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ASSIGNMENT 4

1. Which of the following is NOT a DoD
military department?
1. Army
2. Coast Guard
3. Navy
4. Air Force

2. By law, what person heads the Department of
the Navy (DoN)?
1. Secretary of Defense
2. Joint Chief of Staff
3. Secretary of the Navy

3. Title 10 of the U.S. Code states that which of
the following actions is/are part of the Navy�s
mission?
1. Oversee construction, outfitting, and repair
of naval ships, equipment, and facilities
2. Station troops in forward positions
3. Commands U.S. forces in CONUS
4. Commander and chief of all sea commands

4. What are the three principal components of
the DoN?
1. The Navy Department executive offices,
the operating forces including the Marine
Corps, and the Shore Establishment
2. The Navy Department executive offices,
the operating forces excluding the Marine
Corps, and the Shore Establishment
3. The Navy Department excluding the
executive offices, the operating forces
excluding the Marine Corps, and the Shore
Establishment
4. The Navy Department excluding the
executive offices, the operating forces
including the Marine Corps, and the fleet
commands

5. The operating forces are under the command
of the
1. Secretary of Defense
2. Secretary of the Navy
3. Chief of Naval Operations
4. Chief of Naval Personnel

6. What is the purpose of the Shore
Establishment?
1. A last line of defense
2. To provide support to the operating forces
3. To provide a supply line
4. To support the front line

7. Aboard ship, what publication contains
information about the ship�s organization?
1. Standard Organization and Regulations
of the U.S. Navy only
2. Shipboard Organization and Regulations
Manual only
3. Standard Organization and Regulations of
the U.S. Navy and Shipboard Organization
and Regulations Manual
4. Uniform Code of Military Justice

8. A ready source of information about the
duties, responsibilities, and authority of
personnel assigned to a ship is stated in
which of the following documents?
1. United States Navy Regulations
2. Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
3. Standard Organization and Regulations
Manual
4. Ship�s Organization and Regulations
Manual

9. What are the two elements of a ship�s
organization?
1. Battle organization and damage control
organization
2. Battle organization and administrative
organization
3. Administrative organization and training
organization
4. Administrative organization and damage
control organization

10. Each ship is organized into what minimum
number of departments?
1. Five
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

11. Which of the following is a responsibility
of the operations department?
1. Piloting the ship
2. Forecasting weather
3. Conducting and analyzing intelligence
information
4. Both 2 and 3 above

12. The damage control assistant is a member
of what department on a ship?
1. Deck
2. Supply
3. Operations
4. Engineering

13. If a ship doesn�t have a deck department, what
department is responsible for inspection and
maintenance of survival equipment?
1. Supply
2. Weapons
3. Navigation
4. Engineering

14. Which of the following officers is ultimately
responsible for the safe navigation of the ship?
1. Navigator
2. Operations officer
3. Executive officer
4. Commanding officer

15. When a ship is abandoned, custom and
regulation require which of the following
actions by the commanding officer?
1. To be the first person to leave the ship
2. To be the last person to leave the ship
3. To exert every effort to destroy the ship
before it sinks
4. To inform all personnel that they are
on their own

16. What is the function of the command master
chief?
1. To take charge of and be responsible for
the training of enlisted personnel
2. To assign enlisted personnel to their duties
according to their qualification
3. To relieve the commanding officer of the
responsibility for the welfare and morale
of enlisted personnel
4. To transmit ideas and recommendations
directly to the commanding officer

17. Of the following duties, which is NOT one
of the executive officer�s?
1. Assignment of personnel
2. Coordination of ship�s drills
3. Assignment of punishment to offenders
4. Coordination of policing and inspection
of the ship

18. If the executive officer becomes incapacitated,
what person normally takes over his/her
duties?
1. The next senior line officer assigned to
the ship
2. An officer appointed by the ship�s captain
3. The next senior staff officer on board
4. The first lieutenant

19. For what reason do commanding officers and
executive officers usually have separate battle
stations aboard ship?
1. To decrease the likelihood of their being
disabled at the same time
2. To maintain a high degree of control over
personnel
3. To provide maximum coordination of
operations throughout the ship
4. To divide the areas of responsibility
between the executive officer and the
commanding officer

