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| What are the three main reasons a ship maintains a watch? |
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- Communications
- Security
- Safety |
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| A ships plan for action is contained in what type of bill? |
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| What person assigns personnel to stations and enters their names on the Watch, Quarter, and Station bill? |
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| The Divison Officer and the Division Chief. |
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| General quarter- all battle stations are manned. What condition is this? |
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| Normal wartime cruising watch- 4 hours on, 8 hours off. What condition is this? |
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| A special watch used by gunfire support. What condition is this? |
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| If you are secheduled to stand the second dog watch, what time should you report? |
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| How meny bells are sounded at 1230? |
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One
- One bell for every half hour, not exvceeding 8 bells |
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| What watch are you standing between 2000 and 2400 hours? |
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| Why are watch split into port and starboard? |
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| What type of watch do most Sailors stand? |
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| Name the 3 reasons for standing a security watch |
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-Prevent sabotage
-Protect property from theft
-Prevent access to restricted areas |
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| What person is responsible for maintaining the ship's deck log? |
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| Quartermaster of the Watch |
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| What person makes sure all deck watch stations are manned and all watch standers form pervious watches are relieved? |
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| Boatswain's Mate of the Watch |
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| Where is the fog lookout watch usually stood? |
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| In the bows where approaching ships can be heard. |
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| What type of watch is set when positive steering contorl must be maintained? |
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| What is the purpose of the security watch? |
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| To increase the physical security of the ship |
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| Name the 4 actions you should take if you descover a fire. |
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1. Report the fire
2. Spread the alarm
3. Close doors and windows
4. Fight fire if you have proper equipment. |
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| Sentries are governed by what tow types of orders? |
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| How many General Orders are there? |
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| Name 3 conditions when deadly force can be used. |
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-To prevent the escape of a murderer
-To prevent sabotae
-To protect your life or the life of another |
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| To search for objects that radar can't detect. |
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| It is the direction of an object from a ship. |
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| Lookouts report what type of bearing? |
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| The relative bearing of your ship from another ship. |
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| A position angle can never be more than what number of degrees? |
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| How are postion angles reported? |
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| Two digits, spoken as a whole... not digit by digit |
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| How should your report objects that are low in the water? |
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| By the object's approximate distance |
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| In what unit of measurement are ranges reported? |
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| When using binoculars, what adjustments should your mke? |
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| Three: Two for focus and one for proper distance. |
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| When should you NEVER use binoculars? |
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| In foggy and/or rainy conditions |
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| How long does it take for you to reach your best nigt vision? |
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| What is meant by the term "dark adaptation"? |
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| The improvement of vision in dim light |
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| What is off center vision? |
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| In the dark you need to look above, below, or to one side of an object to see it. |
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| What information is contained in an initial report after you sight an object? |
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| The object and its bearing from the ship |
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