Gpow Study Guide

Front 1

National Ensign location and times to lower and raise.

Back 1

Fantail. During colors 0800 and sunset.

Front 2

Union Jack location and times to lower and raise

Back 2

Focsle. During morning colors and sunset.

Front 3

POW/MIA location and times to lower and raise

Back 3

Port Inboard. Sunrise and sunset.

Front 4

State Flag location and times to lower and raise.

Back 4

Port Middle. Sunrise and sunset.

Front 5

Third Sub (absentee pennant) location.

Back 5

Port Outboard.

Front 6

SOPA (Senior officer present aboard) location.

Back 6

Port Outboard.

Front 7

Award Penant location and times to lower and raise

Back 7

Aft port side. Sunrise and sunset.

Front 8

Coast Guard Ensign location and times to lower and raise.

Back 8

Aft STBD side. Stays up at all times.

Front 9

Prep Pennant locations and times to lower and raise.

Back 9

STBD inboard. 5 mins before colors and lowered after colors.

Front 10

Alpha flag location and times to lower and raise.

Back 10

STBD outboard. Raised when diver are present over the ship's side.

Front 11

Bravo location and times to lower and raise.

Back 11

STBD outboard. Raised when taking on fuel or ammunition.

Front 12

Kilo location and times to lower and raise.

Back 12

STBD outboard. Raised when a personnel are aloft.

Front 13

Papa location and times to lower and raise.

Back 13

STBD outboard. Raised when recalling personnel.

Front 14

When are the times you should not make pipes?

Back 14

Between first call and quarters, quarters, between taps and reveille, CO crossing the brow.

Front 15

What are the times you should not cross the brow?

Back 15

During quarters, between first call and colors, CO crossing, testing propulsion

Front 16

Who gets a stinger bell after they cross the brow?

Back 16

CO, acting CO, anybody higher than the CO in the chain of command.

Front 17

How many bells do 0-5 and 0-6's receive?

Back 17

4 bells

Front 18

Admirals receive how many bells?

Back 18

6 bells

Front 19

How would you pipe a CO from a different unit crossing the brow?

Back 19

Now (unit name) arriving or departing. (unit name) aboard or ashore

Front 20

What color is the potable water shore tie?

Back 20

Blue

Front 21

What color is the sewage shore tie?

Back 21

Gold

Front 22

What color is the electrical shore tie?

Back 22

Black

Front 23

What color is the telephone shore tie?

Back 23

Grey

Front 24

FPCON Alpha is?

Back 24

Increased general threat of possible terrorist activity against personnel or facilities

Front 25

FPCON Bravo is?

Back 25

Increased or more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists

Front 26

FPCON Charlie is?

Back 26

When an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating that some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely.

Front 27

FPCON Delta is?

Back 27

In the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occured or when intelligence has been received that terrorist action at a specific location or person is imminent.

Front 28

What do you log if there is an injury or medical emergency reported?

Back 28

Who it is, what the injury/medical emergency is, who is making the phone call, what medical facility they are going to, phone number, and what they were doing at the time of injury.

Front 29

What do you log if the boat is taking on fuel or ammunition?

Back 29

Drafts before and after transfer, times of transfer, who is taking part, who is deliviring, type of fuel or ammo. You should also hoist the bravo flag and extinguish the smoking lamp.

Front 30

What do you log for a fuel spill?

Back 30

Location, type of fuel, how much is spilling, who is responding.

Front 31

What do you log if the CO is going/coming off of leave?

Back 31

Who is acting CO, days and times of leave, contact information.

Front 32

What do you log for the changing of OOD's?

Back 32

Time of change, who is relieving, and who is breaking in.

Front 33

What do you log for absentees?

Back 33

Who is absent, how long they have been absent, who contacted them, and what time they were contacted.

Front 34

What do you log for restricted personnel?

Back 34

How long for restriction, who is restricted, and for what reason.

Front 35

What do you log for a captain's mast?

Back 35

Date and time, who is involved, who is being masted, and where it is being held.

Front 36

What do you log for a person reporting or departing?

Back 36

Name and rank, reporting from, and EMPLID

Front 37

What to do in an emergency?

Back 37

Make proper emergency pipe and proper alarm. Give the location of the emergency and what kind of emergency it is. Tell what lockers to provide from. SOPA makes official call of what actions will be taken before and after the emergency.