20. The department head is responsible for
which of the following functions within
a department?
1. General condition of equipment
2. Administrative matters
3. Operational readiness of the department
4. All of the above

21. The division officer has the responsibility of
carrying out which of the following duties?
1. Making frequent inspections of division
spaces, equipment, personnel, and supplies
2. Maintaining copies of division orders and
bills and displaying them conspicuously
3. Training division personnel and preparing
them for battle
4. Each of the above

23. Which of the following is a responsibility
of the operations department of an aircraft
squadron?
1. Overall maintenance of the ship�s aircraft
2. Operational readiness and tactical
efficiency
3. Squadron safety program
4. All of the above

24. Which of the following is the definition of
the term job accountability?
1. Taking command under duress
2. Accepting credit for your job
3. Answering to seniors in the chain of
command for the way you do your job
4. Answering only for personal mistakes

25. What is meant by effective communications
in the chain of command?
1. The ability to speak clearly
2. The use of proper terminology
3. The proper use of reports, messages,
and other types of correspondence
4. The action of seniors informing juniors
about matters that affect the juniors, and
the action of juniors informing seniors of
existing problems

26. You need help in solving a work-related
problem. Which of the following personnel
should contact first?
1. Your supervisor
2. Your department head
3. Your division officer
4. Your executive officer

IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 27 THROUGH 30,
REFER TO FIGURE A AND SELECT THE TERM
USED TO DEFINE THE QUESTION.

A. DECK SEAMANSHIP
B. BOAT SEAMANSHIP
C. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP

27. General boat handling.
1. A
2. B
3. C

28. The general work on the ship�s deck and
the equipment used.
1. A
2. B
3. C

29. Anchoring, mooring, cargo handling,
and towing are examples of this type
of seamanship.
1. A
2. B
3. C

30. Care and use of line.
1. A
2. B
3. C

31 It is important for you to know shipboard
equipment terminology for which of the
following reasons?
1. Equipment changes all the time
2. You will have to inventory the equipment
once each month
3. You will probably assist the deck force
in various seamanship evolutions
4. There are different names for the same
equipment

32. What is ground tackle?
1. Equipment bolted to the deck
2. Equipment used to anchor and moor
with anchors
3. Equipment electrically connected to
ground
4. Equipment used to refuel the ship

33. Which of the following is/are the most
commonly used anchors aboard Navy ships?
1. Lightweight
2. Stockless
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. Locking pin

34. How long is a standard shot of anchor chain?
1. 15 fathoms
2. 20 fathoms
3. 25 fathoms
4. 30 fathoms

35. What device is used to secure shots of anchor
chain together?
1. Link pins
2. Bending shackles
3. Detachable links
4. Securing shackles

36. What types of anchor windlasses are used
for lifting the ship�s anchor?
1. Vertical shaft type only
2. Horizontal shaft type only
3. Vertical shaft and horizontal shaft types
4. Lateral shaft type

37. What device engages the chain links when
hauling anchors on board ship?
1. Wildcat
2. Capstan
3. Gypsy heads
4. Bending shackles

38. Which of the following platforms is/are used
in the construction of an accommodation
ladder?
1. Middle platform
2. Upper platform
3. Lower platform
4. Both 2 and 3 above

39. What is the Navy term for gangplank?
1. Brow
2. Ramp
3. Platform
4. Accommodation ladder

40. What lines are used to prevent the ship from
drifting forward or aft?
1. The bowline and the forward spring lines
2. The stern line and after spring lines
3. The forward and after spring lines
4. The bow and stern lines

41. What means are used to protect the sides
of a ship when it is alongside a pier?
1. Doubled lines
2. Camels only
3. Fenders only
4. Camels and fenders

42. What is the main purpose for deck fittings
aboard ship?
1. To secure mooring lines
2. To connect electrical power
3. To replace stanchions
4. To secure the anchor

43. Which of the following is NOT a deck fitting
found aboard ships?
1. Bitts
2. Cleats
3. Bollards
4. Pad eyes

44. Which of the following is the purpose of boat
booms when ships are at anchor or moored to
a buoy?
1. To raise and lower supplies
2. To moor their boats well clear of the side
3. Both 1 and 2 above
4. To raise and lower personnel

