Basic Military Requirements Chapter 3 / Chapter 4

Front 1

A ship maintains a watch for which of the following reasons?
1. Communications
2. Security
3. Safety
4. All of the above

Back 1

Communications
Security
Safety

Front 2

A ship maintains a watch for which of the following reasons?
1. Communications
2. Security
3. Safety
4. All of the above

Back 2

Communications
Security
Safety

Front 3

A ship’s plan for action is contained in what type of bill?
1. Battle bill
2. Admin bill
3. Organization bill
4. Watch, quarter, and station bill

Back 3

Battle bill

Front 4

Qualified personnel are assigned to stations by which of the following persons?
1. Division officer and division chief
2. Leading petty officer
3. Leading chief petty officer
4. Executive officer

Back 4

Division officer and division chief

Front 5

General quarters—all battle stations are manned this is call condiction

Back 5

Under Condition I all battle stations are manned, and usually surface or air action is imminent (about to take place).

Front 6

General quarters—all battle stations are manned
A. CONDITION I
B. CONDITION II
C. CONDITION III

Back 6

CONDITION I

Front 7

Normal wartime cruising watch—4 hours on, 8 hours off.
A. CONDITION I
B. CONDITION II
C. CONDITION III

Back 7

Condition III is the normal wartime cruising watch.

Front 8

CONDITION II is?

Back 8

Condition II is a special watch used by gunfire support ships for situations such as extended periods of shore bombardment.

Front 9

If you are scheduled to stand the second dog watch, you should report at which of the following times?
1. 1745
2. 1750
3. 1755
4. 1800

Back 9

1800 to 2000 Second dog watchNormally, watches start on the even hours, such as 0400, 0800, or 1200. However, you should arrive at your station at least 15 minutes ahead of time to receive any pertinent information from the person you are relieving. A: 1745

Front 10

If you are told to report to your duty station
at 0745 (24-hour clock), you should arrive
at what time?
1. 6:45 am
2. 7:45 am
3. 6:45 pm
4. 7:45 pm

Back 10

7:45 am

Front 11

What watch are you standing between 2000 and 2400 hours?
1. Midwatch
2. Forenoon watch
3. First dog watch
4. Evening watch

Back 11

Evening watch
2000 to 2400 Evening watch

Front 12

Watches are split into port and starboard for what reason?
1. For convenience
2. For security
3. To rotate personnel
4. To allow extra liberty

Back 12

Often, particularly in foreign ports when extra security precautions are required, the ship’s crew is placed in two sections—port and starboard.

Front 13

What type of watch do most Sailors stand?
1. Phone
2. Security
3. Admin
4. Division

Back 13

Security

Front 14

Which of the following is a type of a security
watch?
1. Sentry duty
2. Barracks watch
3. Fire watch
4. Each of the above

Back 14

Each of the above

Front 15

Which of the following is a key assignment
for officers in the watch organization?
1. CDO
2. OOD
3. JOOD
4. Each of the above

Back 15

OOD

Front 16

Which of the following is a duty of the QMOW?
1. To maintain the ship’s deck log
2. To make sure all bells are correctly answered
3. To stand watch in the bridge and deliver messages
4. To line up and operate the steering engines

Back 16

The QMOW assists the OOD in navigational matters and maintains the ship’s deck log

Front 17

What person makes sure all deck watch stations are manned with qualified personnel and all watch standers from previous watches are relieved?
1. BMOW
2. QMOW
3. JOOW
4. JOOD

Back 17

The BMOW must see that all deck watch stations are manned with qualified personnel and all watch standers in previous watch sections are relieved.

Front 18

Where is the fog lookout watch usually stood?
1. Helm
2. Aftermast
3. In the bow where approaching ships can be heard
4. CIC

Back 18

In the bow where approaching ships can be heard

Front 19

For what reason does the fog lookout watch normally consist of two Sailors?
1. In case there is a man overboard
2. To allow the lookout to work without having his/her hearing impaired by wearing sound-powered phones
3. The two-man security rule
4. To verify visual and sound contact

Back 19

To allow the lookout to work without having his/her hearing impaired by wearing sound-powered phones

Front 20

What type of watch is set when positive steering control must be maintained?
1. Helmsman
2. Lee helmsman
3. After steering
4. QMOW

Back 20

After steering

Front 21

You are a member of a security patrol, and
you detect a fire hazard that affects the safety
of the ship. What action should you take?
1. Note it on the security log
2. Inform your LCPO
3. Investigate it
4. Report it to the OOD immediately

