Chapter 4 Ground Tackle, Towing, And Salvage

Front 1

Why were stock less anchors adopted for use aboard u.s. navy vessels?

Back 1

They are easy to stow

Front 2

Which of the following anchors has the greatest holding power?

Back 2

Mk2

Front 3

When is the two fluke balanced fluke anchor used for anchoring surface ships?

Back 3

When conventional anchors interfere with the sonar dome

Front 4

Which of the following anchors is used primarily to anchor buoys and torpedo testing barges?

Back 4

Mushroom anchors

Front 5

The serial number on standard navy stockless anchors is located on the

Back 5

Flat of the crown

Front 6

What is the function of the stud on the navy die lock chain

Back 6

To prevent the chain from hiking and the links from pounding on adjacent links

Front 7

A standard shot of anchor chain is how many fathoms?

Back 7

15

Front 8

How many links in a shot of chain are usually marker with the serial number of the shot

Back 8

2

Front 9

What is used to connect the shots of anchor chain together?

Back 9

Detachable link

Front 10

Why are detachable links stamped with the same number on all the parts?

Back 10

To ensure identification and proper assembly

Front 11

Which of the following items of ground tackle minimizes the linking and/or twisting of the anchor chain

Back 11

Chain swivel

Front 12

Which of the following chain stoppers is the assembly that is closest to the hawes pipe

Back 12

Housing

Front 13

What item(s) of gear that riding and housing stoppers do not have is/are added to a towing chain stopper

Back 13

Locking plates

Front 14

What is the standard size mortise (opening), in inches, on all mooring shacnles, regardless of their size?

Back 14

7 inches

Front 15

Which of the following terms applies to a 5- to 15 fathom length of wire rope having thimbles at both ends, one of which is fitted with a length of open line chain ending in a pelican hook?

Back 15

Clear hawes pendant

Front 16

As the anchor chain is payed out, you notice four white links on each side of a red detachable link clearing the hawsepipe. At this point, how many fathoms of chain are out?

Back 16

60 fathoms

Front 17

What color is the entire next to last shot of anchor chain painted?

Back 17

Yellow

Front 18

The bitter end of the anchor chain is secured to a pad eye in the chain locker with what type of shackle

Back 18

Saftey anchor shackle

Front 19

How often should the anchor chain, regardless of size be overhauled and placed in a good state of preservation

Back 19

18 months

Front 20

What person is in charge of the forecastle when personnel are anchoring and weighing anchor

Back 20

1st Lt

Front 21

Why is a ship usually moving when the anchor is dropped

Back 21

To prevent the chain from piling and fouling the anchor

Front 22

You should start braking after the anchor is let go, and as soon as it

Back 22

As soon as it hits the waters edge

Front 23

What is the typical scope of chain veered for a ship anchoring in 12 fathoms of water?

Back 23

5 - 7 times the depth of the water

70 fathoms

Front 24

What report do you make to the bridge when the fluke of the anchor have broken out and the crown rests on the bottom

Back 24

Anchor is up and down

Front 25

When preparing to moor to a buoy, the ship lowers a boat with the buoy party when it is how many yards away from the buoy

Back 25

1,000 yards

Front 26

What is the first thing the buoy party shackles to the ring on the mooring line?

Back 26

Wire rope

Front 27

When you are rigging for the trolley method of mooring to a buoy, what serves as the trolley?

Back 27

Large shackle

Front 28

What should be the relative position of a ship after completing the bow and stern buoy method

Back 28

Equidistant from both buoys

Front 29

While rousing out anchor chain onto a barge with no retaining sides, or onto a pier that us not directly under the hawsepipe, what action should you take with each shot of chain?

Back 29

Ensure that each shot of chain is controlled with enough stops so the anchor chain will not run

Front 30

When the ship is anchored, why is it standard practice to have a detachable link located just inboard of the riding stopper

Back 30

So that a detachable link is readily accessible for the use in slipping the anchor chain in an emergency

Front 31

The shackle that secures the bitter end of the anchor chain must have a breaking strength approximating thr weight of how many fathoms of anchor chain hanging from the hawsepipe

Back 31

20 shots/300 fathoms

Front 32

The strength of the padeye in the chain locker must be how many times the strength of the shackle

Back 32

1.75

Front 33

Anchor buoy lines are made of which of the following ropes or cordage?

Back 33

21 - thread

Front 34

When you rig a ship to be towed, where should you break the anchor chain?

Back 34

At the first detachable link inboard of the swivel shot

Front 35

How many feet long is a standard length of synthetic towing hawser?

Back 35

600ft

Front 36

When making a normal approach for towing, what determines the position the towing ship takes in relation to the tow

Back 36

Which vessel drifts faster

Front 37

In an emergency, one method of casting off the towing is to

Back 37

Break a detachable link abaft the stopper and cast off the stopper

Front 38

When synthetic line is used for towing, what if any, is the normal catenary?

Back 38

None

Front 39

Which if the following bridles is used in the Williams target sled

Back 39

Synthetic

Front 40

What is the required towline for the Williams target sled?

Back 40

4,500 ft 1inch (book says 3 inch) double braided nylon rope

Front 41

To prevent a target sled's towline from becoming fouled on the bottom, what is the minimum depth of water in which it may be transfered from ship to ship

Back 41

Ask for help couldn't find

Front 42

After a tow is rigged, at what rate should the speed be increased until the towing speed is reached?

Back 42

3 to 5 turns

Front 43

You are measuring a link if the anchor chain and you determine the wire diameter is 1 inch. The link should be what length

Back 43

6 inches

"The length of a standard link is 6 times its diameter, and its width is 3.6 times its diameter."

Front 44

You measure a link of anchor chain with a wire diameter of 2 inches and a width of 7.2 inches. The link should be what length.

Back 44

12 in

Front 45

Which of the following devices holds the parts of a detachable link together?

Back 45

Tapper pin

Front 46

As the anchor chain is paying out you notice eleven white links clearing the hawsepipe. At this point how many fathoms of chain are out?

Back 46

75

Front 47

How much distance is required for a ship to swing at anchor?

Back 47

Length of the ship, plus the scope of the chain

Front 48

How many different types of salvages are being used in the Navy Today?

Back 48

4. Combat, offshore, rescue, harbor

Front 49

What type of salvage operation is used in emergency services for vessels and aircraft in distress at sea?

Back 49

Rescue

Front 50

What type of salvage consists of salvaging ships, removing wreckage, and general salvage work in harbor

Back 50

Harbor salvage

Front 51

What type of salvage operation consists of services rendered to an amphibious assault force

Back 51

Combat salvage

Front 52

Which direction would you put your anchors out if you have a stranded vessel near shore

Back 52

Seaward

Front 53

What type of bridle is used in a salvage opertation?

Back 53

Liverpool bridle

Front 54

What is the last resort you use to get a messenger line to a grounded ship.

Back 54

Buoy and float it to the grounded ship

Front 55

What is the adequate distance you put an empty oil drum on a buoy wire so it will float to the other ship

Back 55

60 - 65 feet