45. Which of the following is/are types of boats
used by the Navy?
1. Service craft
2. Combatant craft
3. Boats in general
4. All of the above

46. A boat is defined as a non-commissioned
waterborne vessel that isn�t designated as a
service craft. According to this definition,
which of the following are types of boats?
1. Personnel boats
2. Motor whaleboats
3. Utility boats
4. All of the above

47. Which of the following is a type of service
craft?
1. Riverine craft
2. Patrol craft
3. Ship�s boats
4. Harbor tugs

48. Which of the following is a type of combatant
craft?
1. Patrol craft
2. Ship�s boats
3. Ferryboats

IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 49 THROUGH 53,
REFER TO FIGURE B AND SELECT THE TERM
DESCRIBED BY THE QUESTION.
A. AFTER END
B. AMIDSHIP
C. FORWARD END
D. OUTBOARD
E. STARBOARD
F. PORT

49. When facing forward of the boat, your
right-hand side is in this direction.
1. C
2. D
3. E
4. F

50. The stern of the boat.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

51. The area furthermost from the boat�s
centerline.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. E

52. When facing forward of the boat, your
left-hand side is facing this direction.
1. A
2. B
3. E
4. F

53. The bow of the boat.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. F

54. Nylon line is about how many times stronger
than manila line of the same size?
1. 1 1/2
2. 2 1/2
3. 3 1/2
4. 4 1/2

55. How is line termed small stuff identified?
1. By the length of the line
2. By the number of threads in the line
3. By the number of strands in the line
4. By the number of cables twisted together

56. Under safe working conditions, nylon line will
stretch what maximum fraction of its length?
1. 1/4
2. 1/3
3. 1/2
4. 2/3

57. Nylon line will stretch what maximum
percentage of its length before it will break?
1. 20%
2. 33%
3. 50%
4. 66%

58. A wire rope designated as 5 by 12 has (a) what
number of strands and (b) what number of
wires per strand?
1. (a) 5 (b) 12
2. (a) 12 (b) 12
3. (a) 12 (b) 5
4. (a) 5 (b) 5

59. The most secure line whipping is made with
which of the following pieces of equipment?
1. Small needle and palm
2. Wire cutters
3. Hammer
4. Pliers

IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 60 AND 61, REFER
TO FIGURE C AND SELECT THE TERM
DESCRIBED BY THE QUESTION.
A. KNOTS
B. HITCHES
C. BENDS

60. Used to bend a line to or around an object.
1. A
2. B
3. C

61. Used to form eyes or to secure a cord or line
around an object.
1. A
2. B
3. C

62. The square knot is also known as a
1. granny knot
2. seaman�s knot
3. reef knot
4. top knot

63. The bowline can be used for which of the
following purposes?
1. To form an eye
2. To bend two lines together
3. To secure a line to a pad eye
4. Each of the above

64. The main value of the becket bend is that it
can be used to bend together two lines of
different sizes.
1. True
2. False

65. If there is a great strain on a line, what type
of bend should be used?
1. Becket bend
2. Double becket bend
3. Bowline
4. Double bowline

66. What type of hitch will hold as long as
there�s a strain on it?
1. Two half hitches
2. Two underhanded loops
3. Round and turn and two half hitches
4. Clove hitch

67. Which of the following actions would you
perform to �coil down� a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the
bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full

68. Which of the following actions would you
take to �flemish down� a line?
1. Lay line in successive circles with the
bitter end in the center
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
3. Lay line in long, flat bights
4. Lay line out in full

69. When making an eye splice, you should unlay
what number of line strands?
1. 2 to 4
2. 4 to 6
3. 6 to 8
4. 8 to 10

70. Which of the following procedures is used to
prevent the strands of synthetic line from
frazzling after a splice has been made?
1. They are whipped
2. They are melted together
3. They are cut off even with the standing
part
4. Each of the above

71. Which of the following is the purpose of using
a short splice?
1. To temporarily join two lines together
2. To permanently join two lines together
3. To form an eye
4. Each of the above