Ns101 Fundamentals Of Naval Science - Final Review

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bollard

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strong cylindrical upright on a pier, around which the eye or bight of a ship's mooring line is placed

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cleat

Back 2

device consisting of a double-ended pair of projecting horns used for securing a line or wire

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bitts

Back 3

heavy vertical cylinders usually arranged in pairs and used for making fast lines that have been led through chocks

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chock

Back 4

heavy fitting with smooth surfaces through which mooring lines are led

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camel

Back 5

a float used as a fender between two ships or a ship and a pier

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rat guards

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shields secured around mooring lines immediately after mooring, to prevent rats from coming aboard ships

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chafing gear

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canvas or other material placed around mooring lines to prevent wear

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fenders

Back 8

material designed to absorb the shock of contact between a ship and pier or between ships

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padeye

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a plate with an "eye" attached, welded to the deck to distribute the strain of a large area and to which a block can be hooked or shackled; also used in towing operations

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lifelines

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lines erected around the edges of decks

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Jacob's ladder

Back 11

flexible, portable ladder with ropes and rungs slung over the side for temporary use. commonly used for access to small boats secured to boat booms

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capstan

Back 12

separate vertical machinery units or part of the anchor windlass around which lines are passed, commonly used in mooring and anchoring evolutions

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marlinespike seamanship

Back 13

the art of handling, maintaining, and working with line or rope including every variety of knotting, splicing, and lashing

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rope

Back 14

general term used in the Navy to refer to both fiber and wire

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line

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mostly every fiber rope in use on board ship

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line (in terms of measurement)

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measured by circumference

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wire rope (in terms of measurement)

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measured by diameter and designated by the number of strands per rope and the number of wires per strand

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marline

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two-strand, tarred hemp small stuff for "serving" a line

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houseline

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three-strand, left-laid tarred hemp for light seizings, light rigging, and work exposed to weather

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seizing stuff

Back 20

not much larger than fishing line - it is used for fancier jobs than marline can accomplish

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ratline stuff

Back 21

dark brown and coarse, it is primarily used for snaking - nettings to prevent personnel from washing overboard

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tattletale cord

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small, natural line spaced into synthetic fiber line to provide an indication of the working load placed upon the fiber line

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hawser

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heavy line over 5 inches in circumference used for towing or mooring

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bight

Back 24

a loop of line or chain

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bitter end

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free end of a length of line, wire, chain, or cable

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eye

Back 26

closed loop in the end of a line

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marlinespike

Back 27

tapered steel tool used in splicing wire

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fid

Back 28

tapered wood tool used in splicing lines

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coil

Back 29

lay down a line in circular turns on top of one another

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flemish

Back 30

coil a line flat on deck

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fake down

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lay out a line in long, flat bights

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heaving line

Back 32

light weighted line thrown across to a ship or pier when coming alongside to act as a messenger for a mooring line

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monkey fist

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knot at the end of a heaving line to provide weight

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rat-tailed stopper

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line designed to take the strain of a working line while shifting the working line about bitts or cleats

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mousing

Back 35

light line across a hook to prevent a sling from slipping off of it or a pin from backing out

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shot line

Back 36

light nylon line used in a line-throwing gun

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bolo

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nylon line with a lead weight in canvas or leather, thrown from ship to ship or from a ship or from a ship to a pier

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hull

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the main body of a ship

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draft

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the vertical distance from the waterline to the keel. it is the minimum depth of water needed for the ship to float

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list

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the athwartship balance of the ship. it is measured by degrees on an inclinometer. a ship may have port list or a starboard list

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bulkhead

Back 41

"walls" aboard ship

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shell plating

Back 42

the sides of the hull

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weatherdecks

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the portion of the main deck and the upper levels exposed to the weather (topside)

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overheads

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"ceilings" aboard ships

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compartments

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"rooms" aboard ship. they are bounded by overheads, bulkheads, and decks

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ballast

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weight added to the lower part of the ship to keep her in balance

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bilge keel

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long, narrow fins fitted to both sides of the hull at the turn of the bilge to lessen rolling

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bulwarks

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vertical extensions above the deck edge of the shell plating

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freeboard

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the vertical distance from the waterline to the main deck

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lifelines

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light wire ropes supported by stanchions, they serve the same purpose as bulwarks

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propeller guards

Back 51

steel braces protruding from the hull directly above the propellers

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stem

Back 52

the point of the hull at the bow

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stern

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the area on the aft end of the ship where both sides meet

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trim

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the relationship between fore and aft draft

