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References:

[a] The Bluejacket's Manual (Twenty-First Edition)
[b] NAVEDTRA 12147, Engineering Administration
[c] NAVEDTRA 12360-A, Aviation Boatswain's Mate E, 3 & 2
[d] NAVEDTRA 12149, Engineman 2
[e] NAVEDTRA 12001, Fireman
[f] NAVEDTRA 10539, Engineman 3
[g] NAVEDTRA 12016, Seaman
[h] NAVEDTRA 12100, Boatswain's Mate
[I] NAVEDTRA 10276-1, Fire Controlman Third Class
[j] OPNAVINST 3120.32, Standard Organization and Regulations Manual of the U. S. Navy (SORM)
[k] NAVEDTRA 12120, Quartermaster

101.1 Briefly describe the general duties and responsibilities of each of the following:

a. Reactor Officer (RO) - The RO is responsible for the operation and maintenance of reactor plants and their associated auxiliaries aboard nuclear-powered ships.
b. Engineering Officer (CHENG) The CHENG is responsible for operating and maintaining the ship's machinery, damage and casualty control, repair of hull and machinery, power lighting, water maintenance, and underwater fittings.
c. Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA) - On TR, the MPA assists the RO in all matters concerning the ship's propulsion plants.
d. Damage Control Assistant (DCA) - Assists the CHENG in all matters concerning the ship's damage control efforts.

101.2 Discuss how steam is supplied to the catapult systems. - Steam is the principal source of energy and is supplied by the ship's reactor plant. The steam is drawn the reactor plant to the catapult steam receiver/accumulator where it is stored at the desired pressure. From there it is directed to the launching valves, and provides the energy to launch aircraft.

101.3 Discuss the source of the following types of compressed air: [ref. d]

a. High Pressure (HP)- The function of the HP air system is to provide 4,200 psig air. There are four HP air compressors on board TR. Number 1 & number 2 are located in the number 1 Main Machinery room (#1 MMR). Number 3 and number 4 are located in #2 MMR. All compressors are located on the fourth deck.
b. Ship's service Low Pressure (LP) - The function of the LP air system is to provide 125 psig air throughout the ship. There are three LP air compressors on board TR. Number 1 is located in #1 MMR, #2 is located in #2 Reactor Auxiliary Room, and #3 is located in #2 MMR. All compressors are located on the fourth deck.

101.4 Discuss the function of the following major components:

a. Ship's service/emergency generators - Ship's service generators furnish electricity for the service of the ship. Aboard most steam driven ships of the Navy, these generators are driven by turbines. Emergency generators are diesel driven. Diesel generators are particularly suited for this application because of their quick starting capability. Emergency generators furnish power directly to the radio, radar, gunnery and vital machinery through emergency switchboards and automatic bus transfer equipment.
b. Switchboards - Ship's service 450 volt ac switchboards are generally of the dead front (no live connections exposed). These switchboards are built to provide safe and efficient operation of the electrical system.
c. Boilers - The function of the boiler in the steam cycle is to convert water into steam.
d. Evaporators - The evaporators take in and de-salinate sea water to supply the ship with feed-water, reactor cooling water, potable water for the crew, etc.
e. Steam turbine, gear drive - Steam turbine gear drives consist of one high-pressure turbine and one-low pressure turbine, and provide ahead (forward through the water) propulsion. Smaller and simpler turbine elements inside the low-pressure turbine provide astern propulsion.

101.5 State the purpose of the electrohydraulic steering gear. - The electro-hydraulic steering gear links the bridge helm with the ship steering plant. The engine log and helms controls convert the orders to electrical signal that are passed to the after steering spaces via wiring. The signal are received at the aft steering space, where they cause hydraulic actuators to mechanically increase the ships speed and change the ship's rudder angle.

