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74 Cards in this Set
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What is the equipment used inanchoring and mooring called?
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Ground tackle
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What part of the anchor digs in asit is dragged across the oceanbottom?
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Fluke
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What type of anchor is mostcommonly used aboard naval ships?
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Stockless
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What naval stockless anchor has thegreatest holding power?
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Mark 2
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What type of anchor is normallyused in groups of three or more,surrounding a central mooringpoint?
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Mushroom
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Navy anchor chains of theflash-welded type is the standardfor new ship constructions.
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True
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How long is a standard shot ofanchor chain?
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15 fathoms
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What devices are used to joinstandard shots of anchor chaintogether?
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Detachable links
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What device is used to attach theanchor to the chain?
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Bending shackle
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Which of the following is NOT a useof the chain stopper?
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To ride to an anchor
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What devices are used to attach theanchor chain to mooring buoys?
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Mooring shackles
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An anchor chain on deck shows one blue detachable link and six links on either side, with six turns of wire in the end white links. A total of how many fathoms of chain are out? |
90 |
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What is the color of the detachable link at 45 fathoms? |
Blue |
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What is the color of the next-to-last shot of an anchor chain? |
Yellow |
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As a minimum, how often should 1 1/2-inch anchor chains be laid out on deck and thoroughly examined? |
Quarterly |
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What type windlass has its power source located below deck? |
Vertical shaft |
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What device(s) permit(s) free rotation of the wildcat when you are paying out the chain? |
Locking head |
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What term is used to describe the anchor buoy when it is floating on the surface above the anchor? |
Watching |
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When weighing anchor, when is the anchor aweigh? |
When it is free of the bottom |
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What command should be used to inform the seaman to release the brake so the chain is heaved in enough to take strain off the stopper? |
HEAVE AROUND |
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Approximately how much of the heaving line is coiled and held in the casting hand? |
2/3 |
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What device is used with davits having wire rope falls? |
Drum |
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What type of mechanical boat davit handles the rescue rigid inflatable boat? |
The slewing arm davit |
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What davit is mainly used aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious helicopter landing ships? |
Overhead suspended |
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When using a gravity boat davit, what winch devices control the boat's descending speed and prevent the davit arms from slamming into the outboard stop? |
Manual brakes |
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What boat davit safety device is used to indicate when the electric motor must be deenergized during hoisting to prevent overstressing or failure of davit components? |
Safe hoisting position stripes |
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The purpose of the fluid brake is to regulate the speed of a descending boat. |
True |
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What deck fitting should you use to make fast a line that has been led through a chock? |
Bitt |
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What deck fitting consists of a double-ended pair of projecting horns used for belaying a wire? |
Cleat |
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There are how many types of chock? |
Three |
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When a naval vessel has two accommodation ladders, what personnel use the forward ladder? |
Officers and ceremonial participants |
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What type of ladder is rigged out and lowered to provide for boarding or leaving an anchored ship? |
Accommodation |
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For ease of handling, most accommodation ladders in the Navy today are made of aluminum. |
True |
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On ships not having outriggers, what davit can be used to support the ladder over the side? |
A J-bar |
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What device is used for mooring small boats clear of a ship's side? |
Boat boom |
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What devices control the fore and aft motion of the boat boom? |
Guys |
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A boat boom is secured to the side of a ship by what device(s)? |
A gooseneck and a pin |
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What part of the boat boom rigging is designed to permit the boat crews to come aboard ship? |
Jacob's ladder |
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What equipment should you heave around on to spot the yard-and-stay booms in their working area? |
Guys |
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What minimum number of steadying lines should be attached to heavy or unwieldy loads? |
Two |
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Replenishment at sea is a broad term applied to all methods of transferring material and personnel at sea. |
True |
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What craft is needed to carry out a vertical replenishment (VERTREP)? |
Helicopter |
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Which of the following ships has the primary duty of supplying ammunition to the fleet? |
AE |
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What are the most common refueling rigs used in the Navy? |
Span-wire and close-in |
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What flaghoist signal should the receiving ship hoist to indicate it is disengaging at final station? |
PREP closed up |
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What color lights do replenishment rig signalmen use at night to pass orders between ships? |
Amber, green, and red |
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What is the principal method of communication between ships replenishing at sea? |
Sound-powered phones |
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What color is the daytime marker used to indicate that the distance between two ships is 140 feet? |
Yellow |
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How many blasts of a whistle should the receiving ship sound to indicate it is ready to receive the shot line? |
Two |
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What is the color of the station marker used to indicate fuel oil is being transferred at this station? |
Red |
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Aircraft carriers fire the shot line to delivering ships because of the danger of hitting aircraft on the carrier's deck. |
True |
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What rig is a high-speed transfer method developed for transferring cargo and missiles between ships at sea? |
STREAM |
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What equipment on the delivery ship travels vertically on a kingpost and lifts the load clear of obstructions before transfer? |
Sliding pad eye |
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What type of highline is used to exchange personnel during replenishment at sea? |
Synthetic |
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What danger signal should be sounded to initiate an emergency breakaway? |
Five short blasts |
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The only difference between day and night VERTREP is a reduction in the speed of operations due to decreases visibility. |
True |
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SELECT THE HELMET COLOR IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING REPLENISHMENT BY THE Officers |
White |
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SELECT THE HELMET COLOR IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING REPLENISHMENT BY THE Repair personnel |
Purple |
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SELECT THE HELMET COLOR IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING REPLENISHMENT BY THE Rig captain |
Yellow |
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SELECT THE HELMET COLOR IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING REPLENISHMENT BY THE Winch operator |
Brown |
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What bend is used to tie the gantline to the boatswains chair? |
Double becket |
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When you are aloft in the boatswain's chair, what command should you give to inform the deck crew to let go of the gantline? |
UP BEHIND |
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What device should you bend the tail of the gantline to when riding down standing rigging? |
A shackle |
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What officer must you receive permission from before going aloft? |
Officer of the deck |
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When working over the side during welding, all safety rope lines should be replaced with wire rope. |
True |
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What device should be used to secure tools to personnel working over the side? |
Lanyard |
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When properly rigged, what part(s) of the stage should support all the weight? |
Plank |
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What is the approximate weight of a lead line? |
7 to 14 pounds |
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How deep is the water when the leadsman reports A QUARTER LESS THREE? |
2 3/4 fathoms |
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What mooring line runs through the bullnose? |
Bow |
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What mooring lines are used to keep the ship from moving away from the pier? |
Breast |
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What should a line handler do when told to AVAST HEAVING? |
Stop taking in |
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What officer must give you permission to work outside the lifelines when your ship is underway? |
Commanding officer |
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For what type of rigging is weather protection the only important consideration? |
Standing |