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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Forward most chock on the ship |
Bullnose |
Nose of the ship |
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Animals in the forecastle |
Bullnose, mice, frog, pelican hooks, crows feet, bridge crane, Jack ass, turtle back, camel back, alligator back, bears claw, wild cats, bird nest, rat tail stopper |
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Tattletail line |
Tells you when the mooring line has reached it's safe working load |
Tells when safe |
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How many mooring lines do we use |
12 |
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What size and type of mooring line |
8 inch double braided nylon |
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How many capstans are on the forecastle |
3 |
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Purpose of capstan |
To heave around the mooring line |
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How many anchors do we have |
2 |
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Anchor weight |
30 tons, 60,000 lbs |
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Purpose of the anchor |
To pull the chain out of the chain locker |
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Anchor chain length |
1080 ft |
Hi def |
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What is the name of the pipe where the anchor is housed |
The hawse pipe |
House pipe |
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What is the name of the chain stopper closest to the hawse pipe |
Housing stopper |
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What is the name of the chain stopper that rides behind the hausing stopper |
Riding stopper |
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3 parts of the chain stopper |
Pelican hook, turn buckle, shackle |
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What is added to a stopper to make it a towing stopper |
Locking plate |
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Purpose of the wildcat |
To hoist and lower the anchor |
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Where is the anchor chain stored during normal inport and underway operations |
Chain locker |
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How do you determine the scope of a chain |
5 to 7 times the depth of the water |
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What are the three ways to indicate what shot you have on deck when anchoring |
1. Color of detachable link 2. Number of white links forward and aft of the detachable link 3. Number of wire wraps at the end of the white links |
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Feet in a fathom |
6 |
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Feet/fathoms in one shot of anchor chain |
90 ft / 15 fathoms |
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Next to last shot number, color, and meaning |
11th, yellow, warning |
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Last shot number, color, and meaning |
12, red, "red you're dead" |
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What holds the ship in place when at anchor |
The weight of the anchor chain |
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What helps pay out the anchor chain |
The anchor |
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Two ways to anchor |
Walk it out and free fall |
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Detachable link weight |
365 lbs |
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Regular chain link weight |
360 lbs |
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How many shots of anchor chain do we have onboard |
24. 12 each side |
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