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29 Cards in this Set
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Define environmental pollution.
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Environmental pollution is the altering of the natural environment in an adverse way. Pollution can result from the presence of chemical, physical, or biological agents in the air, water, or soil.
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What causes the most pollution problems in the world?
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People.
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What are the main sources of pollution?
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1. Agricultural pollutants include insecticides, herbicides, pesticides, natural and chemical fertilizers, drainage from animal feedlots, salts from field irrigation, and silts from uncontrolled soil erosion.
2. Industrial operations produce a wide variety of pollutants. Industrial pollutants include acids from mines and factories, thermal discharges from power plants, and radioactive wastes from mining and processing certain ores. 3. municipal pollutants are raw or inadequately treated sewage. Other municipal pollutants include refuse, storm-water overflows, and salts used on streets in wintertime. 4. Transportation pollutants include emissions from aircraft, trains, waterbornevessels, and cars and trucks. |
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What is the most serious result of pollution?
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The most serious result of pollution is its harmful biological effects on human health and on the food chain of animals, birds, and marine life.
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What is the primary pollution concern of Navy personnel?
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Shipboard wastes.
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Define the Clean Air Act.
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Under the Clean Air Act, each state has the primary responsibility for assuring air quality. All naval activities must meet both federal and state standards for preventing air pollution.
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Define the Clean Water Act.
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The Clean Water Act, as amended, represents a clear goal to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’swaters.
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IAW the Clean Water Act, there are a number of guidelines the navy must follow. Can a navy vessel discharge hazardous substances in harmful quantities into or upon navigable waters of the US?
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No.
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How far must a navy vessel be to discharge those substances upon adjoining shorelines or upon open waters of the contiguous zone?
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12 nautical miles from shore.
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How far must a navy vessel be from the US coastline to discharge unpulped trash?
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25 nautical miles from shore.
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How far must a navy vessel be to discharge pulped trash?
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12 nautical miles.
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How far must a submarine be to discharge negatively buoyant compacted trash?
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12 nautical miles only if the water depth is greater than 1k fathoms.
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How far must a navy vessel be from a foreign country to discharge trash?
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25 nautical miles.
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How far must a navy vessel be from any coastline to discharge plastic waste material?
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Overboard dishcarge of plastic waste material is prohibited.
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What are the goals of the Navy's energy conservation efforts?
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To ensure it provides the fleet with enough fuel to sustain peacetime and combat operations and to reduce energy costs and dependency on unreliable energy sources while conserving petroleum.
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When is it necessary for a sponsor to be assigned to new personnel?
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When a PCS move is involved; otherwise new personnel should request a sponsor with the sponsor request form, NAVPERS 1330/2, Navy Sponsor Notification.
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What is the Overseas Duty Support Program (ODSP)?
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The Overseas Duty Support Program (ODSP)provides information and support to help personnel who are guests in foreign lands. Whether you find yourself in a foreign country as a result of a PCS or a deployment, the ODSP will provide you with information about the country you are visiting.
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Define the Military Cash Awards Program (MILCAP)?
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The Military CashAwards Program(MILCAP) is a special incentive awards program. It is designed to find new ideas to effectively increase performance within the Department of the Navy. MILCAP provides monetary recognition awards up to $25,000 based on suggestions, inventions and scientific achievements that increase efficiency, economy or productivity. All active duty personnel are eligible.
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What is the Navy's policy regarding the assginment of pregnant servicewomen?
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OCONUS: Based on medical conditions, servicewomen may not be assigned overseas or travel overseas after the beginning of the 28th week of pregnancy.
CONUS: Pregnant servicewomen may be assigned within CONUS as follows -Without restriction, provided she doesn't fly after the 28th week of pregnancy. -Will not be transferred to a deploying unit during the period from the 20th week of pregnancy through 4 months after the expected date of delivery. |
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What service members are required to to have a formalized plan for family care?
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All single service members and dual military couples having custody of children under 19 or other dependents must have a formalized plan for family care. If you are eligible for family care, you must complete the Family Care Plan Certificate, NAVPERS 1740/6 and Family Care Plan Arrangements, NAVPERS 1740/7. These forms certify that your family members will be cared for during your absence. These forms also identify the logistical, relocation, and financial arrangements that you’ve made.
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What is the purpose of the Inspector General (IG)?
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The mission of the naval inspector general (IG) is to “inquire into and report” on any matter that affects the discipline or military efficiency of the DoN.
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What is the Privacy Act?
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The Privacy Act primarily protects the rights of personal privacy of people about whom records are maintained by agencies of the federal government.
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What is the monetary penalty for unauthorized disclosure of personal information?
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If you make an unauthorized disclosure, you may be fined up to $5,000.
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What Navy Regulations state "Equal opportunity shall be afforded to all on the basis of individual effort, performance, conduct, diligence, potential, capabilities and talents without discrimination as to race, color, religion, creed, sex or national origin..."
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Navy Regulations, Article 1164
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Are naval personnel allowed to attend civil rights demonstrations?
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Yes, under the following conditions
-Navy personnel cannot take part in civil rights demonstrations while wearing their uniform, during duty hours, held on a military reservation or in a foreign country, that violate law and order or could be expected to result in violence. |
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Define hazing.
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Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby a military member or members, regardless of service or rank, without proper authority causes another military member or members, regardless of service or rank, to suffer or be exposed to any activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful. Soliciting or coercing another to perpetrate any such activity is also considered hazing. Hazing need not involve physical contact among or between military members; it can be verbal or psychological in nature. Actual or implied consent to acts of hazing does not eliminate the culpability of the perpetrator.
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Define the criteria necessary for an act to be sexual harassment.
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1. Be unwelcome.
2. Be sexual in nature. 3. Occur in or impact the work environment. |
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Define fraternization.
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No person in the Navy is to enter a personal relationship that is unduly familiar, does not respect differences in rank, and is prejudicial to good order and discipline. Some relationships between Navy members violate naval traditions. Unduly familiar relationships can exist between officers, officer and enlisted persons, or between enlisted persons. If there is an unduly familiar relationship between a supervisor and a subordinate, the relationship isn’t right and harms good order and discipline.
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What US Navy Regulations prohibits fraternization?
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US Navy Regulation Article 1165.
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