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Reactor Officer (RO) |
Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the reactor plants.
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Chief Engineering Officer (CHENG) |
Responsible for the ships machinery, Damage control, power lighting and underwater fittings.
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Main Propulsion assistant (MPA) |
Assist the RO in anything asscociated with the ship's propulsion.
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Damage Control Assistant (DCA) |
Assist the CHENG in anything associated with the ships damage control. |
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What is the principle source of power on a ship? |
Steam |
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How is steam supplied to the catapults? |
Starts in the reactor plants, then goes to the steam receiver/accumulator (where it is stored at a desired pressure), then it is directed to the launching valves which provide power to launch aircrafts. |
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What is the PSIG of the high pressure (HP) |
4200 |
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How many HP compressors are there? |
4 |
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Where are the high pressure compressors located? |
On the 4th deck. HP 1&2 are located in MR 1 and 3 & 4 are located in MR 2. |
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What is the pressure of the ship's service low pressure compressors? |
125 psig |
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How many LP compressors are there? |
3 |
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Where are the LP compressors located? |
On the 4th deck. LP#1 is located in MR #1, LP#2 is located in Reactor #1 and LP#3 is located in MR #2. |
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Ships service/emergency generators? |
450 VAC. Diesel driven and supplies the ships power to the radio, radar, vital machinery and gunnery. |
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Why are the Emergency generators diesel driven? |
Has quick start up capabilities. |
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Switchboards? |
450 VAC, Dead front (no live connections exposed), built for the safe operation of the electrical systems. |
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Boilers |
Used to convert seawater into steam. |
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Evaporators? |
Take in and de-salinate seawater to supply the ship"s feed water, reactor cooling water, water for the crew and etc... |
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Steam turbine gear drive? |
Contains one High pressure turbine and one Low pressure Turbine. Used for propulsion. Low pressure provides reverse propulsion. |
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State the purpose of the electrohydralic steering gear? |
Links the bridge helm to the ship's steering plant. |
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Bit? |
Cyndrical shape of cast iron. Located forward and aft of the chocks and used for delaying mooring lines. |
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Chock? |
A heavy fitting through which mooring lines are fed. *mooring lines run from bits through chocks to bollards on the pier. |
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What are the different types of chocks? |
Open, closed, rollers
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Cleat? |
Consist of a pair of horns for delaying lines. |
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What is the most widely used cleat? |
the "A" Cleat |
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Capstan? |
Consist of vertical cylinder, rotated manually by a motor. Used to lift heavy loads by widing a cable or line and for tightning the ships mooring lines. |
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Chain marking? |
A ship's anchor consist of indiviula units called links, which multiple form shots. |
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Who long is a single shot of anchor chain? |
15 Fathoms (6 feet) |
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Shots are connected and marked how? |
Connected with a detachable link. Each painted red, white or blue. |
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Purpose of chain marking? |
To let the detail know exactly how much chain has panned out. |
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What are the last two colors of shots |
Next to last: Yellow Last: Red |
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Turns of wires on painted link? |
15 fathoms: Red 1,1 30 fathoms: White 2, 2 45 fathoms: Blue 3, 3 60 fathoms: Red 4, 4 75 fathoms: white 5, 5 90 fathoms: blue 6, 6 |
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How are achors defined? |
By their stowage location or their contruction. |
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Where are bower anchors stored? |
In the bow and in the hawsepipes. |
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Where are the stern anchors located? |
Carried in the stern of the ship. |
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What is the most common type of anchors used? |
The standard stockless anchor. Uses two standard anchors which are dropped by gravity and raised mechanically. |
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Chain stopper? |
Attached to the chain to prevent the anchor from dropping in the event the anchor brake gives way. |
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How are chain stoppers attached? |
Attached to the ship on one end by a deck fitting and the other end by a pelican hook. |
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Pelican hook? |
Attaches the chain stopper to the ship. It is design to be released by use of a bale or sledge hammer. |
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Wildcat? |
A sproceted hub that guides the anchor chain to the hawespipe. |
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How is the wildcat driven? |
Driven by a large electrical or steam driven motor that is used to turn the capstan when raising the ship's anchor. |
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Anchor brake? |
A friction device that is designed to stop or hold the wildcat shaft, thereby preventing the anchor from dropping. |
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Underway replensihment (UNREP) |
The term used for transfering fuel, ammunition, personnel, etc from one ship to another while underway. |
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Vertical replenishment (VERTREP) |
When supplies are transfered via helicopter to a ship. Transfering personnel is called a PAX. |
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Connected replenishment (CONREP) |
Two ships, side by side, connected with hoses to transfer various supplies. |
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Officer of the deck (OOD)? |
Repsonsible for the safe navigation of the ship, carrying out the POD, and as the CO's representative while underway and ensures all ship board evoloutions are carried out. |
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Abandon ship procedures? |
a. The CO announces the order.
