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| What is considered to be a small ship? |
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| A ship less than 450ft long (MCM, MHC, PC). |
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| What is considered to be a large ship? |
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| A ship longer than 450ft. |
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| An ordered arrangement of two or more ships. |
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| An ordered arrangement of two or more formations |
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| What is considered to be the "Main Body"? |
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| The principle ships of a formation. |
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| ships protecting the main body |
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| What is the "Guide" ship? |
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| the ship on which all other ships keep station |
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| the prescribed location of a ship in a formation in reference to a guide |
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| What is the "Base course" for a formation? |
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| The intended reference course of the formation |
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| What are the different speeds of a formation? |
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Definition
Base - intended reference speed,
Stationing - used when changing station,
Maximum - highest speed a ship is capable |
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| What is the standard distance for maneuvering and formations? |
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Definition
small ships - 500yds,
large ships - 1000yds,
small and large ships - 1000yds |
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| What are the 2 basic types of line formations? |
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| What is the easiest type of formation and what is it used for? |
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| Column, it is used to transit restricted waters |
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| What type of formation is used for searches? |
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| What is the diamond formation? |
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| A formation that provides additional maneuvering room without increasing length of the formation, it increases mutual anti-aircraft fire |
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| What are the two types of forming signals? |
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Definition
| Normal – form on guide in order of sequence number, Quickest – form on guide nearest ship first |
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| Who designates the guide ship? |
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| Usually designated by the senior officer in tactical command (OTC) |
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| A change of course, speed, formation, or any combination of these, made by a ship to adjust position or to take a new position. |
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| What are the 3 different Maneuvering movements? |
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Turn (change of course and formation),
Corpen (change of course),
Formation (change of formation). |
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| Descrive the turn manuever? |
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| Each ship turns simultaneously on signal,Ships stay on the original true bearing from the guide,Can be done from any formation, Drill Analogy (flanking movement) |
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| Describe the corpen (wheeling) maneuver. |
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Each ship changes course but the formation remains the same, Ships stay on the original relative bearing from the guide, Can be done only from column, line abreast or diamond.
Drill Analogy (column movement) |
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Term
| Describe the Corpen (Search Turn). |
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Definition
Used to maintain search area integrity,
Can be done only from line abreast or loose line abreast, Ships must be at 1,000 or 1,500 yds separation, Guide automatic shifts to the outboard ship,
Ships “swap” sides in relationship to the guide.
Course Change Limitations:
Minimum – 45 degrees
Maximum – 135 degrees |
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| What are the maneuvering rules? |
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| 1-Avoid other ships that have right of way 2- Obey the 3-2-1 rule, 3-Junior ships stay clear of senior ships, 4-Usually better to pass astern. |
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| Defines your station in relationship to the guide as an area instead of a point. |
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| What are the Two parts to a station? |
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Direction relative to True North, and
Range from Formation Center. |
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Term
| What type of ships are these: TAO-177 TAO-187? |
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| What type of ship is a TAE-26? |
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| What type of ship is a TAFS-1 and a TAFS-8? |
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| What type of ships are these: AOE-1, and TAOE-6? |
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| Fast Combat Support Ships |
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| What are the 6 types UNREP ships? |
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| Oilers, ammunition ships, Combat Stores Ships, Fast Combat Support Ships, Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA/LHD) and Aircraft carriers |
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| any method of transferring fuel, ammunition, and stores from one ship to another |
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| What are the 2 types of UNREP's? |
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Connected Replenishment (CONREP),
Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) |
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| What is a connected replenishment (CONREP)? |
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| a method of transferring fuel, ammunition, and stores from one ship to another through lines and hoses connecting the two ships. |
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| What is a vertical replenishment (vertrep)? |
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| a method of transferring ammunition and stores from one ship to another by helicopter |
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| What does RAS stand for and what is it for? |
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| Replenishment at Sea, specifically for transfer of stores or ammo |
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| What does FAS stand for and what is it used for? |
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| Fueling at Sea, any method of transferring fuel |
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| What are the 2 connected replenishment methods for cargo? |
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| What are the 3 connected replenishment methods for fuel? |
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Definition
STREAM Method,
Astern Refueling Method,
Close-In Method. |
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| What does STREAM stand for? |
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Definition
| Standard Tensioned REplenishment Alongside Method |
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| Uses a tensioned spanwire to support the cargo trolley or the fueling hose from the delivery ship to the receiving ship |
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| List the Cargo STREAM components. |
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Definition
Ram Tensioner,King Post, Transfer Head, Inhaul, Winches, Highline, Trolley, Outhaul, and Padeye
(Sliding or Fixed). |
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| The Control ship is usually which ship? |
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Definition
| The delivery ship (but does not have to be). |
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Term
| Where is the lifeguard station? |
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| Where is the waiting station? |
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| 500 yards astern (but on port or stbd side) |
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| A line bent onto the messenger attached to a rubber plug shot from a rifle between ships |
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| A line sent between ships on which thicker lines are connected |
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| What is a phone and distance line? |
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| A line between ships that displays distance markers and contains a sound-powered telephone line |
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| What is a tensioned span-wire? |
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Definition
| A wire rope that is tensioned between ships (part of the STREAM method) |
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Term
| Which flag used for replenishment signals is only flown by the Guide? |
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| Which flags are used during underway replenishments? |
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Term
| What is the Lateral Separation for an UNREP? |
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Definition
| 150ft (50 yds) – 180ft (60yds) |
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| Where are the Double Blue Chemlights at during an UNREP? |
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| How do you change station using an Inverted Column? |
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Definition
the last ship hauls out and
other ships fall in as it passes |
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| To exchange station using "line of bearing" what happens? |
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Definition
| rear ship takes station astern |
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| To exchange station using a column movement what should happen? |
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Definition
lead ship hauls to port,
rear ship hauls to starboard. |
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| To Exchange station using line abrest, what should happen? |
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Definition
| port ship takes station astern |
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Term
| Who is the guide ship when Forming or Wheeling a Column or Diamond? |
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Definition
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| Who is the guide ship when Inverting a Column? |
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| Who is the guide ship when Wheeling a Line Abreast? |
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| Who is the guide ship when Executing a Search Turn? |
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