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When was the Coast Guard formally created?
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1915
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was the first CG MCPO?
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MCPO Kerwin (Yeoman)
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When did the first MCPO assume his/her title?
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Nov 1, 1958
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Who was the first SPAR MCPO?
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Pearl Faurie
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Which of the following is true about Alex P. Haley?
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-He was the author of the Roots series of books
-He authored the autobiography of Malcom X -He is credited for creating the Journalist rate. |
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Who was credited with saving more than 600 lives and has earned 2 Gold and 3 Silver Life Saving Medals?
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Joshua James
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Who is the only Coastie to earn both the Medal of Honor and Gold Life Saving Medal?
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Marcus Hanna
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Who were the first five African - American SPARS?
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Olivia J. Hooker, Winafred Byrd, Julia Mosley, Yvonne Cumberbatch, Aileen Cooke.
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What is the significance of 1978?
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All officers and enlisted career fields are open to women.
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Who was the first MCPO of the CG?
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Charles Calhoun
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When was the first CPO Academy class?
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1982
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Who was the first Asian American female CWO?
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Grace Parmalee
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Who are the only recipients of the Silver Star Medal?
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Benjamin F. Harrison, Willis Goff, Larry Villareal.
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What is the 2nd highest award earned by a Coastie?
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Navy Cross Medal.
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Who was awarded the CG Distinguished Service Medal and when?
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William Boyce, Sept 17,1918
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Cutters over 180 feet in length are under control of who?
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Area Command
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Small Cutters under 180 feet in length are under control of who?
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District offices
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The sinking of the Titanic was the driving force for establishing the?
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International Ice Patrol
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The first of the recently built keeper class coastal buoy tenders was named after?
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Ida Lewis.
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The collection of physical and emotional responses to any situation that disrupts a person's equilibrium is the definition of what?
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Stress
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Eligibility requirements for OCS are ages between?
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21-26
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All units with 25 or more total billits are required to have a?
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Human Relations Council
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Applicant minimum eligibility requiments for appointment to warrant grade must be completed by _____ of the year in which the CWO appointment board convenes
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January 1st
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around 1848, the OIC's on the New Jersey and Long Island coasts were called?
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WreckMasters
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The Bronze Star was awarded to BMC Richard Patterson, a crew member of the _____, for his heroic actions?
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CGC Point Welcome
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CG Academy Cadets must be between the ages of _____ years of age
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18-22
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The U.S. National flag is called what when carried by foot?
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Colors
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The U.S. National flag is called what when on a vehicle or aircraft?
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Standard
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The U.S. National flas is called what when on a vessel or facility?
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Ensign
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The three categories of leadership competencies are?
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Self, Working w/ others, and perfomance
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How many major Headquarters directorates are below the Commandant?
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11
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The Commandant, a four star admiral, plans, supervises and coordinates the overall activities of the Coast Guard... True or False?
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True
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The administrative and operational command and control center for the Coast Guard is?
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Headquarters.
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The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard reports directly to the Commandant on all matters pertaining to the well-being of Coast Guard personnel... True or False?
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True
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The 55th U.S. Congress on ____ established the Coast Guards Chief Petty Officer grade?
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May 18th 1920
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The first Coast Guard chiefs were the former station keepers of the _____?
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Life Saving Stations
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The E-8 and E-9 pay grades were established by Congress with the enactment of Public Law 85-422 in?
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May 1958
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On shoreside installations, where does the CG ensign fly?
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The Staroard Yardarm.
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What CG Rank is equilavent to the Surgeon General
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Vice Admiral
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Who is authorized to remove tags/labels from equipment?
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The person who attached the tag/label is the only person who can remove it.
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Which flag is used to recall all small boats?
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Quebec
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Which flag is used to recall personnel?
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Papa
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How many types of tags are used in the tag out program?
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Two, Danger tag and Caution tag.
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What color is the Danger tag?
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Red
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What color is the Caution Tag?
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Yellow
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How many types of labels are used in the Tag out program
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Two, Out of commision and out of calibration.
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What color is the out of commision tag?
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Red
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What color is the out of calibration label
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Orange
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of the 12 WHEC's, which 3 are not named after secretaries of the treasury?
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CGC JARVIS
CGC MIDGETT CGC MUNRO |
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What is AMVER?
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Automated Mutal-assistance vessel rescue system
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What act created an EEZ and extended our nations border out 200NM?
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Magnuson - stevens fishery conservation & management act
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When did Congress pass the Magnuson Stevens Act?
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1976
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Reservist can serve in the same enlisted/officer specialties as their active duty counterparts. True or False?
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True
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What two ratings are only open to reservists?
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Investigator and Port Security Specialist
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where can investigators receive additional training?
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FLETC in Glynco, GA
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Which reservists are iable for immediate recall to active duty?
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Ready reserve
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Ready reserve consist of who?
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Selected reserve and Individual ready reserve
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SELRES members are generally authorized _____ paid inactive duty training drills per year?
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48
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SELRES members are authorized at least ___ active duty training drills per year?
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12
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All ready reservists are considered to be in active status True or False?
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True
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_____ are civilian volunteers who are authorized to wear a uniform similar to the CG officer uniform
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Auxiiarists
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____ is the national flag flown to represent a national government
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National Ensign
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When was the current design of the coast guard flag approved?
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January 28 1964
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When is the union jack flown from a signal yardarm
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During a general court martial or court of inquiry
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when was the coast guard seal and emblem designated?
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1927
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What regulation states that the CG ensign must be displayed whenever a vessel is engaged in law enforcment?
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33CFR23.05
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What do the 16 vertical red/white strips on the CG ensign indicate?
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Number of states in the union when it was adopted
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When did the CG adopt battle streamers?
