Bm Navedtra 14343 Chapter 5

Front 1

The allowance for boats for shore stations is
established by what authority?

1. Naval district commander
2. Chief of Naval Operations
3. Commander, Naval Sea Systems
Command
4 . Fleet commanders

Back 1

3. Commander, Naval Sea Systems
Command

Front 2

Where can you find a list of all the items in a
boat’s outfit?

1. Naval Ships’ Technical Manual
2. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List
3. Afloat Shopping Guide
4. Federal Stock Catalog

Back 2

2. Coordinated Shipboard Allowance List

Front 3

Under what condition is a boat outfit retained
on board when the boat is turned in for
disposal?

1. When the boat is to be replaced by one
of a different type
2. When the ship has other boats that may
use the equipment
3. When the boat is to be replaced by
another of the same type
4. When the boat is to be scrapped

Back 3

3. When the boat is to be replaced by
another of the same type

Front 4

Which of the following lines is required for
use as a swimmer’s/survivor’s tending line?

1. 200 yards of orange dacron line
2. 275 yards of three-strand nylon
3. 300 yards of yellow polypropylene
4. 325 yards of plaited nylon

Back 4

3. 300 yards of yellow polypropylene

Front 5

Regulations and guidelines for a ship’s boat
bill are set forth in which of the following
manuals?

1. OPNAVINST 3 120.32
2. NSTM, Chap 583
3. OPNAVINST 5100.19
4. NAVSHlPS 250-452

Back 5

1. OPNAVINST 3 120.32

Front 6

Which of the following is a safety precaution
you should observe while servicing a power
boat?

1. Keep all oily cleaning rags in an open
container
2. Keep the hinged covers on the engine
hood closed during refueling
3. Charge the batteries in an open space
only
4. Open the fuel tank cutoff valves before
refueling

Back 6

3. Charge the batteries in an open space
only

Front 7

When and where should the fueling of
powerboats be accomplished?

1. During daylight in the skids
2. At night swung over the side
3. During daylight hours in the water
4. At first light in the skids

Back 7

3. During daylight hours in the water

Front 8

When fueling a 26-foot MWB, where is the
grounding wire attached?

1. The engine hood
2. A bilge strake
3. On the deck plate
4. The copper, gooseneck vent pipe

Back 8

4. The copper, gooseneck vent pipe

Front 9

What sequence of the events should you
follow when you have completed fueling a
boat: (a) remove the nozzle, (b) detach the
grounding wire, (c) close the flap, (d) screw
on the cap?

1. A, c, d, b
2. B, a, c, d
3. C, a, b, d
4. D, b, c, a

Back 9

1. A, c, d, b

Front 10

The hoisting sling manufactured for a MWB
weighing 6,500 pounds must pass a load test
for how many pounds?

1. 6,500
2. 9,750
3. 13,000
4. 16,500

Back 10

3. 13,000

Front 11

As a general rule, ship’s personnel make a
thorough inspection of boat slings for possible
deterioration or rusting whenever they notice
which of the following conditions?

1. Wearing of the serving
2. Stretching of the slings
3. Stretching of the side guys
4. Wearing of the side guys

Back 11

1. Wearing of the serving

Front 12

Who is responsible for making a boat ready for hoisting out?

1. Hatch captain
2. Engineer
3. Division LPO
4. Coxswain

Back 12

4. Coxswain

Front 13

If the sea is rough when you are preparing to
launch a boat by crane, what steadying-lines
arrangement should you provide?

1. Two inboard, one astern, and one
forward
2. One inboard, two outboard, and one
astern
3. One inboard and two outboard
4. Two inboard, two outboard, and one
forward

Back 13

1. Two inboard, one astern, and one
forward

Front 14

When you are launching a boat from the side
of the ship, what should be done as soon as
the boat is waterborne?
1. Start the engine of the boat
2. Trip the slings
3. Cast off the sea painter
4. Steer the boat from the ship’s side

Back 14

2. Trip the slings

Front 15

While hoisting a boat aboard by crane, when
are the steadying lines passed to the boatcrew?

1. After the sea painter is secured to the
boat
2. After the slings are secured to the boat
3. As soon as the boat comes alongside
4. As soon as the slings are connected to
the tripping line

Back 15

1. After the sea painter is secured to the
boat

Front 16

While hoisting a boat, when should passengers
and crew disembark?