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x-ray

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least protective condition. allows for easy passage between compartments for conducting ship's operation. set during the workday and in well protected anchorages

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yoke

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provides more protection than x-ray. set and maintained at sea and inport after working hours

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zebra

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provides the highest degree of damage control readiness. set entering and leaving port during wartime, or during general quarters

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circle x, y, or z

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may be open without special permission, but must be closed after use

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dog zebra

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"darken ship" condition

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william

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vital sea suction valves that, if secured, would impair the mobility and fire protection of the ship

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circle william

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normally kept open, must be secured against CBR attacks

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department heads

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representative of the commanding officer in all matters pertaining to the department

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commanding officer

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charged with absolute responsibility for the safety, well-being, and efficiency of his or her command

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command master chief

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senior representative for the enlisted crew. she/he is in direct communication with the commanding officer and acts as an adviser on the formulation and implementation of policies pertinent to morale, welfare, job satisfaction, discipline, utilization and training of all enlisted personnel

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executive officer

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primarily responsible under the CO for the organization, performance of duty, and good order and discipline of the entire command

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division officer

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command a division of the unit's organization and serves as a direct representative of the CO within the division

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leading chief petty officer

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assists the DIVO in the administration, supervision and training of personnel within the division

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dynamics of organization

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human factors, responsibility rests on the CO

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mechanics of organization

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structure, can be illustrated by organization charts and job description

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8 primary bridge watchstanders

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officer of the deck
junior officer of the deck
conning officer
quartermaster of the watch
boatswain's mate of the watch
helm
lee helm
lookouts

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7 primary CIC watchstanders

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tactical watch officer
CIC watch officer
navigation plot
surface warfare coordinator
anti-air warfare coordinator
anti-submarine warfare coordinator
various communications and equipment stations

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four types of radio watches

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guard
cover
copy
listen

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three types of call ups

Back 73

single
multiple
collective

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NCS

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net control station dictates whether a given circuit will be free or directed

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BREAK

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BT

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OVER

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K

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OUT

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AR

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ROGER

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R

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THIS IS

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DE

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receiving ship

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normally the approach ship, maintains station on the control ship throughout the evolution

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delivery ship

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normally designated as the control ship, will maintain course/speed throughout the evolution, furnishes and handles the rig

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romeo corpen and romeo speed

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naval terminology for replenishment course and speed, considerations for selection include sea conditions, wind direction and speed

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phone and distance line

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assists the conning officer is monitoring the distance between the ships. rectangular, colored cloth markings spaced 20 feet apart: Green=O, Red=20, Yellow=40, Blue=60, White=80, Green=100, (repeats)

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STREAM method

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(standard tensioned replenishment alongside method)
1. most preferred method and requires most elaborate rig
2. hose is carried between two ships on a ramtensioned spanwire
3. ram tensioner adjusts for minor chnages in hull separation
4. the STREAM rig permits ships to open out between 80 to 200 feet. additionally, the high suspension of the hose keeps it out of the water during high seas

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flag used in unrep

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romeo

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1 shot = ___ fathoms

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15 fathoms

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1 fathom = ___ ft

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6 feet

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YP 1 shot = ___ ft

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15 feet

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color of second to last shot

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entirely yellow

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color of last shot

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entirely red

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WWWWRWWWW stand for ___ th shot

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third shot

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6th shot has ___ colored detachable link

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blue

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sequence of weighing anchor

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at short stay, up and down, aweigh

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flag used for anchoring

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uniform

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chain stopper nearest the hawsepipe

Back 95

housing stopper

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two different ways of mooring to a mooring buoy

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dip rope
trolley

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struck and released during letting go anchor

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pelican hook

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shot number 3

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amount of chain used when anchoring (rule of thumb)

Back 99

5-7 times the depth of water

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five controllable forces

Back 100

lines
anchors
tugs
engines
rudder
(LATER)

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four uncontrollable forces

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wind
sea state
current
shallow water effect / squat

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pivot point

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point about which the ships turns when moving ahead

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transfer

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distance made good perpendicular to the advance

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advance

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distance made good in the direction of the original course when the ship is turned

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tactical diameter

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distance made good perpendicular to a original course when turning to a reverse heading

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twist

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a spiral turn produced by opposing the ship's engines

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flood current

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water flowing inland

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ebb current

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water flowing out to sea

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reversing current

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most common type of current, the direction of flood is nearly opposite the direction of ebb

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rotary current

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normally found off-shore or in areas where tidal flow is not restricted by barriers, the current flows continuously in one direction passing through 360 degrees once each tidal day