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What is the equipment used inanchoring and mooring called?
Ground tackle
What part of the anchor digs in asit is dragged across the oceanbottom?
Fluke
What type of anchor is mostcommonly used aboard naval ships?
Stockless
What naval stockless anchor has thegreatest holding power?
Mark 2
What type of anchor is normallyused in groups of three or more,surrounding a central mooringpoint?
Mushroom
Navy anchor chains of theflash-welded type is the standardfor new ship constructions.
True
How long is a standard shot ofanchor chain?
15 fathoms
What devices are used to joinstandard shots of anchor chaintogether?
Detachable links
What device is used to attach theanchor to the chain?
Bending shackle
Which of the following is NOT a useof the chain stopper?
To ride to an anchor
What devices are used to attach theanchor chain to mooring buoys?
Mooring shackles

An anchor chain on deck shows one


blue detachable link and six links


on either side, with six turns of


wire in the end white links. A


total of how many fathoms of chain


are out?


90

What is the color of the detachable


link at 45 fathoms?


Blue

What is the color of the


next-to-last shot of an anchor


chain?


Yellow

As a minimum, how often should


1 1/2-inch anchor chains be laid


out on deck and thoroughly


examined?


Quarterly

What type windlass has its power


source located below deck?


Vertical shaft

What device(s) permit(s) free


rotation of the wildcat when you


are paying out the chain?


Locking head

What term is used to describe the


anchor buoy when it is floating on


the surface above the anchor?


Watching

When weighing anchor, when is the


anchor aweigh?


When it is free of the bottom

What command should be used to


inform the seaman to release the


brake so the chain is heaved in


enough to take strain off the


stopper?


HEAVE AROUND

Approximately how much of the


heaving line is coiled and held in


the casting hand?


2/3

What device is used with davits


having wire rope falls?


Drum

What type of mechanical boat davit


handles the rescue rigid inflatable


boat?


The slewing arm davit

What davit is mainly used aboard


aircraft carriers and amphibious


helicopter landing ships?


Overhead suspended

When using a gravity boat davit,


what winch devices control the


boat's descending speed and prevent


the davit arms from slamming into


the outboard stop?


Manual brakes


What boat davit safety device is


used to indicate when the electric


motor must be deenergized during


hoisting to prevent overstressing


or failure of davit components?


Safe hoisting position stripes

The purpose of the fluid brake is


to regulate the speed of a


descending boat.


True

What deck fitting should you use to


make fast a line that has been led


through a chock?


Bitt

What deck fitting consists of a


double-ended pair of projecting


horns used for belaying a wire?


Cleat

There are how many types of chock?


Three

When a naval vessel has two


accommodation ladders, what


personnel use the forward ladder?


Officers and ceremonial


participants

What type of ladder is rigged out


and lowered to provide for boarding


or leaving an anchored ship?


Accommodation

For ease of handling, most


accommodation ladders in the Navy


today are made of aluminum.


True

On ships not having outriggers,


what davit can be used to support


the ladder over the side?


A J-bar

What device is used for mooring


small boats clear of a ship's side?


Boat boom

What devices control the fore and


aft motion of the boat boom?


Guys

A boat boom is secured to the side


of a ship by what device(s)?


A gooseneck and a pin

What part of the boat boom rigging


is designed to permit the boat


crews to come aboard ship?


Jacob's ladder

What equipment should you heave


around on to spot the yard-and-stay


booms in their working area?


Guys

What minimum number of steadying


lines should be attached to heavy


or unwieldy loads?


Two

Replenishment at sea is a broad


term applied to all methods of


transferring material and personnel


at sea.


True

What craft is needed to carry out a


vertical replenishment (VERTREP)?


Helicopter

Which of the following ships has


the primary duty of supplying


ammunition to the fleet?


AE

What are the most common refueling


rigs used in the Navy?


Span-wire and close-in

What flaghoist signal should the


receiving ship hoist to indicate it


is disengaging at final station?


PREP closed up

What color lights do replenishment


rig signalmen use at night to pass


orders between ships?


Amber, green, and red

What is the principal method of


communication between ships


replenishing at sea?


Sound-powered phones

What color is the daytime marker


used to indicate that the distance


between two ships is 140 feet?


Yellow

How many blasts of a whistle should


the receiving ship sound to


indicate it is ready to receive the


shot line?


Two

What is the color of the station


marker used to indicate fuel oil is


being transferred at this station?


Red

Aircraft carriers fire the shot


line to delivering ships because of


the danger of hitting aircraft on


the carrier's deck.


True

What rig is a high-speed transfer


method developed for transferring


cargo and missiles between ships at


sea?


STREAM

What equipment on the delivery ship


travels vertically on a kingpost


and lifts the load clear of


obstructions before transfer?


Sliding pad eye

What type of highline is used to


exchange personnel during


replenishment at sea?


Synthetic

What danger signal should be


sounded to initiate an emergency


breakaway?


Five short blasts

The only difference between day and


night VERTREP is a reduction in the


speed of operations due to


decreases visibility.


True

SELECT THE HELMET COLOR

IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING



REPLENISHMENT BY THE

Officers


White

SELECT THE HELMET COLOR

IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING


REPLENISHMENT BY THE

Repair personnel



Purple

SELECT THE HELMET COLOR

IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING


REPLENISHMENT BY THE

Rig captain



Yellow

SELECT THE HELMET COLOR

IS REQUIRED TO BE WORN DURING


REPLENISHMENT BY THE

Winch operator



Brown

What bend is used to tie the


gantline to the boatswains chair?


Double becket

When you are aloft in the


boatswain's chair, what command


should you give to inform the deck


crew to let go of the gantline?


UP BEHIND

What device should you bend the


tail of the gantline to when riding


down standing rigging?


A shackle

What officer must you receive


permission from before going aloft?


Officer of the deck

When working over the side during


welding, all safety rope lines


should be replaced with wire rope.


True

What device should be used to


secure tools to personnel working


over the side?


Lanyard

When properly rigged, what part(s)


of the stage should support all the


weight?


Plank

What is the approximate weight of a


lead line?


7 to 14 pounds

How deep is the water when the


leadsman reports A QUARTER LESS


THREE?


2 3/4 fathoms

What mooring line runs through the


bullnose?


Bow

What mooring lines are used to keep


the ship from moving away from the


pier?


Breast

What should a line handler do when


told to AVAST HEAVING?


Stop taking in

What officer must give you


permission to work outside the


lifelines when your ship is


underway?


Commanding officer

For what type of rigging is weather


protection the only important


consideration?


Standing