Seamanship Marline Spike

Front 1

Lines currently used in the Navy may be ?

Back 1

Three Strand

Four Strand

Braided

Plaited

Front 2

Line is measured by two methods

Back 2

Counting number of threads

Size is designated by Circumference

Front 3

Counting number of threads in a strand is primarily used for ?

Back 3

Manila Line

Front 4

Line masuring 1 3/4 inches in circumference and smaller is referred to as?

Back 4

Small stuff

Front 5

What is used for whipping ends of line and for sewing ?

Back 5

Sail Twine

Front 6

Line measuring 5 inches or larger is ?

Back 6

Hawser

Front 7

The most common type of natural fiber line used in the navy is?

Back 7

Manila Line

Front 8

Manila Line is superior to other Natural Fiber lines in ?

Back 8

Strength

Durability

Ease of Handling

Resistant to Weather

Front 9

list the characteristic differences between synthetic and natural fiber lines

Back 9

Higher Breaking Strength

Poor Knot holding characteristics

1.7 to nearly 6 times as strong

Lasts 5 times longer

Front 10

Three strand Nylon will stretch to ___of its original length

When will it part?

Back 10

1/3 SWL

50%

Front 11

Plaited lines are commonly used for?

Back 11

Towing Hawser

Messengers

Ships mooring lines

Front 12

Allow new synthetic lines to relax for how long? before putting it to use

Back 12

24 Hours

Front 13

List the three visual cues that synthetic line is about to part

Back 13

The line begins to smoke

Diameter Circumference gets smaller

Tattle cord will be tight

Front 14

What line does not require a tattletale cord

Back 14

Aramid

Front 15

List the Safety precautions to observe when handling wire rope

Back 15

Never Stand or step into bitt

Wear Leather gloves to prevent injury

Exercise extreme caution

Front 16

Types of synthetic fibers

Back 16

Nylon

Aramid

Polyester

Polypropylene

Polyethylene

Front 17

Decks fittings are defined as ?

Back 17

Various devices attached to deck or bulkhead that assists in the handling of a ship.

Front 18

A cleat consists of

Cleats are used for?

Back 18

Double pair of projecting horns

Securing line or wire rope

Front 19

List the Safety precautions to be observed when working with or near deck fittings and equipment

Back 19

Stand at least 6 feet

Hand over Hand

Safety observer posted during Line handling

or Hoisting Operation

Front 20

A single bowline on a bight is used to form an ? in the middle of a line

Back 20

Eye

Front 21

When performing a 3 strand eye splice untwist the end of the line anywhere from ___ inches to ___ feet depending on the size of the line?

Back 21

4 , 2

Front 22

The eyes on aramid (kevlar) mooring lines are normally ______ to ____ feet in length

Back 22

6 , 10

Front 23

four tucks are mandatory in nylon line because of its low friction and ?____

Back 23

Stretching Capabilities

Front 24

The _____ knife has a straight cutting edge

Back 24

Seamans

Front 25

The three types of fids are?

Back 25

Wooden Fid

Tubular Fid

Wire Fid

Front 26

The purpose of applying any whipping to a line is to prevent the line from ?

Back 26

Dangling Loose

Front 27

A permanent whipping is applied using a?

Back 27

Sail Palm and Needle

Front 28

An Anchor is ?

Back 28

A device used to hold a ship or boat fast to the bottom, weights between 8 lbs to 60,000

Front 29

The hawespipe is?

Back 29

A large pipe through which the anchor chain or cable run from the deck out through the side of the ship

Front 30

List the three types of Stockless anchors

Back 30

Commercial

Standard Navy

Mark 2

Front 31

The Danforth anchor is a ?

Back 31

Lightweight anchor used to anchor boats and small crafts

Front 32

The two fluke is?

Back 32

Balanced Fluke Anchor is used on surface ships where the conventional anchor interferes with the ships sonar dome

Front 33

Chain Stoppers are used to keep the anchor chain ______ in the ________

Back 33

Taut , Hawespipe

Front 34

List the location of the following chain stoppers

Housing Stopper

Riding Stopper

Back 34

Nearest to the hawespipe

All stoppers Aft of housing Stopper

Front 35

A_____ is a connecting link used to connect standard shots of _____ together

Back 35

Detachable link, Anchor chain

Front 36

The componenets of detachable links are?