Back 21

Report it to the OOD immediately

Front 22

What is the purpose of a shipboard fire watch?
1. To immediately extinguish fires caused
by welding or burning operations
2. To make sure the welder strikes the
welding surface
3. To relay messages from the work site
4. To make sure there is a controlled burn
of material at the work site

Back 22

To immediately extinguish fires caused by welding or burning operations

Front 23

When standing a barracks security watch, you
have which of the following responsibilities?
1. Knowing and carrying out provisions
of the fire bill
2. Knowing and carrying out provisions
of the emergency bill
3. Knowing barracks regulations
4. All of the above

Back 23

All of the above

Front 24

When standing a barracks security watch,
which of the following is the first action to
take if there is a fire?
1. Report the fire
2. Spread the alarm
3. Close doors and windows
4. Fight the fire, if possible, if you have
the proper equipment

Back 24

Report the fire

Front 25

Sentries are governed by what two types of orders?
1. Understood and general
2. Special and verbal
3. General and special
4. General and verbal

Back 25

General and special

Front 26

You are required to know the general orders of
a sentry. How many general orders are there?
1. 11
2. 14
3. 16
4. 18

Back 26

There are 11 general orders for a sentry

Front 27

When aboard ship, you should refer to what
publication for the procedures used to relieve
an armed watch?
1. SOP
2. FOD
3. Watch bill
4. Battle bill

Back 27

Refer to the ship’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for relieving an armedwatch.

Front 28

Which of the following is a precaution to follow when standing an armed watch with a pistol?
1. When relieved, unload the pistol in a safe area
2. Don’t surrender the pistol to an unauthorized person
3. Keep the pistol (which is loaded with one round in the chamber) in its holster unless you have to use it
4. Each of the above

Back 28

Each of the above

Front 29

Under which of the following conditions can deadly force be used?
1. To prevent the escape of a murderer
2. To prevent sabotage
3. To protect your life
4. Each of the above

Back 29

Each of the above

Front 30

Why is a lookout posted?
1. To prevent blind spots caused by metal objects
2. To search for objects radar can’t detect
3. To detect objects low in the water
4. To search for air attacks

Back 30

To search for objects radar can’t detect

Front 31

The peacetime lookout organization has how many Sailors in each watch station?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Back 31

The normal peacetime lookout organization has three persons in each watch section
1. Surface lookouts
2. Low sky lookouts
3. High sky lookouts

Front 32

Which of the following is/are types of bearings?
1. Relative only
2. True only
3. Magnetic only
4. Relative, true, and magnetic

Back 32

1. Relative bearings use the ship’s bow as a reference point.
2. True bearings use true north (the geographic north pole) as the reference point.
3. Magnetic bearings use the magnetic north pole as the reference point.

Front 33

Which of the following is Navy phraseology for reporting a bearing of 038º?
1. O, three, eight
2. O, three, ate
3. Zero, tree, ate
4. Zero, tree, eight

Back 33

Zero, tree, ate

Front 34

Lookouts report what type of bearing?
1. Magnetic
2. Relative
3. True

Back 34

It is understood that lookouts report
only in relative bearing.

Front 35

Which of the following statements describes a target angle?
1. The magnetic north pole is used as the reference point
2. True north is used as the reference point
3. An object in the sky
4. The relative bearing of your ship from another ship

Back 35

Target angle is the relative bearing of your ship from another ship.

Front 36

A position angle can never be more than
what number of degrees?
1. 0º
2. 45º
3. 90º
4. 180º

Back 36

90º

Front 37

How are position angles reported?
1. Three digits, spoken digit by digit
2. Two digits, spoken digit by digit
3. Three digits, spoken as a whole
4. Two digits, spoken as a whole

Back 37

Three digits, spoken digit by digit

Front 38

How should you report objects that are low in the water?
1. By feet above the surface
2. By the object’s approximate distance
3. In feet from the ship
4. From the object to the horizon

Back 38

From the object to the horizon

Front 39

Ranges are reported in what unit of
measurement?
1. Feet
2. Yards
3. Rods
4. Miles

Back 39

Yards

Front 40

When using binoculars, what adjustments should you make?
1. One for focus
2. Two for focus and one for proper distance between the lenses
3. One for proper distance between the lenses
4. Two for eyepiece and lens

Back 40

Two for focus and one for proper distance between the lenses

Front 41

When should you use binoculars?
1. In foggy and rainy conditions
2. When identifying objects at night
3. When scanning sectors in the daytime
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 41

Both 2 and 3 above

Front 42

How long does it take for you to reach your best night vision?
1. 10 minutes
2. 15 minutes
3. 25 minutes
4. 30 minutes

Back 42

After 30 minutes, you reach your best night vision. This improvement of vision in dim light is called dark adaptation.

