Deck Fundamentals

Front 1

Mooring line

Back 1

Synthetic fiber, 6" in circumference

Front 2

Storm line

Back 2

Synthetic fiber, 8 or 9" in circumference

Front 3

Wire rope

Back 3

Wire, 8" in circumference, stronger than fiber

Front 4

Hold

Back 4

Hold line in hand and wait for further instructions

Front 5

Check a line

Back 5

Give more line, ease tension and must be at least 6' away from all bits

Front 6

Slack

Back 6

give more line

Front 7

Ease

Back 7

slack slowly

Front 8

Take in

Back 8

take in all lines from the skin of teh ship

Front 9

cast off

Back 9

take line off pier and throw in water

Front 10

avast

Back 10

stop

Front 11

heave around

Back 11

pull line in any direction

Front 12

swing circle

Back 12

ship moving around its anchor

Front 13

drag circle

Back 13

dragging anchor in a swing circle

Front 14

bits

Back 14

used to secure the mooring lines

Front 15

chock

Back 15

opening used to run lines to outside of ship

Front 16

cleats

Back 16

pari of horns used to secure lines

Front 17

bullnose

Back 17

2 huge chocks on the bow of the ship

Front 18

hawse pipe

Back 18

houses the anchor

Front 19

chain

Back 19

holds the anchor

Front 20

turnbuckle

Back 20

makes chain stopper longer or shorter. buckles down on chains and can extend/retract it

Front 21

chain stopper

Back 21

stops chain from running outside the skin of the ship

Front 22

capstan

Back 22

forward and reverse, used for heaving mooring lines vertically

Front 23

gypsy head

Back 23

smaller horizontal capstan

Front 24

detachable line

Back 24

410 lbs

Front 25

chain link

Back 25

367 lbs

Front 26

chain markings

Back 26

colors

Front 27

swivel shot

Back 27

begins chain marking

Front 28

anchor

Back 28

secures shot to sea floor, navy standard stockless, two on board JFK, each one weighs 30 tons

Front 29

chain stoppers

Back 29

3; turnbuckle, pelican hook, and frog

Front 30

pelican hook

Back 30

actually grasps the chain

Front 31

wildcat

Back 31

bow and starboard, heaves around teh chain and teeth are called sprockets

Front 32

anchor brakes

Back 32

3; hydraulic, manual, and nitrogen (used only as a last resort)

Front 33

anchor buoy

Back 33

reg and green, cylinder shaped float lets you know where the anchor is

Front 34

hawser mooring line

Back 34

5.5" or more in circumference

Front 35

line

Back 35

cease, secure or anything

Front 36

seize

Back 36

stop it from moving in any direction

Front 37

small stuff

Back 37

small line

Front 38

flemish

Back 38

line laid in a spiral flat

Front 39

coil

Back 39

line laid on top of each other in a circle

Front 40

fake

Back 40

line laid in an S shape

Front 41

heaving line

Back 41

small stuff used to heave around mooring line

Front 42

monkey fist

Back 42

heaving ball used to send messenger to pier

Front 43

marlin

Back 43

tarred hemp small stuff

Front 44

bight

Back 44

loop in a line

Front 45

eye

Back 45

permanent loop in mooring line

Front 46

eye splice

Back 46

braiding of eye

Front 47

marlin spike

Back 47

stell spike used to splice wire rope

Front 48

fid

Back 48

wooden marlinspike used to splice synthetic mooring line

Front 49

mouse

Back 49

used to secure or seize objects

Front 50

heavy strain

Back 50

max capacity line can take

Front 51

moderate strain

Back 51

medium strain

Front 52

light strain

Back 52

minimum strain

Front 53

frap

Back 53

used to bring two mooring lines together to make strength of one

Front 54

rat guards

Back 54

stops rats from coming onto ship. they are attached to mooring lines

Front 55

chaffing gear

Back 55

canvas material ran around line to stop it from getting chaffed

Front 56

rattail stopper

Back 56

holds tension of teh line

Front 57

safe working load

Back 57

safe & appropriate weight

Front 58

UNREP

Back 58

underway replenishment. ship to ship. fuel & cargo

Front 59

VERTREP

Back 59

vertical replenishment. helo to ship. cargo, mail, etc.

Front 60

CONREP

Back 60

connected replenishment

Front 61

fox corbin

Back 61

two ships change course while attached during UNREP

Front 62

replenishment course

Back 62

courses we follow during replenishment

Front 63

replenishment speed

Back 63

speed we follow during replenishment. (12 knots min & 16 knots max)

Front 64

control ship

Back 64

USS replenishment ship

Front 65

approach ship

Back 65

USS JFK

Front 66

deliver ship

Back 66

control ship

Front 67

receiving ship

Back 67

USS JFK

Front 68

transfer stations

Back 68

9F, 17F, 19F, 21F, 13C, 25C

Front 69

standard breakaway

Back 69

regular speed

Front 70

emergency breakaway

Back 70

accelerated speed

Front 71

abandon ship

Back 71

CO orderes this and crew goes to abandon ship station

Front 72

lifeboats (RHIB)

Back 72

rigid hull inflateable boat

Front 73

life rafts

Back 73

246 (116 port & 130 stbd)
type MK6, 25 people per raft

Front 74

man overboard recovery

Back 74

ship, RHIB, helicopter

Front 75

collision

Back 75

run into another ship

Front 76

aground

Back 76

hit land

Front 77

bridge watch stations

Back 77

OOD, JOOD, BMOW, QMOW, helmsman, lee helmsman, lookouts

Front 78

how many fathoms in a shot of chain

Back 78

15

Front 79

how many shots per anchor chain

Back 79

12

Front 80

the shots of chain are what color

Back 80

1st, 4th, 7th, & 10th : red
2nd, 5th, 8th : white
3rd, 6th, 9th : blue
11th : all yellow
12th : all red

Front 81

how many rhibs do we have

Back 81

2 (1 port, 1 stbd)

Front 82

how many people does it take to man the RHIB?

Back 82

3; coxswain, engine man, bow hook

Front 83

how many people does it take to man the RHIB during man overboard?

Back 83

6; boat officer, SAR swimmer, coxswain, engine man, bow hook, signalman

Front 84

how many monkey lines do we have?

Back 84

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