Navigation

Question 1

Bravo

Answer 1

Refueling/Ammunition handling

Question 2

Alpha

Answer 2

Divers

Question 3

Kilo

Answer 3

Aloft

Question 4

Kilo 1

Answer 4

Over the Side

Question 5

Kilo 3

Answer 5

Aloft and Over the Side

Question 6

Prep

Answer 6

Preparation for Colors and Unrep

Question 7

Oscar

Answer 7

Man Overboard

Question 8

Papa

Answer 8

Personnel Recall

Question 9

Quebec

Answer 9

Boat Recall

Question 10

Romeo

Answer 10

Ready for Unrep

Question 11

Golf

Answer 11

Guide Ship

Question 12

What’s the difference between an emergency and standard breakaway?

Answer 12

Acceleration

Question 13

Who calls abandon ship?

Answer 13

CO

Question 14

What information is given out during abandon ship?

Answer 14

• Direction of Nearest Land, Friend/Foe
• Water Temp
• Weather
• Survivability
• Wind Speed

Question 15

What are the 3 types of recovery?

Answer 15

• HELO
• RHIB
• Shipboard

Question 16

Describe Advance Transfer

Answer 16

• 2 points

- Where you start and where you end

Question 17

What is true bearing?

Answer 17

Bearing in relation to magnetic north(true north)

Question 18

What is relative bearing?

Answer 18

Bearing in relation to self

Question 19

What is the swing circle?

Answer 19

Length of Ship + Anchor Chain paid out

Question 20

What is drag circle?

Answer 20

Distance from Hawespipe to Center Pelorous + Anchor chain paid out

Question 21

What are the underway lights?

Answer 21

5 Navigation lights:

• Port Running = Red
• Starboard Running = Green
• FWD & AFT Masthead = White
• Stern Light - White

Question 22

What are the lights in port?

Answer 22

• Flag Staff
• Jack Staff
• Aircraft Warning Light

Question 23

What are the day shapes/ lights for Restricted Maneuvering?

Answer 23

• Ball, Diamond, Ball

- Red, White, Red

Question 24

What are the day shapes/ lights for Vessel not in command?

Answer 24

• Ball, Ball

- Red, Red

Question 25

What are the day shapes/ lights for Vessel at Anchor?

Answer 25

- Ball | - Red

Question 26

What is the day shape for Vessel Constrained by a draft?

Answer 26

-Cylinder

Question 27

What are the day shapes/ lights for Man Overboard?

Answer 27

-Red on Red Flashing

Question 28

What are the day shapes/ lights for Vessel Aground?

Answer 28

- Ball, Ball, Ball | - Red, Red, Red

Question 29

What is the Starboard Pennant?

Answer 29

Senior Officer Present Aboard (SOPA)

Question 30

Lima

Answer 30

HERO

Question 31

Romeo

Answer 31

Ready to receive alongside

Question 32

Uniform

Answer 32

Anchoring

Question 33

1st Substitute

Answer 33

Absence of Flag Officer

Question 34

2nd Substitute

Answer 34

Absence of Chief of Staff

Question 35

3rd Substitute

Answer 35

Absence of Commanding Officer

Question 36

4th Substitute

Answer 36

Absence of embarked Civil Offical

Question 37

What is a statometer?

Answer 37

Measures distance from one ship to another

Question 38

What is a marine sextant?

Answer 38

It's a tool used by the Q.M.'s to obtain Lines of Position from celestial bodies

Question 39

What is a telescopic aledade?

Answer 39

A tool used by the Q.M.'s to obtain bearing from visual navigation aids during transits through restricted waters

Question 40

What is a fathometer?

Answer 40

Measures depth of water

Question 41

What are the six rules of Dead Reckoning?

Answer 41

- Every Course Change - Speed - Hour on the Hour - Lines of Position - Running Fix - 2 DRs every fix

Question 42

What is setting drift?

Answer 42

Course & Speed pushed off track

Question 43

Describe IALA

Answer 43

- International Association of Lighthouse Authority - 2 Systems, A/B - U.S. Uses Bravo

Question 44

What is the responsibility of the OOD?

Answer 44

-In charge of safe navigation of the ship

Question 45

What is the responsibility of the Conning Officer?

Answer 45

-Drives the ship verbally

Question 46

What is the responsibility of the Helm?

Answer 46

Steers

Question 47

What is the responsibility of the Lee Helm?

Answer 47

Indicates Speed

Question 48

What is the responsibility of the BMOW?

Answer 48

- Maintains order and discipline of enlisted personnel on the bridge - Passes word on 1MC

Question 49

What is the responsibility of lookouts?

Answer 49

-Report everything they see or hear

Question 50

What is the responsibility of the QMOW?

Answer 50

-Helps navigate the ship

Question 51

What is a barometer?

Answer 51

Measures humidity

Question 52

What is a cyclometer?

Answer 52

Measures the moisture in the air

Question 53

What is a Telltale Panel?

Answer 53

Light Indicator Switch (behind Helm)