101.6 Describe the purpose of the following as applied to ground tackle:

a. Bit - Bitts are cylindrical shapes of cast iron or steel arranged in pairs on deck, forward and aft of each chock for use in delaying mooring lines.
b. Chock - A chock is a heavy fitting through which mooring lines are fed; the lines run from bitts on deck, through chocks to bollards on the pier. The three types of chocks are "open", "closed", and "roller".
c. Cleat - Cleats consist of a pair of horns for belaying lines. The "A"-cleat is the most widely used cleat in the navy today.
d. Capstan - the capstan is a device consisting of a vertical cylinder rotated manually or by a motor, which is used to lift or move heavy loads by winding a cable or line. The capstan is also used for tightening the ships mooring lines.
e. Chain marking - The ship's anchor chains are comprised of individual units called "links". The links are connected together to form "shots". A single shot of anchor chain is 15 fathoms long, with a fathom being 6 feet each. Each shot is connected by a special link called the "detachable" link. These links, and their adjacent links, are painted red, white, or blue, to let the anchor detail know exactly how much chain has paid out. Each link of the "last-to next" shot is painted yellow. The entire final shot is painted red. The paint scheme for these shots are as follows:

Shot Number Color of detachable Link Number of adjacent links painted white

Turns of wire on last white links
1 (15 fathoms) Red 1 1
2 (30 fathoms) White 2 2
3 (45 fathoms) Blue 3 3
4 (60 fathoms) Red 4 4
5 (75 fathoms) White 5 5
6 (90 fathoms) Blue 6 6

f. Anchor - Anchors are defined by their stowage locations aboard ship or by their construction. Bower anchors are secured on the bow and are secured in the Hawsepipes. Stern anchors are carried on the stern. The most common type of anchors used aboard ship, as in the case of the TR, is the standard stockless anchor. TR uses two Standard Stockless anchors. TRs anchor is dropped via gravity, and raised mechanically.
g. Chain stopper - A chain stopper is a length of chain attached to the ship and the anchor chain to keep the anchor from dropping in the event the anchor brake gives way. It is attached to the ship on one end by a deck fitting, and attached to the anchor chain on the other end by the Pelican Hook.
h. Pelican hook - The pelican hook attaches the chain stopper to the anchor chain, and is designed to be released by use of a bale, or heavy sledge hammer.
I. Wildcat - The wildcat is a sproceted hub that guides the anchor chain to the hawse pipe. The wild cat is driven by a large electrical or steam driven motor that is used to turn the Capstan when raising the ship's anchor.
j. Anchor brake - The anchor brake, as the name implies, is a friction brake designed to stop, or hold, the wild cat shaft, thereby preventing the anchor from dropping.

101.7 Discuss the following terms in regard to Replenishment at Sea (RAS):

a. Underway Replenishment (UNREP) - A broad term that applies to all methods of transferring fuel, ammunition, supplies, and personnel from one ship to another while underway.
b. Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) - Involves the use of helicopters to transfer cargo between ships while underway. The transfer of personnel in this manner is referred to as a Passenger (or PAX) transfer.
c. Connected Replenishment (CONREP) - Two or more ships steam side by side and hoses and lines are used to transfer fuel, ammunition, supplies and personnel between the ships.

101.8 Discuss abandon ship procedures, including the following:

a. Who orders abandon ship - The CO.
b. Word to be passed - The BMOW will pass the word when ordered to do so. He will announce the following:

"Abandon ship, all hands make preparations to abandon ship. The nearest land bears ___ degrees magnetic, at a distance of ___ nautical miles. Nearest land is friendly/hostile. Water temperature ____. Sea and wind conditions____________."

c. Actions of the crew - Proceed to your abandon ship station with your life jacket.
d. Life rafts - Each life raft is equipped with survival and first air equipment.

101.9 Explain the duties of the following bridge watch personnel:

a. Officer of the Deck (OOD) - Responsible for the safe navigation of the ship, Carrying out the orders of the POD, acts as the CO's representative while underway, and ensures all shipboard evolutions are carried out.
b. Conning Officer - Works directly for the OOD. Responsible for all steering and engineering orders.
c. Boatswain's Mate of the Watch (BMOW) - In charge of the enlisted bridge watch team (helmsman, leehelm, messenger, lookouts, etc). Responsible for all announcements. Answers to the OOD.
d. Helmsman/Lee helmsman - Steers the ship, and operates the engine order telegraph as directed by the conning officer.
e. Lookouts - Responsible for positively identifying and reporting all surface, subsurface and air contacts to the OOD.
f. Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) - Responsible to the OOD for the safe navigation of ship with the use of manual and electronic navigation equipment

101.10 Discuss the differences between emergency and standard breakaway. - Emergency breakaway is an accelerated means of separating the receiving and delivery ships from each other. An emergency breakaway differs only from a standard breakaway in that the procedures used to secure from the UNREP (ie, stop pumping, disconnect hoses, retrieve hoses) are performed at a more rapid pace.

