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56 Cards in this Set
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Why were stockless anchors adopted for use aboard U.S. Navy vessels?
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They are easy to stow
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Which of the following anchors has the greatest holding power?
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Mk 2
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When is the two-fluke balanced-fluke anchor used for anchoring surface ships?
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When convential anchors interfere with the sonar dome
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Which of the following anchors is used primarily to anchor buoys and torpedo testing barges?
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Mushroom
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The serial number on standard Navy stockless anchors is located on the
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Flat of the crown
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What is the function of the stud on the Navy die-lock chain?
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To prevent the chain from kinking and the links from pounding on adjacent links
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A standard shot of anchor chain is how many fathoms?
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15
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How many links, in a shot of chain, are usually marked with the serial number of the shot?
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two
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What is used to connect the shots of anchor chain together?
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Detachable link
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Why arc detachable links stamped with the same number on all the parts?
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To ensure identification and proper assembly
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Which of the following items of ground tackle minimizes the kinking and/or twisting of the anchor chain?
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Chain Swivel
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Which of the following chain stoppers is the assembly that is closest to the hawespipe?
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Housing
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What item(s) of gear that riding and housing stoppers do not have is/are added to a towing chain stopper?
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Locking Plates
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What is the standard size mortise (opening), in inches, on all mooring shackles, regardless of their size?
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7 inch
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Which of the following terms applies to a 5- to-15 fathom length of wire rope having thimbles at both ends, one of which is fitted with a length of open line chain ending in a pelican hook?
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Clear hawse pendant
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As the anchor chain is payed out, you notice four white links on each side of a red detachable link clearing the hawsepipe. At this point, how many fathoms of chain are out?
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60 Fathoms
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What color is the entire next-to-last shot of anchor chain painted?
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Yellow
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The bitter end of the anchor chain is secured to a pad eye in the chain locker with what type of shackle?
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Safety
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How often should the anchor chain, regardless of size, be overhauled and placed in a good state of preservation?
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Every 18 months
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What person is in charge of the forecastle when personnel are anchoring and weighing anchor?
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First Lieutenant
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Why is a ship usually moving when the anchor is dropped?
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to prevent the chain from piling and fouling the anchor
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You should start braking after the anchor is let go, and as soon as it
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reaches the bottom
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What is the typical scope of chain veered for a ship anchoring in 12 fathoms of water?
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70 Fathoms
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What report do you make to the bridge when the flukes of the anchor have broken out and the crown still rests on the bottom?
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Anchor is up and down
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When preparing to moor to a buoy, the ship lowers a boat with the buoy party when it is how many yards away from the buoy?
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1000 yards
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What is the first thing the buoy party shackles to the ring on the mooring buoy?
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Dip Rope
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When you arc rigging for the trolley method of mooring to a buoy, what serves as the trolley?
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Large Shackles
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What should be the relative position of a ship after completing the bow and stern buoy moor?
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The stern is the same distance from the stern buoy as the bow is from the bow buoy
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While rousing out anchor chain onto a barge with no retaining sides, or onto a pier that is not directly under the hawsepipe, what action should you take with each shot of chain?
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Ensure that each shot of chain is controlled with enough stops so the anchor chain will not run
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When the ship is anchored, why is it standard practice to have a detachable link located just inboard of the riding stopper?
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So that a detachable link is readily accessible for the use in slipping the anchor chain in an emergency
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The shackle that secures the bitter end of the anchor chain must have a breaking strength approximating the weight of how many fathoms of anchor chain hanging from the Hawsepipe?
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300 fathoms
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The strength of the padeye in the chain locker must be how many times the strength of the shackle?
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1.75
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Anchor buoy lines are made of which of the following ropes or cordage?
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21-thread manila
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When you rig a ship to be towed, where should you break the anchor chain?
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At the first detachable link inboard of the swivel shot
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How many feet long is a standard length of synthetic towing hawser?
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600 feet
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When making a normal approach for towing, what determines the position the towing ship takes in relation to the tow?
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Which vessel drifts faster
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In an emergency, one method of casting off the towline is to
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break a detachable link abaft the stopper and cast off the stopper
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When synthetic line is used for towing, what, if any, is the normal catenary?
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None
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Which of the following bridles is used on the Williams target sled?
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Synthetic
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What is the required towline for the Williams target tow sled?
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4500 feet of 1 inch diameter double-braided nylon rope
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To prevent a target sled’s towline from becoming fouled on the bottom, what is the minimum depth of water in which it may be transferred from ship to ship?
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100-Fathom curve
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After a tow is rigged, at what rate should the speed be increased until the towing speed is reached?
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3 to 5 turns
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You are measuring a link of the anchor chain and you determine the wire diameter is 1 inch. The link should be what length?
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3 inch
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You measure a link of anchor chain with a wire diameter of 2 inches and a width of 7.2 inches. The link should be what length?
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12 inch
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Which of the following devices holds the parts of a detachable link together?
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Taper Pin
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As the anchor chain is paying out, you notice eleven white links clearing the hawsepipe. At this point, how many fathoms of chain are out?
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75 Fathoms
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How much distance is required for a ship to swing at anchor?
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Lenght of the ship plus the scope of chain
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How many different types of salvages are being used in the Navy today?
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Four
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What type of salvage operation is used in emergency services for vessels and aircraft in distress at sea?
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Rescue Salvage
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What type of salvage consists of salvaging ships, removing wreckage, and general salvage work in harbors?
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Harbor Salvage
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When you are working on refloating vessels stranded or sunk in exposed locations along a coast, what type of salvage operation is going to be used in this type of operation?
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Offshore Salvage
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What type of salvage operation consists of services rendered to an amphibious assault force?
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Combat Salvage
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Which direction would you put your anchors out if you have a stranded vessel near shore?
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Seaward
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What type of bridle is used in a salvage operation?
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Liverpool
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What is the last resort you use to get a messenger line to a grounded ship?
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Buoy and float it to the grounded ship
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What is the adequate distance you put an empty oil drum on a buoy wire so it will float to the other ship?
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60 to 65 feet
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