Navigations Esws Board Questions

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1. What is distance made good on original course?

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Advance

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2. What is transfer?

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Forward movement in turn

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3. What is the point about which the ship turns?

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Pivot point [frame 110]

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4. What is the minimum steering speed for the JFK?

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3nm

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5. What is JFK's turning circle?

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2,000yds[15kts and 15deg rudder]

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6. What is true bearing?

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Bearing in reference to True North

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7. What is relative bearing?

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Bearing in reference to Ship's Bow

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8. What does DIW mean?

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Dead in Water: not making way

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9. What term describes the ship that will continue on current path?

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Stand On [not the Give Way ship]

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10. What is another term for the Stand On ship?

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Oncoming/Crossing

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11. When is low visibility set on board JFK?

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3nm or less

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12. What signal is given for low visibility?

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One prolonged blast every 2 min or less (Making way)

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13. What optical device gives a wide range of vision and is best suited for searching over a wide area?

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Binoculars [7x50]

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14. What does a Stadimeter do?

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Measures distance of an object of known height

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15. What is a Sextant?

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Gives an azimuth (zenith) of a celestial body above the horizon

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16. What is a Chronometer?

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Ships quarts powered time piece

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17. What is a Bearing Circle?

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Device fitted over a gyro repeater, which allows taking bearings by sighting though vanes

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18. What is used with a gyro repeater, which allows taking visual bearings?

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Telescopic alidade

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19. What is a Parallel Motion Protractor (PMP) used for?

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To lay out ships heading and plot visual bearings

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20. What is similar a to Parallel Motion Protractor but is portable?

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Parallel Rulers

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21. What is a chart?

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A special purpose map generally designed for purposes of navigation

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22. What does a gyrocompass do?

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Indicates True north & Allows for more accurate fixes

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23. What does a Magnetic Compass do?

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Measures bearing referenced to magnetic north

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24. What is RADAR used for?

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It enables the OOD to determine range and bearing to targets or objects

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25. What does a fathometer do?

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Measures depth of water underneath the keel of the ship (uses 4,800 ft/sec sound traveling)

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26. What is SATNAV?

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Satellite Navigation (not used/JFK)

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27. What is GPS and what does it provide?

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Global Positioning System; Gives constant latitude and longitude corrections

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28. What storm warning symbols accompany a Gale?

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34-47kts; 2 red pennants & White over Red lights

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29. What storm warning symbols accompany a Storm?

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48-63kts; 1 red flag/black center & Red over Red lights

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30. What storm warning symbols accompany a Hurricane/Typhoon?

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64kts-UP; 2 red flags/black center & Red over White over Red lights

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31. What storm warning symbols accompany a Small craft?

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15-33kts; 1 red pennant & red over White lights

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32. What is an LOP?

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Line of Position; used for positioning based on celestial or geographic references

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33. What is needed for an exact fix?

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Three or more LOPs

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34. What is Latitude?

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Degrees run North and South (lines E & W)

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35. What is Longitude?

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Degrees run East and West (lines N & S)

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36. What is set and drift?

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Direction measured in degrees & Velocity measured in knots

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37. What is Variation?

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Difference in the earth's magnetic field

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38. What is Deviation?

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Difference between the magnetic compass & true magnetic heading

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39. What is GMT?

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Greenwich Mean Time {Zulu time & Universal time}

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40. What is IALA (A/B) Buoyage System?

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International Association of Lighthouse Authorities; "A" world wide & "B" Europe and Middle East

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41. What is the Cardinal System?

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Part of IALA "B" system and marks: N, S, E & W

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42. How many time zones are there?

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24

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43. How many degrees apart are time zones and where are they measured from?

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15 degrees; Greenwich, England

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44. What day shape is for vessel at anchor?

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Ball

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45. What day shape is for vessel not under command?

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Ball Ball

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46. What day shape is for vessel aground?

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Ball Ball Ball

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47. What day shape is for Restricted in ability to maneuver?

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Ball Diamond Ball

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48. What day shape is for Constrained by Draft?

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Cylinder

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49. What flashing light is Directional?

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12' Searchlight (communicate w/ 1 ship at a time)

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50. What flashing light is Omni-Directional?

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Yardarm Blinkers (coms w/ 2 or more ships at a time)

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51. What is Romeo at the Dip (Delivery ship)?

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Preparing to receive you alongside

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52. What is Romeo close up (Delivery ship)?

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Ready to receive you alongside

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53. What is Romeo at the Dip (Receiving ship)?

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Preparing to come alongside

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54. What is Romeo close up (Receiving ship)?

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Ready to come alongside

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55. What is Romeo hauled down?

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Messenger line in hand

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56. What is Prep at the Dip?

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Receiving ship: 15 min prior to breakaway

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57. What is Prep close up?

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Receiving Ship: Disengaging Final Station

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58. What is Prep hauled down?

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Receiving ship: All lines clear of side of ship

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59. What is Bravo at the Dip?

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Temporarily Ceased Pumping (either ship)

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60. What is Bravo close up?

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Pumping (both ships)

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61. What is Bravo hauled down?

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Completed Pumping (both ships)

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62. What does a Barometer do?

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Measures barometric pressure (indicates forthcoming changes in the weather)

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63. What does a Psychomotor do?

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Measure dew point & relative humidity

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64. What are JX circuits?

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Radio & Signal circuit

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65. What are JL circuits?

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Lookout circuits

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66. What is a bullhorn?

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Hand held announcing system used during underway replenishments

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67. What gives an audible and visual alarm when the primary filament burns out in any one of the five running lights?

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Telltale Panel

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68. What happens when a primary filament burns out in any of the five running lights?

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Secondary filament

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69. What color are the starboard running lights?

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Green (112.5deg)

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70. What color are the port running lights?

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Red (112.5deg)

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71. What color are the Stern lights?

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White (Blue/flight ops) (135deg)

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72. What color is the Mast and Range lights?

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White (225deg)

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73. How far can the Mast lights be seen?

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6 nautical miles

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74. What lights are used for Underway?

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Mast lights (White); Range lights (White); Stern lights (White/Blue for flight ops); Port running lights (Red) & Starboard running lights (Green)

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75. What lights are used for man overboard?

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Red over Red blinking

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76. What lights are used when in Port/Moored?

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Fwd & Aft anchor lights (White); Aircraft Warning lights (Red) & Big 67

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77. What lights are used for Anchoring?

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Same as in port/moored

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78. What lights are used for vessel not under command?

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Red over Red (if not making way) & Red over Red (with normal underway lights if making way)

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79. When is low visibility set on JFK, what signal is given?

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3nm: One prolonged blast (every two minutes or less, when making way)