101.11 State the purpose of the following:

a. Special sea and anchor detail- Set while entering or leaving port. Requires the manning of multiple stations throughout the ship (ie. bridge, fo'csle, fantail, eng plant, after steering, secondary conn in dc central, and line handlers)
b. Low visibility detail - Set during conditions of decreased visibility, and entails additional lookouts being set on the bridge, fantail, and forward starboard catwalks, with the purpose of listening for sound signals, such as approaching ships or other craft, buoys and channel markers, etc.
c. Flight quarters - Self explanatory
d. Restricted maneuvering - Set when during periods when the ship is restricted in its ability to maneuver as normal, as in entering or leaving port and during UNREPs. Personnel assigned watches during restricted maneuvering are designated in writing by the CO, and must be experts in their field, ie: Master helmsman, Conning Officer, OOD, engineering watch standers, after steering, etc.

101.12 State the three common types of man-overboard recovery. - Shipboard, boat recovery, and helicopter recovery.

101.13 Discuss the purpose of the following visual communications: [ref. a]

a. Flags / pennants / Day Shapes
Flags and pennants are used to communicate with other vessels. Each Alphabet flag has the phonetic name of the letter it represents. A numeral flag takes the name of the numeral it represents. Special flags and pennants are used in tactical maneuvers to direct changes in speed, position, formation, and course. Certain flags have specific meanings when used either by themselves, or in groups:

Flag or Pennant Definition:

NOVEMBER/CHARLIE International signal for "I am in distress
CHARLIE Ordnance transfer or handling in process
OSCAR Man over board
FLAG FIVE Vessel is having engine and steering difficulty
PAPA General recall; all personnel return immediately
HOTEL Conducting helicopter flight operations
FOXTROT Conducting fixed-wing flight operations

Day shapes are navigational aids flown from the yard arms to indicate various conditions under which the ship is operating;
Day shape...........Definition
ball-diamond-ball.....Restricted maneuvering
ball-ball-ball.....The ship has run aground
ball-ball....The ship is not under command
ball....The ship is at anchor

b. Flashing light (directional/omni-directional) - Uses 12" searchlights to communicate Morse code via to a single ship (directional), or 360 degrees to communicate with several ships (omni-directional). Flashing light communications can be either plain language or coded.
c. Semaphore - The use of hand flags to communicate to other ships

The following questions apply to operations:

101.14 Discuss the purpose of the ship's navigation radar: - Used for the safe navigation of the ship through the water and while entering and leaving port, TR uses a number of RADAR systems for navigational purposes. Chief among these are the Furuno and SPS-64 RADAR systems. Developed for the commercial maritime industry, the Furuno antenna is mounted in front of the ship's mast above the Navigation Bridge and is used for coastal navigation. The SPS-64 is a similar system that is designed for collision avoidance at sea.

101.15 State the purpose of the following bills: [ref. j]

a. Administrative - The Administrative bill provides a detailed description of how the ship will be run. It includes such information as Request Chit routing, watch standing requirements, Leave procedures, etc. The TR SORM is an example of an Administrative Bill.
b. Operational- As the name implies, operational bills deal with specific evolutions by the ship's company. Most operational bills spell specific duties and responsibilities for these operations. Typical examples are Boat Bill, Fire Bill, Darken Ship, etc.
c. Emergency - Specific to emergency situations, ie GQ, Crash and Rescue, etc. These bills provide specific instructions to be carried during the emergency.
d. Special - Anti-sneak/Swimmer Attack, Civilian Evacuation, Prisoner of War, and Troop Lift are the four categories of Special Bills.
e. Watch, quarter and station- The WQ&S bill lists, by billet number and rate, divisional stations to be manned for various evolutions. The billet number consists of either four numbers or a letter and three numbers. The first number (or letter) indicate the person's division; the second number indicates the duty section; the last two numerals show the person's seniority in the section. For instance, BM1 Methuselah, an E-6 with 30 years in the navy and is assigned to 3rd division, duty section 4 would have a billet number of 3401".

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