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37 Cards in this Set
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IALA stands for? A and B? |
International association of Lighthouse Authorities United states uses Bravo. red buoys on right side when entering port. RED RIGHT RETURNING Alpha is the opposite; Green Right Returning |
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Rules of the Road: Crossing? Give-way vessel? Stand-on vessel? |
2 vessels whos tracks intersect sees port running light. alters course and speed for a safe crossing. sees starboard running light. Maintains course and speed for a safe crossing. |
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Rules of the road: Head on? |
2 vessels coming at each other on reciprocal courses. Both vessels alter course to starboard for a PORT TO PORT passage |
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rules of the road: overtaking? give-way vessel? stand on vessel? |
1 vessel coming from 22.5 degrees abaft the beam of the other. GW: the vessel that is overtaking. alters course and speed to safely overtake the other vessel. SO: vessel being overtaken. maintains course and speed for a safe overtaking. |
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BALL and ALL IN PORT LIGHTS? |
Vessel at anchor |
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BALL OVER BALL and RED OVER RED LIGHTS |
Not Under Command |
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BALL OVER BALL OVER BALL and RED OVER RED OVER RED lights |
Vessel aground |
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BALL DIAMOND BALL and RED WHITE RED LIGHTS |
Restricted ability to maneuver |
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Diamond? |
towing |
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cylinder? |
constrained by draft |
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how many flags are in each flag bag? |
68 |
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code alpha? |
divers |
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bravo? |
fuel and ammo handling |
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golf? |
guideship
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hotel? |
helo operations |
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code hotel? |
pilot embarked/harbormaster onboard |
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india? |
coming alongside in port |
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kilo? |
aloft |
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kilo1? |
working over the side |
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kilo 3? |
personnel working aloft and overtheside |
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lima? |
HERO condition |
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oscar? |
man overboard |
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papa? |
personnel recall |
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romeo at the dip? |
prepared to come alongside |
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romeo close up> |
coming alongside |
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romeo hauled down? |
messenger in hand |
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compass variation? |
difference between magnetic north and true north |
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compass deviation? |
difference between magnetic north and magnetic compass |
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psychrometer? |
measures air temp |
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barometer? |
measures atmospheric pressure |
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sextant |
used for celestial navigation |
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stadimeter? |
used to measure range of an object with a known height |
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telescopic alidade? |
shoots visual bearingsd |
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bearing circle? |
used for visual bearings; does not magnify |
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pelorus? |
houses gyro compass repeater |
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telltale panel? |
controls the navigation lights |
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fathometer? |
used to measure water depth beneath the keel |