1. Before the boat is hoisted from the water
2. As soon as the boat is clear of the water
3. When the boat is at the lowest weather
deck
4. After the boat is in the skids

Back 16

3. When the boat is at the lowest weather
deck

Front 17

What type of boat is used on a SLAD davit?

1. Motorwhale
2. LCPL
3. RIB
4. LCM 8

Back 17

3. RIB

Front 18

The modified gravity davits differ from the
unmodified davits in that the modified davits
lack which of the following devices?

1. Keeper bars
2. Strongback pins
3. Moveable blocks
4. Limit switches

Back 18

3. Moveable blocks

Front 19

Which of the following types of davits may
be rigged for stowing and handling up to four
boats?

1. Radial or round bar
2. Quadrantal
3. Gravity
4. Crescent

Back 19

3. Gravity

Front 20

The double-link pivoted gravity davit will
hoist a fully loaded boat how many feet per
minute?

1. 20
2. 25
3. 30
4. 40

Back 20

4. 40

Front 21

What procedure is eliminated by using the
single-arm davit?

1. The process of threading two hooks through bow and stern hoisting rings
2. The use of a sea painter
3. The use of frapping lines
4. The use of steadying lines

Back 21

1. The process of threading two hooks through bow and stern hoisting rings

Front 22

The purpose of the falls tensioning device is
to

1. prevent the falls from twisting
2. keep the slack out of the falls while
hooking on and unhooking
3. prevent the falls from two-blocking
4. prevent the falls from toppling

Back 22

2. keep the slack out of the falls while
hooking on and unhooking

Front 23

On the Raymond release hook, why is the
outer end of the tripper weighted?

1. So that when the boat is in the water, the
hook will remain engaged until the ring
is lifted out
2. When the boat is in the water the load is
removed by the tripper
3. To provide a harder striking surface for
the ring
4. To keep the falls from flopping around
with the rise and fall of the wate

Back 23

1. So that when the boat is in the water, the
hook will remain engaged until the ring
is lifted out

Front 24

Where should the monkey lines tend while
lowering a boat to prevent them from fouling
on an object or structure in the boat?

1. Over and inboard, between the ship and
the boat
2. Inside the boat, coiled on deck
3. Over the outboard side of the boat, away
from the ship
4. Hand tended from the deck of the ship to
the inside of the boat

Back 24

1. Over and inboard, between the ship and
the boat

Front 25

Once waterborne, what is the sequence of
events that you should use in casting off a
boat(a) Cast off forward (b) Cast off aft (c)
Cast off the sea painter (d) Cast off the
steadying lines?

1. A, c, d, b
2. B, a, c, d
3. B, a, d, c
4. D, b, c, a

Back 25

3. B, a, d, c

Front 26

When a boat is to be hoisted in by davits,
what is the first line a boatcrew secures?

1. Frapping line
2. Monkey line
3. Steadying line
4. Sea painter

Back 26

4. Sea painter

Front 27

The standard shipboard allowance of inflatable
lifeboats is a quantity that will provide for
what percentage of a ship’s crew?

1. 85%
2. 100%
3. 110%
4. 125%

Back 27

2. 100%

Front 28

The primary difference between the Mk 5
Mod 2 and the Mk 6 inflatable lifeboat is that
the

1. Mk 5 Mod 2 is in a ridged container
2. Mk 6 is in a ridged container
3. Mk 5 Mod 2 holds more people
4. Mk 6 holds more people

Back 28

4. Mk 6 holds more people

Front 29

At what depth is the automatic launching
feature on inflatable lifeboats designed to
activate?

1. 30 to 60 ft
2. 20 to 50 ft
3. 10 to 40 ft
4. 5 to 15 ft

Back 29

3. 10 to 40 ft

Front 30

What degree of lip is designed on the standard
Navy lifeboat stowage cradle to prevent the
encapsuled lifeboat from falling out?

1. 10°
2. 15°
3. 20°
4. 25°

Back 30

2. 15°

Front 31

What is the size of nylon cord that is attached
to the shackle of the hydrostatic release and
passed through the thimble of the wire rope
harness?

1. 1/4 in.
2. 1/2 in.
3. 3/4 in.
4. 5/8 in.

Back 31

1. 1/4 in.

Front 32

After installation of the hydrostatic release
device, in which direction must the actuating
mechanism face?

1. Inboard for access and to prevent
accidental release
2. Inboard for protection against the
weather
3. Outboard to prevent accidental release
4. Outboard and painted to highlight its
location

Back 32

3. Outboard to prevent accidental release