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1968
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The CG followed the practice established by the ____ when it adopted battle streamers
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USMC
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What units may display a complete set of battle streamers
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Only headquarters
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How many battle streamers is the CG authorized
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34
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What angle is the CG Stripe?
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64 degrees
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what does amver stand for?
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Automated mutual- assistance vessel rescue system
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What format line is autodin routing, security warning, transmission release code?
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1-4
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What format line is: Precedence, DTG, and message instruction?
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5
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What format line is action addressees
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7
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What format line is message originator?
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6
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What format line is information addressees?
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8
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What format line is Exempt Addressees?
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9
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What format lines are prosign BT
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11&13
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How many boardings must a k-9 conduct in a quarter?
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3
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How many people are required for an ice rescue?
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4.
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What does the pointer look like to make a circle or octagon on the 73 radar?
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Pencil
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In what COMDTINST do you find frequencies?
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M2400
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What is the classification of a KEK
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Secret
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What are the 3 lvls of sar?
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Alert, Distress, and undecided.
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What is the highest security clearance a foreigner can obtain?
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Secret
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How long shall CIC Navigation logs be maintained?
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3 years
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The ______pointer is used in operator selectable text areas to position the test cursor and perform actions on text?
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I-Beam
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What does HERO stand for?
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Hazards of Electromagnetic radiation to ordinance
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What is the collective title for the measures taken to protect all aspects of communication in order to deny information and intelligence to an enemy?
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Comsec
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What is the only conclusive defense against interception?
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Radio Silence
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How far should you hold the mic from your lips?
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1"
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What form is a ships position log?
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OPNAV form 3100/3
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All bearings are ____ unless otherwise indicated by R (relative) or M (Magnetic)?
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True
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When navigating with paper charts, fixes shall be plotted at
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30 minute intervals
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When navigating within restricted waters designated by the CO/OIC, using paper charts, a fix shall be plotted every
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15 minutes.
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What are the 3 general classifications of systems that are authorized for sue as the primary means of navigation?
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Electronic Charting and Integrated Navigation System, Electronic Chart System, and Scalable intergrated navigation system.
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How long shall a visitor register (DA-1999) be maintained?
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2 years
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In a message, what word does FOUO come directly after?
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Unlcas
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Merchant vessels are required to report their arrival in U.S. ports at least?
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24 hours
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What form number is a report of radio interference?
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CG-2861
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How long (in hours) shall generators be able to operate before having to refuel?
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72 hours
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An emergency powr supply must be capable of automatic operation within _____ seconds after failure of commercial power?
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60 seconds
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How long shall an UPS provide power?
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30 minutes
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A PLA shall not exceed ____ characters including geographic location?
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50
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For Coast Guard messages sent to Navy PLAs use____ after the PLA, if the office code is unknown?
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//JJJ//
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The FM Line is limited to ____ characters with no continuation lines?
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69
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What does NOFORN stand for?
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Not releasable to foreign nationals or goverments
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What does EPIRB stand for
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Emergency position Indicating radio beacon
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What frequency or channel is the international radiotelephone aeronauticle emergency frequency?
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121.5 MHZ
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What frequency or channel is the U.S. Military emergency radiotelephone frequency?
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243 MHZ
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Messages will normally contain a ____ digit EPIRB identity, and latitue and longitude of the vessel in distress?
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9
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All cargo and passenger ships____ gross tons or more making international voyages must be equipped with GMDSS?
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300
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DSC distress alerts are required to be acknoledged within ____ minutes?
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2.75 Min
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What frequency is Navtex bcst on?
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518 KHZ
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Navtex bcst should not be longer than?
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40 minutes
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The standard fence fabric shall be at least___gauge zinc or aluminum coated steel wire chan link with mesh openings not larger than ____ inches per side and a twisted and barbed salvage at top and bottom?
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9 and 2
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What should the dimensions be on a restricted access sign?
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2 ft by 2 ft
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A SF ____ shall be used to record the openings/closing of a container. Records shall be maintained for ____ months?
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702 and 3
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The HU - 25A is a medium range surveillance aircraft that goes by _____?
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Guardian
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What is the concept of GMDSS?
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Ship-to Shore, Rescue Coordination Center
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The bottom of the fence fabric shall be within_____ inches of firm soil or buried sufficiently in soft soil to compensate for shifting soil?
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2 inches
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A radio log must be maintained if a CG vessel is longer than how many feet?
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65
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How far can a 225 go before having to refuel?
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8000 NM
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Coast Guard units must submit MISLE data when a Search and Rescue Unit is launched or when more than ____ minutes of effort is expended?
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30
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How often shall EAP drills be run?
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Semi-annually
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Who provides primary communication support for the international ice patrol?
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Camslant
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What frequency is used for CG HF working frequency?
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2670 KHZ
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for security identification badges, what color is secret?
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Red
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Culverts under or through a fence shall be of _____ inch pipe, or clusters of such pipe or equivalent?
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10 inches
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For security identification badges, what color is no access?
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Green
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for Security identification badges, what color is top scret SCI?
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Purple
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How often shall a Comtac inspection be held?
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Every year
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SF _____ shall be used to record combinations
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SF 700
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The layer of EKMS comprised of the EKMS account that mange key and other Comsec material?
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Tier 2
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The lowest Tier or layer of the EKMS architecture which includes the DTD
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Tier 3
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What Tier is the layer of EKMS which serves as the intermediate key generation and distribution center, central office of records, priviledge managers, and registration authorities for EKMS/Comsec accounts?
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Tier 1
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how many ways can a general message may be cancelled?
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4
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how often shall a communications security material system inspection be held?
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every 2 years
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how far out does sea area 1 go?
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20 m iles
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Sea area A3 is between
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