Front 43

What is meant by the term dark adaptation?
1. The improvement of vision in dim light
2. The inability to see in bright light
3. The red light requirement
4. Shadows that can’t be seen clearly

Back 43

The improvement of vision in dim light

Front 44

When should you use “off-center vision”?
1. Below decks
2. When wearing glasses
3. When it’s dark
4. In broad daylight

Back 44

In the dark, you need to look above, below, or to one side of an object to see it. This is called off-center vision.

Front 45

What information is contained in an initial report?
1. The object only
2. The object’s bearing from the ship only
3. The object and its bearing from the ship
4. What the object might be

Back 45

The initial report consists of two basic parts—what you see and its bearing (direction) from the ship.

Front 46

To report serial number 23NCI16 over the sound-powered telephone circuit, you would report the serial number in what way?
1. Too, three, november, charlie, india, wun, six
2. Too, tree, november, charlie, india, wun, six
3. Two, tree, november, charlie, india, wun, six
4. Two, tree, november, charlie, india, wun, sics

Back 46

Too, tree, november, charlie, india, wun, six

Front 47

It’s important for you to remember that the mouthpiece and earpiece of sound-powered telephones are interchangeable for which of the following reasons?
1. Two people can talk at once
2. They can be interchanged if a piece breaks
3. Undesirable noises can be fed into the system
4. Both 2 and 3 above

Back 47

Both 2 and 3 above

Front 48

The headset of sound-powered telephones is picked up as a unit for which of the following reasons?
1. To make sure you have all the parts
2. To avoid breaking them
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4 In case the earpiece is missing

Back 48

Both 1 and 2 above

Front 49

When using the mouthpiece of a
sound-powered phone set to report contacts,
how far from your mouth should you position
the mouthpiece?
1. 1/2 to 1 inch
2. 1 to 2 inches
3. 2 to 3 inches
4. 3 to 4 inches

Back 49

1/2 to 1 inch

Front 50

Why should you unplug a phone’s headset when it’s not in use?
1. To keep the user costs down
2. Earpieces will pick up noise and transmit it over the circuit
3. Carbon will build up at the connectors
4. Calls from other circuits won’t go through

Back 50

Earpieces will pick up noise and transmit it over the circuit

Front 51

Aboard ship, there are how many categories of shipboard sound-powered phone circuits?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Back 51

Two

Front 52

What category of shipboard telephone circuits is designed to maintain vital communications and are preceded by the letter X?
1. Primary system
2. Auxiliary system
3. Supplementary system
4. Command circuit

Back 52

Auxiliary system

Front 53

Which of the following sound-powered phone circuits is used as the CO’s battle circuit?
1. JA
2. JC
3. JL
4. 1JV

Back 53

JA Captain’s battle circuit

Front 54

To keep the meaning of a message intact when standing duty as a telephone talker, what action should you take?
1. Speak loudly
2. Repeat the message word for word
3. Paraphrase what you hear
4. Speak rapidly to transmit the message quickly

Back 54

Repeat the message word for word

Front 55

Which of the following statements is a rule for circuit discipline?
1. Transmit only official messages
2. Keep the button in the OFF position when not transmitting
3. Use only standard words and phrases
4. All of the above

Back 55

All of the above

Front 56

Which of the following elements is included
when taking a message?
1. Name of caller
2. Message
3. Time and date
4. Each of the above

Back 56

Each of the above

Front 57

The IVCS has which of the following components?
1. Terminals
2. Accessories
3. ICSCs
4. All of the above

Back 57

The system consists of
terminals (user access devices), accessories, and two computer-controlled Interior Communications Switching Centers (ICSCs).

Front 58

Which of the following shipboard announcing systems is called the general announcing system?
1. 1MC
2. 2MC
3. 3MC
4. 4MC

Back 58

1MC

Front 59

Which of the following shipboard announcing systems is used for intership communications?
1. 5MC
2. 6MC
3. 7MC
4. 8MC

Back 59

6MC Intership

Front 60

Which of the following shipboard announcing systems is used for hangar deck damage control?
1. 39MC
2. 51MC
3. 53MC
4. 58MC

Back 60

58MC Hangar deck damage control

Front 61

Which of the following persons is authorized to pass calls over the 1MC?
1. OOD
2. XO
3. CO
4. Each of the above

Back 61

Each of the above

Front 62

What is the purpose of the 20MC announcing system?
1. Radio room announcing system
2. Flag officer’s command announcing system
3. Combat information announcing system
4. Captain’s command announcing system

Back 62

20MC, combat information announcing system, connects the same stations as the 1JS phones

Front 63

Which of the following types of flags and pennants is/are used by the Navy?
1. Substitute flags
2. Numeral pennants
3. International alphabet flags
4. All of the above

Back 63

All of the above

Front 64

Aboard ship, a man overboard is indicated
by what emergency/warning flag?
1. Code Alfa
2. Oscar
3. November Charlie
4. Bravo

Back 64

Oscar

Front 65

What administrative flag is used to recall all personnel to the ship?
1. Hotel
2. Juliett
3. Romeo
4. Papa

Back 65

PAPA General recall; all personnel return to the ship.

