Esws Test Questions

Front 1

what does BDFA stand for?

Back 1

Basic Daily Food Allowance

Front 2

Chain Stopper

Back 2

a device (as a hook) that secures the anchor
chain (as when the anchor is raised) thus taking the strain from the windlass

Front 3

2 types of underway replenishment

Back 3

VERTREP vertical replenishment
CONREP connected replenishment

Front 4

length of phone and distance line

Back 4

250ft

Front 5

Psychrometer

Back 5

Battery operated thermometer

Front 6

LOP

Back 6

Line of position. Any line on a chart obtained by radar, visual bearing, electronic navigation, or celestial observation that indicates your approx. location.

Front 7

Stadimeter

Back 7

Instrument used to measure distance to an object of known height. Used during UNREP to determine the distance of the other ship. Can also be used to determine the distance to an object on land such as a lighthouse. Accurate between 200 - 2000 yards

Front 8

Sextant

Back 8

Instrument used to measure angles. Used to measure the angle of a star or planet above the horizon (vertically) or the angle between 2 objects on land (horizontally).

Front 9

HERO

Back 9

Hazards of Electro-Magnetic Radiation to Ordnance

Front 10

Vessel not under command (dayshape)

Back 10

2 black balls

Front 11

Vessel at anchor (dayshape)

Back 11

1 black ball

Front 12

Not Under Command (navigational lights)

Back 12

Red over red

Front 13

RHIB

Back 13

Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat

Front 14

Word to be passed/ Actions of the crew when abondoning ship

Back 14

"All hands prepare to abandon ship."
When this order is given, all personnel below decks who are not engaged in securing or salvage duties proceed topside.
All personnel put on life jackets. Officers in charge of debarkation stations order rigging of nets, lines, and ladders over ship's sides.

Front 15

Who orders “Abandon Ship”

Back 15

Commanding Officer

Front 16

gyro repeater

Back 16

a navigational compass, under the control of a gyroscope, that automatically
indicates true north.

Front 17

CIC Dissemination

Back 17

dissemination of
pertinent tactical information and intelligence to command and control stations

Front 18

what does IFF stand for

Back 18

Identification Friend or Foe - is a means of positive identification of other vessels in the area. We do not have an interrogator, therefore are system is passive

Front 19

How are flags read

Back 19

Flags are read from the top to the bottom, outboard to inboard, and forward to aft

Front 20

Discuss the various means of visual communications

Back 20

Flags & Day shapes – Fastest form of visual communications. Used in daylight.
Flashing lights – Used in Morse code communications
Yardarm Blinkers – An omni directional white flashing light located high on the mast that are activated by use of a key on the signal bridge
Semaphore – Two hand held flags used by signalman for close proximity visual messages
Flares/Pyrotechnics – Colored smoke used for emergencies
Infrared – Uses an infrared lens on flashing red light at night time, only visible by those using receiving equipment.

Front 21

What is the arc of visibility for the following lights:
Port/Starboard running lights
Forward/Aft mast lights
Stern light

Back 21

Port/Starboard running lights – 112.5°
Forward/Aft mast lights - 225°
Stern light - 135°

Front 22

What is variation

Back 22

Variation is the magnetic effect of the earth’s magnetic field on the compass

Front 23

What are the factors that affect radar operations

Back 23

Atmospheric conditions, sea return, weather, height of antenna and/or target

Front 24

150 PSI Aux steam

Back 24

From reducer to steam atomizing steam, emergency feed pump, superheater protection system, LO purifier heater, LO settling tank heater, #2 FO tank stripping pump, Rubber and Plastics, Reducers for Hotel Steam

Front 25

Main Feed Pump

Back 25

2 steam turbine driven pumps that raise feedwater pressure to approximately 800 PSI to feed to the boilers. They are located on the fire room operating level

Front 26

Jacking Gear

Back 26

Used to turn over the main engine during warm up and cool down

Front 27

modes of CHT

Back 27

In port- Discharge to pier
Transit- Hold on station
At Sea- Discharge overboard after 12 NM
Cold Iron- system secured

Front 28

What does MRMS stand for?

Back 28

Maintenance Resource Management System

Front 29

how many AFFF stations do we have onboard, size of tank, and where does it provide AFFF to?

Back 29

2 onboard, 325 gal tank, provides AFFF to engine room and fire room

Front 30

Repair Locker 1 Area of Responsibility

Back 30

FWD most frame to frame 50

Front 31

PECU

Back 31

Portable Exothermic Cutting Unit - 40 cu ft industrial grade oxygen cylinder. Oxygen regulator (preset to 80 psi). Rechargeable battery (12) volt.

Front 32

halon time delay for fire room?

Back 32

60 sec

Front 33

CHT Pump Rooms (storage capacity)

Back 33

PR #1- 9000 Gallons
PR #2- 10000 Gallons
PR #3- 4000 Gallons
PR #4- 4000 Gallons
PR #6- 2500 Gallons

Front 34

AC Units (type, type of refridgerant, and location)

Back 34

3- 250 ton york type centrifugal units. Located in main control and uses R-236fa refrigerant.

Front 35

Refrigeration Units (type, type of refridgerant, and location)

Back 35

3-8 ton closed loop type system with recirc compressors. Located below expeditionary manning berthing. (R-114 refrigerant)

Front 36

navigational lights for anchored

Back 36

Flagstaff/Jackstaff Lights

Front 37

what does the papa flag look like

Back 37

blue square with a little white square within it

Front 38

how long will an SCBA last

Back 38

30 and 45 minutes

Front 39

what are the 3 different types of vari-nozzle hoses put out in terms of GPM

Back 39

95, 125, 250 GPM

Front 40

Installed AFFF system

Back 40

Serves as an installed AFFF agent delivery system to fight a large class Bravo fires.
System is dependent on electrical power due to the electric fire pumps, electric AFFF pumps, and Solenoid Operated Pilot Valves (SOPV).

Front 41

Areas covered by AFFF sprinklers are:

Back 41

Fire Room and Engine Room

Front 42

Aqueous Potassium Carbonate (APC) - The APC System was designed to extinguish Deep Fat Fryer Fires (bravo). Fusible Link assemblies control the automatic operation of the system. The link melts at what temperature

Back 42

360 degrees F

Front 43

Where are the APC system’s located onboard the ship?

Back 43

Crew Galley and Ward Room Galley

Front 44

The Main Drainage System is designed to remove
large volumes of water from the Machinery spaces.
The Main Drainage System piping can be aligned to
Dewater using 6 eductors from any of the following spaces:

Back 44

3 in Pump Room #2, 2 rated at 900 GPM and 1 at 300 GPM
2 in the Engine Room rated at 900 GPM
1 in the Fire Room rated at 300 GPM

Front 45

AN/PDR-65

Back 45

Detection & Measurement: Gamma radiation 0 – 10,000 R/HR

Front 46

AFFF discharge rate

Back 46

125 GPM

Front 47

type of connection used for unreps

Back 47

Robb Coupling

Front 48

max range of the 50 cal

Back 48

4.1 nm or 7400 yds

Front 49

definition of Quality Maintenance

Back 49

A systematic review of Quality Maintenance records and all production actions which will provide adequate proof and confidence that work performed or material manufactured will perform as designed and that there is documentary evidence to this effect

Front 50

program used by workcenter to perform maintenance (1st and 2nd)

Back 50

1st - SKED
2nd - OHMS

Front 51

Dissemination (CIC)

Back 51

The process of distributing information to the various control stations and others throughout the ship who need to know