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Describe UNREP
Underway replenishment a broad term applied to all methods of transferring fuel, munitions, supplies, and personnel from one vessel to another while underway
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Describe VERTREP
Vertical replenishment carried out by helicopters
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Describe CONREP
Connected replenishment. When two or more ships steam side by side and the hoses and lines are connected for replenishment
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Replenishment speed
12-16 knots
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What kind of breakaway does CVN class ships use
Accelerated standard breakaway which is maximum speed but small rudder orders 1/2 degree at a time.
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Purpose of special sea and anchor detail
To provide max safety when ship is to be maneuvered in close range to land or another ship within 1 mile.
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Low visibility detail
Fog or reduced visibility 3 miles or less
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Who gives orders to abandon ship and what are the three phases
- CO
- 1. Prepare all hands abandon ship
- 2. All hands abandon ship, except securing/salvage
- 3. Secure salvage, and abandon ship
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Words to be passed for an abandon ship
- Nearest land in degrees magnetic
- Land is friendly/hostile
- Distance in nautical miles
- True wind
- Sea state and temperature
- Water depth
- Life expectancy in the water
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What life rafts onboard
MK-6, 25 man raft. 252 total
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Three types of man overboard recovery
- Airborne
- Small boat
- Shipboard
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Define collision
Act or instance of colliding. To come together with solid or direct impact
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Define aground
On or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water, concern is breaching the hull of a ship
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True bearing vs relative bearing
True bearing is the direction from one point on the earth to another point in degrees from 000-360 clockwise using true north as a guiding reference point
Relative bearing the direction in degrees from 000-360 relative starting with the bow of the ship at 000 degrees relative continuing clockwise to the starboard beam at 090 to the stern 180
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5 navigation lights:
- 1. Port
- 2. Starboard
- 3. Forward mast
- 4. Aft mast
- 5. Stern light
- 1. Red
- 2. Green
- 3. White
- 4. White
- 5. White (blue during night flight operations)
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Shape/ lights for restricted maneuvering
- Red over white over red
- Ball diamond ball
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Light man overboard
Red over red
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Shape/ light used when not under command
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Shape/ light vessel aground
- Red over red
- Ball ball ball
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Describe stadimeter
An instrument used to determine distance to an object of known height
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Describe sextant
A marine sextant is used for celestial navigation. It measures the height of observation of celestial bodies. This info used in conjunction with exact time of observation along with mathematical calculations produces the observers exact location
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Describe chronometer
A very accurate clock
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Describe gyrocompass
This electronic compass uses internal gyros to determine true north
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Describe Fathometer
An electric instrument used to determine the depth of the water beneath the keel of the ship
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Describe GPS
Global Positioning System. Based on 24 orbital satellites, 21 are active at all time.
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Describe Barometer
Instrument used to determine atmospheric pressure
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Describe psychrometer
Instrument measures combination of wet and dry thermometer to determine amount of moisture in the air
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Describe telltale panel
Lighting indication panel in the pilot house shows status of navigation running lights
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