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ASSIGNMENT 4
Textbook Assignment: Chapter 6 �Naval Organization� and chapter 7 �Basic Seamanship.�
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1. Which of the following is NOT a DoD
military department?
1. Army
2. Coast Guard
3. Navy
4. Air Force
2. Coast Guard
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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. Secretary of the Navy
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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
- 1. Oversee construction, outfitting, and repair
- of naval ships, equipment, and facilities
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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
- 1. The Navy Department executive offices,
- the operating forces including the Marine
- Corps, and the Shore Establishment
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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
3. Chief of Naval Operations
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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
2. To provide support to the operating forces
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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
- Shipboard Organization and Regulations
- Manual only
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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
- 4. Ship�s Organization and Regulations
- Manual
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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
- 2. Battle organization and administrative
- organization
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10. Each ship is organized into what minimum
number of departments?
1. Five
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
1. Five
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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
4. Both 2 and 3 above
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12. The damage control assistant is a member
of what department on a ship?
1. Deck
2. Supply
3. Operations
4. Engineering
4. Engineering
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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
2. Weapons
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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
4. Commanding Officer
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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
1. To be the first person to leave the ship
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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
- To transmit ideas and recommendations
- directly to the commanding officer
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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
1. Assignment of personnel
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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
- 1. The next senior line officer assigned to
- the ship
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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
- 1. To decrease the likelihood of their being
- disabled at the same time
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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
4. All of the above
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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
4. Each of the above
- 22. Most of the jobs that are done by the XO�s
- assistants aboard ship are the responsibility
- of what department in an aircraft squadron?
- 1. Administrative department
- 2. Maintenance department
- 3. Operations department
- 4. Safety department
1. Administrative department
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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
- 2. Operational readiness and tactical
- efficiency
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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
- 3. Answering to seniors in the chain of
- command for the way you do your job
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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
- 4. The action of seniors informing juniors
- about matters that affect the juniors, and
- the action of juniors informing seniors of
- existing problems
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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
1. Your supervisor
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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
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27. General boat handling.
1. A
2. B
3. C
2. B Boat Seamanship
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28. The general work on the ship�s deck and
the equipment used.
1. A
2. B
3. C
1. A Deck Seamanship
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29. Anchoring, mooring, cargo handling,
and towing are examples of this type
of seamanship.
1. A
2. B
3. C
1. A Deck Seamanship
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30. Care and use of line.
1. A
2. B
3. C
3. C Marlinespike Seamanship
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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
- 3. You will probably assist the deck force
- in various seamanship evolutions
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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
- 2. Equipment used to anchor and moor
- with anchors
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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
3. Both 1 and 2 above
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34. How long is a standard shot of anchor chain?
1. 15 fathoms
2. 20 fathoms
3. 25 fathoms
4. 30 fathoms
1. 15 fathoms
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35. What device is used to secure shots of anchor
chain together?
1. Link pins
2. Bending shackles
3. Detachable links
4. Securing shackles
3. Detachable links
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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
3. Vertical shaft and horizontal shaft types
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37. What device engages the chain links when
hauling anchors on board ship?
1. Wildcat
2. Capstan
3. Gypsy heads
4. Bending shackles
1. Wildcat
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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
4. Both 2 and 3 above
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39. What is the Navy term for gangplank?
1. Brow
2. Ramp
3. Platform
4. Accommodation ladder
1. Brow
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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
3. The forward and after spring lines
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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
4. Camels and fenders
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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
1. To secure mooring lines
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43. Which of the following is NOT a deck fitting
found aboard ships?
1. Bitts
2. Cleats
3. Bollards
4. Pad eyes
4. Pad eyes
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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
2. To moor their boats well clear of the side
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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
4. All of the above
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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
4. All of the above
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47. Which of the following is a type of service
craft?
1. Riverine craft
2. Patrol craft
3. Ship�s boats
4. Harbor tugs
4. Harbor tugs
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48. Which of the following is a type of combatant
craft?
1. Patrol craft
2. Ship�s boats
3. Ferryboats
1. Patrol craft
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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
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49. When facing forward of the boat, your
right-hand side is in this direction.
1. C
2. D
3. E
4. F
3. E starboard
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50. The stern of the boat.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
C. Forward end
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51. The area furthermost from the boat�s
centerline.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. E
3. D outboard
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52. When facing forward of the boat, your
left-hand side is facing this direction.
1. A
2. B
3. E
4. F
4. F port
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53. The bow of the boat.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. F
2. C forward end
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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
2. 2 1/2
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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
2. By the number of threads in the line
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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
3. 1/3
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57. Nylon line will stretch what maximum
percentage of its length before it will break?
1. 20%
2. 33%
3. 50%
4. 66%
3. 50%
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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
1. (a) 5 (b) 12
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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
1. Small needle and palm
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IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 60 AND 61, REFER
TO FIGURE C AND SELECT THE TERM
DESCRIBED BY THE QUESTION.
A. KNOTS
B. HITCHES
C. BENDS
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60. Used to bend a line to or around an object.
1. A
2. B
3. C
2. B hitches
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61. Used to form eyes or to secure a cord or line
around an object.
1. A
2. B
3. C
1. A knots
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62. The square knot is also known as a
1. granny knot
2. seaman�s knot
3. reef knot
4. top knot
3. reef knot
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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
4. Each of the above
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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
1. True
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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
2. Double becket bend
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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
4. Clove hitch
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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
2. Lay line in circles, one on top of the other
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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
- 1. Lay line in successive circles with the
- bitter end in the center
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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
4. 8 to 10
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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
2. They are melted together
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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
2. To permanently join two lines together
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