front 5

What anchors are used by some older submarines and for special purposed, such as mooring for bouts and torpedo testings barges?

Back 5

Mushroom

Front 6

What are found on the crown of the old fashion anchors, on the flat of the crown of the stockless anchors, and on the shank of the lightweight anchors?

Back 6

Serial numbers

Front 7

Anchor chains furnished in time of war have been of all types: wrought iron ; BBB close link steel; die lock chain, forged and welded ; stud link; and cast steel. What is standard in the Navy today?

Back 7

Die lock chain

Front 8

The lengths of chain that are connected together to make up the ships anchor chain are called what?

Back 8

Shots

Front 9

A standard shot is how long?

Back 9

15 fathoms (90 feet)

Front 10

What are used to attach the anchor to the chain?

Back 10

Bending shackle

Front 11

What minimizes the kinking and twisting of the anchor chain?

Back 11

Chain swivel

Front 12

Although the stoppers alone are more that adequate for holding the anchor, they should be backed up with what?

Back 12

Wildcat Brake

Front 13

Forged steel mooring shackles are used to attach the anchor chain to what?

Back 13

Mooring bouys

Front 14

All moorings shackles regardless of size, have a standard mortise of what?

Back 14

7 inches

Front 15

What, with two links attached at each end, are used to moor with two anchors?

Back 15

Forged steel swivels

Front 16

A cable jack, consisting of a lever mounted on an axle and two wheels, is used to handle anchor chain in what size and above?

Back 16

2 3/4 inches

Front 17

What is used in clearing a hawse fouled by the anchor chain?

Back 17

Clear Hawse Pendant

Front 18

What is a fiber rope pendant, fitted at one end with a thimble and a dip shackle large enough to engaged a link of the anchor chain is used to moor or clear a hawse?

Back 18

Dip Ropes

Front 19

The bitter end of the anchor chain is secured to a pad eye in the chain locker by a safety shackle. The padeye, welded to a specially reinforced bulkhead, is rated at how many times the breaking strength of the shackle?

Back 19

1.75

Front 20

Anchor chain larger than how many inches wire diameter is overhauled, wire brushed, and places in a good state of preservation as often as possible required by NSTM 581, indicates that it is necessary?

Back 20

1 1/2

Front 21

At least once every how often all anchor chain regardless of size, are examined, overhauled, and places in a good state of preservation?

Back 21

18 months

Front 22

Who is in charge of the forecastle while the ship is anchoring and weighing anchor?

Back 22

1st lieutenant

Front 23

Under normal conditions, a ship usually anchors to a scope of chain between how many times the depth of the water?

Back 23

five to seven

Front 24

The anchor is reported as what when the shank is in the hawsepipe and the flukes are against the ships side?

Back 24

Housed

Front 25

When the ship is about what distance from the mooring bouy, a boat containing a buoy party of three or four personnel, in addition to the boats crew is lowered to the water?

Back 25

1,000 yards

Front 26

What method of mooring to a buoy is a simple rapid means of easing the bitter end of the chain down to the mooring bout by letting it slide on the wire shackle to the buoy?

Back 26

Trolley

Front 27

In general, when hauling more than how many fathoms of chain, do not exceed about half speed on the anchor windlass?

Back 27

60 fathoms

Front 28

What provides the latest guidance concerning authorized synthetic towing hawsers and end fittings?

Back 28

NAVSEA

Front 29

Although many types of sled targets have been developed, the catamaran hulled what is the prevalent target used by the U.S Navy?

Back 29

Williams target-tow sled

Front 30

What term covers everything from refloating stranded vessels to wreck removal?

Back 30

Salvage

Front 31

World war II provided a prime example of the value of salvage operations. The U.S Navy salvage organization during this period and reclaimed ships and equipment worth over how much?

Back 31

2 billion

Front 32

What provides emergency salvage services to vessels and aircrafts in distress at sea?

Back 32

Rescue salvage

Front 33

What consists of salvaging ships, removing wreckage, and general salvage work in harbors?

Back 33

Harbor salvage

Front 34

What is concerned with refloating vessels stranded or sunk in exposed locations along the coast?

Back 34

Offshore salvage

Front 35

What consist of services rendered to an amphibious assault force and is not limited to salvage alone?

Back 35

Combat Salvage

Front 36

What is the most prevalent type of salvage requiring Navy assistance?

Back 36

Offshore salvage

Front 37

What is caused by the varying degree of buoyancy of a stranded vessel?

Back 37

Pounding

Front 38

What is usually the best type of vessel available immediately for dispatch to aid a stranded vessel?

Back 38

Tug

Front 39

What is a towline harness designed to permit a towing vessel to maintain fine control over heading and position?

Back 39

Liverpool bridle

Front 40

What provides the most effective force that can be used for refloating stranded vessels?

Back 40

beach gear

Front 41

Who must ensure coordination in all phases of the refloating operation?

Back 41

Salvage officer