Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
51 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
adrift
|
loose from moorings and out of control (anything lost, out of hand or left lying about)
|
|
aft-end
|
near or toward the stern of the vessel (the rear)
|
|
all hands
|
the entire ship's company, both officer and enlisted
|
|
allotment
|
an amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay
|
|
aye-aye
|
reply to an order or command meaning " i undersand and will comply "
|
|
barracks
|
building where sailors live
|
|
below
|
downstairs
|
|
brightwork
|
brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
|
|
bunk or rack
|
bed
|
|
buoy
|
an anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an object
|
|
carry on
|
an order to resume work or duties
|
|
cast off
|
to throw off, to let go, to unfurl
|
|
chain locker
|
compartment in which anchor chain is stowed
|
|
chit, chit book
|
coupon or receipt book
|
|
chow hall (mess deck)
|
place to eat
|
|
colors
|
raising or lowering of a national flag, ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset for hoisting and hauling down the national ensign
|
|
deep six
|
to dispose of by throwing over the side
|
|
ensign
|
national flag; commissioned officer between the rank of Chief Warrant Officer and Lieutenant Junior Grade
|
|
fast
|
snugly secured
|
|
fathom
|
a unit of length equal to 6 feet used for measuring the depth of water
|
|
field day
|
general cleaning day, usually the day beforer an inspection
|
|
first lieutenant
|
officer responsible to the XO for the deck dept./division aboard ship, or the command maintenance
|
|
flag officer
|
any commissioned officer in paygrade o-7 or above
|
|
galley
|
kitchen
|
|
gangway
|
an opening in a bulwark or lifeline that provides access to a brow or accommodation ladder; an order meaning to clear the way
|
|
gear locker
|
storage room
|
|
geedunk
|
candy, gum or cafeteria
|
|
general quarters
|
battle stations
|
|
ground tackle
|
all the equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
|
|
hatch
|
door
|
|
head
|
bathroom
|
|
jack box
|
access box to sound-powered phone circuitry
|
|
ladder from
|
a device to allow movement of personnel one level to another; stairs
|
|
leave
|
authorized vacation
|
|
liberty
|
permission to leave the base usually for not more than 48 hours
|
|
lifeline
|
lines erected around the weatherdecks of a ship to prevent personnel from falling or being washed over the side
|
|
overhead
|
ceiling
|
|
passageway
|
hallway
|
|
quarters
|
assembling of all hands for muster, instruction and inspection
|
|
rating
|
a job specialty title
|
|
reveille
|
wake up, start a new day
|
|
scullery
|
place to wash dishes
|
|
scuttlebutt
|
drinking fountain, a rumor
|
|
secure
|
lock, put away or stop work
|
|
sickbay
|
hospital or medical clinic
|
|
swab
|
mop
|
|
taps
|
time to sleep, end of the day
|
|
tattoo
|
five minuter before taps
|
|
topside
|
upstairs
|
|
turn to
|
begin work
|
|
working aloft
|
working above the hioghest deck; generally performing maintenance on the ship's mast
|