Chapter 3 Deck Seamanship

Front 1

Which of the following number sizes is the heaviest weight of canvas

Back 1

No. 1

Front 2

If you plan to use the standard weight of canvas generally specified for gun covers which of the following types must you draw

Back 2

No. 4 duck

Front 3

What measure is used for issuing canvas

Back 3

Square yard

Front 4

Although synthetic fabrics are more expensive than canvas they're replacing canvas in most applications because they are

Back 4

Lighter and stronger

Front 5

Which of the following types of material is best suited for blackout and welding curtains

Back 5

Black neoprene

Front 6

What type of line should be used for bolt ropes and lashings on synthetic

Back 6

Synthetic

Front 7

Which of the following grommets is recommended for use in synthetic cloth

Back 7

Spur

Front 8

The navy uses a variety of specially treated canvas including types which are resistant to fire and all except which of the following agents?

Back 8

Acid

Front 9

What is the best way to repair a winch cover if a grommet tears out

Back 9

Sew a patch over the spot and put in another grommet

Front 10

Which of the following cleaning solutions should you use to scrub dirty canvas

Back 10

Mild soap and water solution

Front 11

When measuring canvas to be used as an awning, always deduct

Back 11

1/2 inch for each linear foot in both length and width

Front 12

What material is used to reduce the wear on the sail twine while sewing is being done, and it also retards deteoriation

Back 12

Beeswax

Front 13

Which of the following sail needles is the largest

Back 13

8

The higher the number, the smaller the needle

Front 14

Which of the following jobs requires the use of the roping palm

Back 14

Sewing on bolt ropes

Front 15

Which of the following stitches is most commonly used to join two pieces of canvas together

Back 15

Round stitch

Front 16

What stitch is the strongest and self locks each stitch

Back 16

Herringbone stitch

Front 17

When you are making a canvas seabag, what type of stitch do you use to attach the bottom section to the tube section

Back 17

Flat stitch?

Front 18

Unlike the installation of a spur type of grommet, the eyelet-and-ring type of grommet requires you to take which of the following actions?

Back 18

Sew the eyelet to the canvas

Front 19

Place in the proper sequence the following steps for spreading an awning

(A) securing stops to the ridge pole, (B) pulling taut the earrings, (C) reeving off the earrings.

Back 19

C B A

Front 20

What deck fitting should you use to make fast a line that has been lead through a chock

Back 20

A bitt

Front 21

What deck fitting consists of a double end pair of projecting horns used for belaying wire?

Back 21

Cleat

Front 22

There are how many different types of chocks?

Back 22

3

Front 23

When a naval vessel has two accommodation ladders what personnel use the forward ladder?

Back 23

Officers and ceremonial participants

Front 24

What type of ladder is rigged out and lowered to provide for boarding or leaving an anchored ship

Back 24

An accommodation

Front 25

For ease of handling, most accommodation ladders in the navy today are made of aluminum

True/false

Back 25

True

Front 26

On ships not having outriggers, what davit can be used to support the ladder over the side?

Back 26

A J-bar

Front 27

What bend is used to tie the gantlines to the Boatswain's chair?

Back 27

Double becket bend

Front 28

When you are aloft in the Boatswain's chair, what command should you give to inform the deck credit to let go of the gantline

Back 28

Let go

Front 29

What device should you bend the tail of the gantline to when riding down the standing rigging

Back 29

A bitt

Front 30

What officer must you receive permission from before going aloft

Back 30

Officer of the deck

Front 31

What does the number designation of canvas indicate

Back 31

Weight in ounces per square yard

Front 32

Where is white, untreated canvas normally used aboard a ship?

Back 32

Below decks

Front 33

When you are rigging an accommodation ladder, what type of saftey equip is used to work over the side?

Back 33

Life jackets and saftey harness with proper saftey lines rigged

Front 34

Which of the following is used to protect the side of the ship from contact with a pier or another ship?

Back 34

Fenders

Front 35

What should you do with your tools when you are working aloft?

Back 35

Tie tools and equipment to the chair

Front 36

What type of knot should be used to secure all tools, buckets, and brushes to the ship when you are working over the side?

Back 36

Square knot

Front 37

When properly rigged, what part(s) of the stage support all the weight

Back 37

The plank

Front 38

What is the approximate weight of a lead line?

Back 38

7 - 14 lbs

Front 39

How deep is the water when the leads man reports A QUARTER LESS THAN THREE?

Back 39

2 3/4 fathoms

Front 40

What is the first word you say when ready to make the heave in a lead line

Back 40

Watch-O-watch

Front 41

What is used to identify the 7-fathom mark on the lead line

Back 41

A red rag

Front 42

What is used to identify the 5 fathom mark on a lead line?

Back 42

White rag

Front 43

Personnel are not permitted to sit or lean on lifelines

True/false

Back 43

True

Front 44

How far from the block through which the line passes shall a person stand when handling line

Back 44

6 ft

Front 45

What no. Size of canvas is used to make sand bags?

Back 45

No. 1

Front 46

How many types of sail palms are used in the navy

Back 46

2

Sail makers palms & roping palm

Front 47

What is the purpose of beeswax in sewing canvas?

Back 47

Reduces wear on the sail twine

Front 48

What type of stitch is used when a strong seam is required?

Back 48

Flat stitch

Front 49

What type of stitch is used to mend tears in heavy or painted canvas

Back 49

Herringbone stitch

Front 50

What size do the eyelet and ring grommets come in?

Back 50

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