b. The BMOW announces the word. "abandon ship, all hands make preperations for abandon the ship, the nearest land bears ___ degress magnetic, at a distance of ___ nautical miles. Nearest land is friendly/hostile. Water temperature ____, sea and wind conditions ____.
c. Action of the crew: Proceed to your abandon ship station with your life jacket.
d. Life rafts: Each life raft is equipped with survival and first-aid equipment.
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Conning officer? |
Works directly with the OOD. Responsible for all steering and engineering orders. |
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Boatswain's mate of the watch (BMOW)? |
In charge of the enlisted bridge watch team. Responsible for all announcements. Answers to the OOD. |
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Helmsman/Lee Helmsman? |
Steers the ship and operated the engine order telegraph as directed by the conning officer. |
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Lookouts? |
Responsible for positively identifying all subsurface, surface and air contacts to the OOD. |
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Quatermaster of the watch (QMOW)? |
Responsible to the OOD for the safe navigation of the ship using manual and electronic navigation equipment. |
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What is a breakaway?
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A way of separating the receiving and delivering ship from each other.
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What is the difference between an emergency and a standard breakaway
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They have exactly the same sequence of events but an emergency is done in a more rapid pace.
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What is the purpose of special sea and anchor detail?
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Set while entering or leaving port. Requires the manning of multiple stations I.E bridge, fo'csle , fantail, engine plant.
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What is the purpose of the low visibility detail?
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Used during low visibility to listen for sounds. lookouts placed on the bridge, fantail and foward starboard catwalks.
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What is the purpose of flight quarters?
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Self-explanotory
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What is the purpose of restricted maneuvering?
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Set when the ship is restricted in maneuvering. such as entering or leaving port and during unreps.
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State the three main types of man-overboard recovery?
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Shipboard, boat-recovery and helicopter recovery.
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Flags and pennants?
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Used to communicate with other vessels.
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Define each flag
November/Charlie Charlie Oscar Flag Five Papa Hotel Foxtrot |
N/C- I am in distress
C- Ordnance transfer or handling in process FF- Vessel is having steering or engine difficulty P- General recall; all personnel return imm. H- Conducting helicopter flight operations F- Conducting fixed-wing flight operations. |
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Day shapes?
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Navigational aids flown from the yard arms to indicate various conditions in which the ship is operating under.
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Define the following?
Ball-diamond-ball Ball-ball-ball ball-ball ball |
BDB- restricted manuevering
BBB- run ground BB- the ship is not under command B- the ship is at anchor |
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Flashing lights?
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Used to communicate morse code to a single ship(unidirectional) or multiple ships (omnidirectional). in plain language or coded.
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Semaphore?
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The use of hand flags to communicate with other ships.
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The purpose of the ship's navigation radar?
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used for the safe navigation through water and ports.
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Types of navigation radars
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Frunno- antenna located on the front of the ship, half mast above the navigation bridge used for coastal navigation.
SPS-64- similar but designed for collision avoidance at sea. |
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Administrative bills?
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detailed information on how the ship will be run I.E chit routing, watch standing requirements, leave procedures. I.E SORM.
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Operational bill?
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deal with specific evolutions by the ships company.
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Emergency bill?
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specific to emergencies. I.E GQ
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Special bill?
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Four categories :
1) anti-swimmer/attack 2) Prisoner of war 3) Civilian evacuation 4) Toop lift |
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Watch, quarter and station bill?
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List divisional stations to be manned for various evolutions.
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W,Q and S bill numbering?
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Consist of four numbers or a letter and four numbers.
First number: Person's division Second number: Duty section Last two numbers: Person's seniority in the duty section. |