Front 66

What administrative flag is flown in port to indicate the ship has ready duty?
1. Hotel
2. India
3. Romeo
4. Quebec

Back 66

ROMEO In port; flown by ship having READY DUTY. At sea, flow by the ship PREPARING TO REPLENISH

Front 67

When under way, the national ensign is normally flown from what location?
1. The gaff
2. The aftermast
3. The flagstaff
4. The jackstaff

Back 67

While under way, the ensign is normally flown from the gaff. In ships having more than one mast, the gaff is usually positioned on the aftermast.

Front 68

Which of the following statements defines the term “colors”?
1. Colors give recognition of codes
2. Colors consist of our national ensign along with the union jack
3. Colors are lights on the flagstaff
4. Colors are the flags of foreign ships

Back 68

Colors consist of our national ensign along with the union jack

Front 69

When a naval ship is in port or at anchor, the
union jack is flown from what location?
1. The gaff
2. The jackstaff
3. The aftermast
4. The flagstaff

Back 69

When not under way, commissioned ships display the ensign from the flagstaff at the stern and the union jack from the jack staff at the bow from 0800 to sunset

Front 70

The U.S. Navy flag is flown in which of the following situations?
1. At official ceremonies or official public gatherings when the Navy is officially a participant
2 In parades
3. In official Navy occasions
4. Each of the above

Back 70

Each of the above

Front 71

Which of the following flags are half-masted at the death of the CO?
1. National ensign
2. Union jack
3. Commission pennant
4. Each of the above

Back 71

Along with the ensign and union jack, it is half-masted upon the death of the
commanding officer of the ship.

Front 72

On small ships, personnel from what watch are responsible for hoisting and hauling down absentee pennants?
1. Security watch
2. Quarterdeck watch
3. Roving watch
4. DC central watch

Back 72

On many small ships, it is the responsibility of the quarterdeck watch to hoist and haul down the absentee pennants. They are flown only between sunrise and sunset.

Front 73

On large ships, what person is responsible for making sure that special flags or pennants are displayed to indicate changing events aboard ship?
1. Boatswain’s mate
2. Quarterdeck watch
3. Duty signalman
4. Topside watch

Back 73

Usually on a large ship, this is the responsibility of the duty signalman.

Front 74

Where is a list of special flags and pennants normally posted as a ready reference for watch standers?
1. Combat information center (CIC)
2. After deck
3. Quarterdeck area
4. Half deck

Back 74

A list of special flags and pennants is normally posted within the quarterdeck area for the ready reference of watch standers

Front 75

An officer in command entitled to a personal flag is embarked in a boat on an official mission. Where should the pennant be flown?
1. Amid ship
2. In the bow
3. In the stern
4. Yardarm, port

Back 75

When an officer in command (or chief of staff) entitled to a personal flag or pennant is embarked in a boat on an official occasion, the appropriate flag or pennant is flown at the bow.

Front 76

Flagstaff insignias
Flat truck

Back 76

Flagstaff insignias
For an officer below the grade, or relative grade, of commander, and for civil officials entitled to honors of a lesser nature than those previously described

Front 77

Flagstaff insignias
Star

Back 77

Flagstaff insignias
For an officer of the grade, or relative grade, of commander

Front 78

Flagstaff insignias
Ball

Back 78

Flagstaff insignias
For anofficer of the grade, or relative grade, of captain in the Navy, and for certain diplomatic officials

Front 79

Flagstaff insignias
Halbert

Back 79

Flagstaff insignias
For a flag or general officer whose official salute is less than 19 guns or for a civil official whose salute is 11 guns or more but less than 19

Front 80

alacrity

Back 80

(n) eagerness speed

c.1500, from L. alacritatem (nom. alacritas ) "liveliness," from alacer (gen. alacris ) "cheerful, brisk, lively;"

Hint 80

For some reason, Chuck loved to help his mother whenever he could; so when his mother asked him to set the table, he did so with alacrity.