Seamanship CH 1-4

COMPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONS A AA C E L M Q T V

A - stowage space/store room/refrigerated compartments AA - cargo hold/dry cargo storage C - ship control (Bridge, CIC) E - engineering L - living spaces M - ammunition spaces Q - anything not covered by another letter T - vertical access trunks/escape trunks V - voids

Radar Navigation Team

Act as back-up plot to the QMOW or Piloting Team. Overseen by CICWO.

Junior Officer of the Deck (JOOD)

An OOD under instruction. Assists with communications and situational awareness between the OOD and the Conning Officer.

Combat Information Center Watch Officer (CICWO)

Assistant to the TAO. Relays information from CIC to the Bridge, and oversees the navigational picture via the Radar Navigation Team.

Who does the EOOW report directly to regarding plant status and casualties?

CO

Who does the Officer of the deck report to?

CO

Lee Helmsman

Carries out the engine orders issued by the Conn.

Helmsman

Carries out the rudder orders issued by the Conn.

Know fittings and holders

Cleat - Consists of a double-ended pair of horns, used for securing a line or wire. Bitts - Pairs of heavy vertical cylinders, used for making fast lines led through chocks. Bollard - Strong cylindrical upright on a pier, about which a mooring line is placed. Chock - Heavy fitting with smooth surfaces through which mooring lines are led. Padeye - A metal plate with an "eye", attached to the deck to distribute a load over a large area. Capstan - Separate vertical machinery units or part of the anchor windlass around which lines are passed, commonly used in mooring and anchoring evolutions.

Deck Level Compartments Bulkhead Overhead

Deck - Nautical term for all floors that are below the main deck Level - Nautical term for all floors that are above the main deck. Compartments - Nautical term for rooms on a ship. Bulkhead - Nautical term for the interior walls of the ship Overhead - Nautical term for the ceilings inside a ship

2 - 123- 1 - L FR 123-130 OD DIV

Deck/Level of Compartment 2 Starting Frame 123 # of Compartments 1 (port even, starboard odd) off Centerline Description/Purpose L Size of Compartment 123 - 130 (first frame - last frame) Division Responsible OD DIV

This watchstander is in the Central Control Station and is in charge of monitoring the generators as well as the rest of the electrical plant.

EPCC

Boatswain's Mate of the Watch (BMOW)

Enlisted assistant to the OOD for carrying out the ship's routine (Plan of the Day) and passage of word throughout the ship.

T/F The JOOD is responsible for all the orders to the helmsman and leehelmsman.

False

T/F The OOD reports directly to the TAO.

False

T/F The TAO reports directly to the OOD

False

Tactical Action Officer (TAO)

In-charge of Combat Information Center (CIC). Reports directly to the Commanding Officer for the tactical maneuvering of the ship.

Officer of the Deck (OOD)

In-charge of the Bridge.

Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW)

In-charge of the engineering plant.

LADDERS Jacob's Pilot's Sea Accommodation

Jacob's ladder - Rope ladder w/rungs rigged over the side for temporary use. Pilot's ladder - Flexible portable ladder, usually constructed of metal, sturdier than a Jacob's ladder. Sea ladder - Rigid, portable ladder that maybe rigged to the side of the ship. Accommodation ladder - Rigid, inclined ladder rigged to the side of the ship to allow boarding of a moored or anchored ship.

Keel Frames Longitudinal Frames Plating Bilge

Keel - The spine of the ship. Runs from bow to stern. Frames - Ribs of the ship and fastened to the keel. Numbered starting at the bow. Longitudinal Frame - Runs bow to the stern parallel to the keel Plating - The skin of the ship (Outer, Deck, Inner Bottom). Bilge - Lowest point on the ship and below the engineering spaces. Slightly bowl shaped to collect fuel or other fluids that drip from the engineering spaces.

Length Overall Length at the Water Line Draft

Length Overall (LOA) - Total length of the ship from bow to stern Length at the Waterline (LWL) - Length of the ship under the water. Draft -Vertical distance from waterline to keel, measured in feet. Indicates depth of water needed for ship to float. Changes as the ship burns or takes on fuel, stores, weapons, etc...

Lifelines Waterline Freeboard Forecastle

Lifelines - Lines erected around the edges of the main and weatherdecks for the purposes of safety. Waterline - Where the hull meets the surface of the water Freeboard - Amount of hull that can be seen from the waterline to the main deck. Measured in feet. Forecastle - The part of the main deck that is forward of the mast.

The watchstander who assists in maintaining 360 degrees of situational awareness while underway is the [a]

Lookout

Which watch station does not stand watch in CIC?

Lookout

Main Deck Weather Deck

Main Deck - The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a vessel. Also known as the 1ST Deck Weatherdeck - Any portion of the main deck and level(s) that is outside

Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW)

Maintains the navigational picture for the OOD. Acts as the Navigator's representative when the Navigator is not on the Bridge.

propeller, mast, rudder

Propeller - Also known as a screw. Primary means of propulsion on a ship. Mast - Mounting point for radar and telecommunication equipment. Rudder - Primary means of steering a ship

Conning Officer (Conn)

Responsible for the safe navigation of the ship. Issues rudder and engine commands to the Helmsman and Lee Helmsman to move the ship.

Rope Line

Rope - general term that refers to both fiber and wire. It is manufactured from fiber, wire, or a combination of the two. Line - Rope that has been purposely sized, cut, spliced, or simply assigned a function. Nautical term for most fiber rope and some wire or combination rope aboard ships.

Which group of watchstations report to the TAO?

SUWC, ASWC, AAWC

Know Common Line Terms

Small stuff - Line or rope less than 1 ¾ inches in circumference Tattletale - Small, natural line spaced into a synthetic fiber mooring line to provide an indication of the working load placed on the line Hawser - Heavy line over five inches in circumference. Used for towing or mooring Bight - A loop of line or chain Bitter End - Free end of a length of line, wire chain or cable Eye - Closed loop in the end of a line Marlinspike - Tapered steel tool used in splicing wire Fid - Tapered wood tool used in splicing lines Coil - Lay down a line in circular turns on top of one another. Flemish - Coil a line flat on deck Fake down - Lay out a line in long, flat bights Heaving line - Light weighted line thrown across to a pier or ship Monkey fist - Knot at the end of a heaving line to provide weight Shot line - Light nylon line used in a line gun

Stem, Stern post

Stem - Forward end of the keel extending up the bow Stern post - Aft end of the keel extending up the stern

Natural Vs Synthetic Fibers

Synthetic line has higher breaking strength. Synthetic line lasts longer. Natural line will decay. Synthetic fiber lines slip more easily = Poor grip when working fittings and holding knots Synthetic lines stretch under load. Allows for elasticity under heavy load: WILL PART AND SNAPBACK UNDER TOO MUCH LOAD.

Trim List

Trim - The relationship between fore and aft draft. "In trim", "down by the bow", or "down by the stern" List - Balance of the ship. "Listing port" or "Listing starboard"

mooring lines

Used to secure the ship to a wharf, pier or another ship. Breast lines - Run at right angles from the ship, control distance of ship from pier. Aft spring lines - Tend aft from ship, control forward movement. Forward spring lines - Tend forward from the ship, control aft movement.