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Where is the bridge located

08 level

Where is the signal bridge located

09 level

How many flag bags do we have onboard

2

How many buoyage systems are there

2 lateral and cardinal

How many time zones are there

24

How many time zone designator are there?

25

How many search lights do we have onboard

6

Define relative bearing

A bearing relative to the ship meaning that the bow bears 000 at all times

Define true bearing

A bearing relative to true north

What are their night time equivalents

Ball- equal to a red light Diamond- equal to a white light

Lee helmsman

Changes speed of the ship

What are colregs and what do they dictate

Collision regulations at sea. They dictator the location of lines of demarcation which separate inland and international waters

Define DIW

Dead in water, it means we have no propulsion

What does D. R. Stand for

Dead reckoning

What does helmsman do

Drives the ship

What does conning officer

Drives-the ship gives orders to helmsman

Quartermaster of the watch

Eyes and ears of the navigator when he isn't present

What are the ways the quartermaster can communicate visually

Flaghoist, flashing light, semaphore

What is our primary means of navigation

GPS

What does GPS stand for

Global Positioning System

Define GMT

Greenwich Mean Time, also known as zulu time or Universal Time Coordinted (UTC)

Why is dead reckoning important

It helps determine possible encounters with hazards to navigation

Which time zone designators are there

Juliet

What are day shapes

Large black shapes that tell other vessels in our vicinity that our ship is in a special circumstance where extra precautions are needed to keep them and us safe

Define lines of longitude

Lines of meridians that run north to south and are measured east to west 0-180

Define lines of latitude

Lines of parallels that run east and west and are measured north to south 0-90

Name the arc of visibility for the following lights

Masthead light: 225 degrees Port and starboard running lights:112.5 degrees each Stern light: 135 degrees

Name the stations for QMs during sea during sea and anchor detail

Nav evaluator- responsible for making course change recommendations to the conning officer to keep the ship on its plan of intended movement Nav plotter- plots the ships position based off bearings given to the bearing book recorder Bearing book recorder-records bearing received from the bearing takers Bearing taker- uses a telescopic alidade to get true bearing from aids to navigation Deck log recorder-responsible for recording every occurrence during sea and anchor detail including set and drift every three minutes Signal bridge personnel- responsible for all flaghoist during sea and anchor

Name the watchstanders on the bridge

Officer of the deck, conning officer, jr officer of the watch, helmsman, lee helmsman, boatswains mate of the watch, quartermaster of the watch

Boatswains mate of the watch

Overall in charge of all deck watch team members, ring bells, pipes and passes words over the 1mc

What does the ood do

Overall in charge of everyone on the bridge

What is the job of the navigator

Overall in charge of maintaining safe navigation of the ship

What does the jr officer of the wTch

Responsible for maintaining all communications with other vessels in our vicinity

What does sopa mean

Senior officer present afloat

Define set and drift

Set- the direction the ship is being pushed off course Drift- the speed at which the ship is being pushed off course

Who publishes rules of the road

The coast guard

Who orders abandon ship

The commanding officer

What is the reference of all lines of latitude

The equator

What is the reference for lines of longitude

The prime meridian

Define FIX

The ships position determined without reference to any former position

What does VMS stand for

Voyage management system

What are the rules of the road

manual used to determine how to safely navigate through inland and international waters


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