Back 36

C shaped Link

Coupling plates

Tapered Pin

Lead Plug

Hair pin

Front 37

The outboard swivel shot is a short length of chain used to connect the ____ to the _____ of anchor chain

Back 37

Anchor, First

Front 38

The outboard swivel shot is also known as the

Back 38

Bending Shot

Front 39

The Anchor Chain is used for ____ ships

Back 39

Anchoring

Front 40

Each shot of anchor chain is _____ fathoms or ____ feet long and are connected by a detachable link

Back 40

15, 90

Front 41

The Safety anchor shackle and padeye are used to ?

Back 41

secure the bitter end of the anchor chain to the bulkhead in the chain locker

Front 42

The minimum breaking strength of the safety anchor shackle should be equal to the weight of_____ shots of anchor chain

Back 42

20

Front 43

the pad eye is designated so that it is ____times the strength of the safety anchor shackle

Back 43

1.75

Front 44

The anchor windlass is for _____ and ______ the _____ and _____ used for anchoring and for handling the anchor chain used for ____ the ship

Back 44

Handling, Securing , Anchor, Chain, Towing

Front 45

Two types of anchor windlasses?

Back 45

Vertical Shaft Windlass

Horizontal Shaft Windlass

Front 46

The ____ is a special type of drum or sprocket constructed to handle the anchor chain

Back 46

Wildcat

Front 47

Mooring lines must satisfy two requirements

Back 47

Light as possible for ease of handling

Strong enough to take the strain of mooring, getting underway and handling the ship in heavy weather

Front 48

Breast lines give additional strength to the six standard mooring lines during periods of ?

Back 48

Long Mooring

Heavy Weather

Front 49

There are three types of breast lines list them and location

Back 49

Bow Breast line : nearest to foccile forcastle

Waist Breast Line: located amidship

Quarter Breast line : Located on stern

Front 50

The bitter end of the heaving line is attached to the mooring line by tying a?

Back 50

Bowline

Front 51

Line stoppers are used to

Back 51

stop off and hold the mooring line in order to keep all tension and take turns on the bitts or cleats

Front 52

There are two types of line stoppers

Back 52

Rat tail stopper

Chinese tail stopper

Front 53

The purpose of a block is to ____ a line or wire rope around obstructions

Back 53

Fairlead (guide)

Front 54

List the purpose of each 5 parts of a block

Back 54

Frame

Sheave

Pin

Strap

keeper

Front 55

Two basic types of blocks are ?

Back 55

Wood and Metal

Front 56

A _____ block may be wooden or metal, single sheave block

Back 56

Snatch

Front 57

A snatch block is fitted with a ____ on the strap so the line may be placed in the block when the _____ is not available

Back 57

Hinge, Bitter End

Front 58

A ____ is a system of lines or wire ropes used to life or move heavy loads

Back 58

Tackle

Front 59

Mechanical Advantage is ?

Back 59

Term applied to the relationship between the load being lifted and the power required to lift the load

Front 60

A shackle is a device that is used to provide _____ for attachment points

Back 60

Connections

Front 61

Shackless are marked with raised or indented lettering with the manufactures ?

Back 61

Name, size, and safe working load of the shackle

Front 62

List three types of shackles

Back 62

Screw Pinch shackles

Safety Shackle

Round Pin Shackle

Front 63

The single swivel hook ?

Back 63

has a single swivel to help prevent the wire rope or line from becoming twisted or damage

Front 64

The _______ is used onboard ships with double arm gravity davits

Back 64

releasing hook

Front 65

The_____ is used for blocks and tackles

Back 65

Side/front hook

Front 66

Working over the side is defined as ?

Back 66

Anywhere outboard of the lifeline system

Front 67

Working aloft is defined as ?

Back 67

any mast kingpost or other structure where the potential for a fall exists

Front 68

An appropriate check sheet is routed to the ?

Back 68

OOD and CDO for working aloft or over the side

Front 69

Personnel are briefed on ____ before working aloft

Back 69

Safety

Front 70

If power tools are to be used, they must be ____ no electric power tools

Back 70

Pneumatic

Front 71

When performing hot work , you replace the safety lines and stage lines with

Back 71

CRE's wire

Front 72

Working over the side will secure when the wind speed is greater than?

Back 72

30 knots

Front 73

Kilo 1 is flown for personnel ?

Back 73

Working over the side

Front 74

Kilo is flown for ?

Back 74

working aloft

Front 75

Kilo 3 is ?

Back 75

used for personal working aloft and over the side

Front 76

A working lanyard is used to ?

Back 76

hold a worker in desired working position, 6 feet in length double lock snap hooks one on each end 1/2 inch diameter line