1. What is the first requirement / expectation of everyone who sails in the ships of the U.S. Navy? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

2. What is the title of the division officer in charge of deck division? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

3. What is the polite nickname given to aviation department personnel? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

4. Who are referred to as Blackshoes? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

5. What must all new non-rated enlisted personnel do before they can “strike” for a specialty rating? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

6. What rating serves as the enlisted supervisors of the deck division? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

7. What is the title of the division officer in charge of deck division? First Lieutenant NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

8. What is the first requirement / expectation of everyone who sails in the ships of the U.S. Navy? Seamanship NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

9. Who are referred to as Blackshoes? Non-aviation personnel NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

10. What is the polite nickname given to aviation department personnel? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1 Brownshoes

11. What rating serves as the enlisted supervisors of the deck division? Boatswain’s Mates NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

12. What must all new non-rated enlisted personnel do before they can “strike” for a specialty rating? Qualify in Seamanship NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

13. On larger ships, what is the title of the warrant officer who assists the First Lieutenant? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

14. What is the name of the tapered steel tool used for separating strands of wire rope? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

15. What type of seamanship concerns the use and care of fiber line and wire rope at sea? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

16. Name the two types of rope: NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

17. What natural fiber is the strongest and used on USN ship for highline transfers? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

18. Of the fiber lines, which is the one most often used aboard Navy ships? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

19. What is the name of the tapered steel tool used for separating strands of wire rope? Marlinspike NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

20. On larger ships, what is the title of the warrant officer who assists the First Lieutenant? Ship’s Bosun NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

21. Name the two types of rope: fiber (line) and wire. NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

22. What type of seamanship concerns the use and care of fiber line and wire rope at sea? marlinspike NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

23. Of the fiber lines, which is the one most often used aboard Navy ships? Nylon NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

24. What natural fiber is the strongest and used on USN ship for highline transfers? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1 Manila

25. Beside nylon, what other synthetic fiber line may be found on a Navy ship? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

26. Why is nylon not used in highline transfers? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

27. Why should line handlers wear gloves when using wire rope? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

28. Which of the following is the correct order for making fiber rope (line)? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

29. What does it mean when rope is described as plain-laid? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

30. What is the most common type of line used aboard ship in terms of strand, braid, and twist? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

31. Why is nylon not used in highline transfers? Dangers of stretching and snapping NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

32. Beside nylon, what other synthetic fiber line may be found on a Navy ship? Kevlar NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

33. Which of the following is the correct order for making fiber rope (line)? Fibers, to yarn, to strands, to line NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

34. Why should line handlers wear gloves when using wire rope? Spurs and burrs can cut hands NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

35. What is the most common type of line used aboard ship in terms of strand, braid, and twist? 3 strand – plain laid – with a right hand twist NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

36. What does it mean when rope is described as plain-laid? Successive twists of fiber,yarns, and strands are always opposed. NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

37. Compared to plain-laid line, what is the advantage of braided line? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

38. What is a halyard? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

39. Which type of rope is now commonly used for mooring due to its greater strength, resistance to rot, resistance to water, and greater flexibility? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

40. In what increments are lengths of line measured? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

41. What are we referring to by size of rope? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

42. What is the principal use of manila aboard ship? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

43. What is a halyard? A line used to raise signal flags or sails NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

44. Compared to plain-laid line, what is the advantage of braided line? Braided line will not unlay or untwist when it is free to rotate on swivels (as on a halyard) NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

45. In what increments are lengths of line measured? Feet, or possibly in fathoms NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

46. Which type of rope is now commonly used for mooring due to its greater strength, resistance to rot, resistance to water, and greater flexibility? Kevlar NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

47. What is the principal use of manila aboard ship? Highline transfer NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

48. What are we referring to by size of rope? Circumference, in inches NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

49. How wide is the largest line used for general shipboard purposes in the USN? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

50. What do seamen call rope larger than five inches in circumference? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

51. What do seamen call line less than one and three quarters inches (1 ¾ ) in circumference? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

52. How do we ask for different sizes of small stuff? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

53. What name is given to the most common type of small stuff, made of two- stranded, left-braided tarred hemp and similar to household twine? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

54. What is seizing stuff? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

55. What do seamen call rope larger than five inches in circumference? A hawser NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

56. How wide is the largest line used for general shipboard purposes in the USN? 10 inches NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

57. How do we ask for different sizes of small stuff? By the number of threads NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

58. What do seamen call line less than one and three quarters inches (1 ¾ ) in circumference? Small stuff NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

59. What is seizing stuff? 3-stranded right laid small stuff similar to marline NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

60. What name is given to the most common type of small stuff, made of two- stranded, left-braided tarred hemp and similar to household twine? Marline NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

61. What is serving? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

62. Name the three acceptable methods for laying fiber line out on the deck. NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

63. Where are lines supposed to be stowed? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

64. What do seamen call it when they wrap the bitter end of a line with small stuff to keep it from fraying or unwrapping? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

65. What is a palm, and what is it used for? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

66. What is the name of the tapered wooden tool used to separate strands of fiber line? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

67. Name the three acceptable methods for laying fiber line out on the deck. Coiling, faking, flemishing NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

68. What is serving? An outer protective covering or casing over line NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

69. What do seamen call it when they wrap the bitter end of a line with small stuff to keep it from fraying or unwrapping? Whipping NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

70. Where are lines supposed to be stowed? Boatswain’s Locker NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

71. What is the name of the tapered wooden tool used to separate strands of fiber line? Fid NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

72. What is a palm, and what is it used for? Piece of tough leather used like a thimble when whipping line NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

73. A steam vapor rising off a wet line could be a sign of what? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

74. Over a two year period, you could expect a natural fiber line to deteriorate about what percentage? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

75. Generally speaking, what are “knots” used for? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

76. Generally speaking, what are “bends” used for? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

77. Generally speaking, what are “hitches” used for? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

78. What is the best knot to tie two lines of the same size together? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

79. Over a two year period, you could expect a natural fiber line to deteriorate about what percentage? 30 NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

80. A steam vapor rising off a wet line could be a sign of what? Too much strain NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

81. Generally speaking, what are “bends” used for? To secure two lines together NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

82. Generally speaking, what are “knots” used for? To form loop (eyes) or secure a cord or line around a package NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

83. What is the best knot to tie two lines of the same size together? Square or Reef knot NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

84. Generally speaking, what are “hitches” used for? To bend a line around an object or another piece of line NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

85. What is another name for a reef knot? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

86. What knot is used to bend two lines of different sizes together? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

87. What knot is the best to form an eye in a line? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

88. What is the best way to tie a line to something round, like a ring or spar? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

89. “Never step in a bight.” What is a bight? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

90. What is chafing gear? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

91. What knot is used to bend two lines of different sizes together? Becket bend NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

92. What is another name for a reef knot? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1 Square knot

93. What is the best way to tie a line to something round, like a ring or spar? NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1 Clove hitch

94. What knot is the best to form an eye in a line? Bowline NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

95. What is chafing gear? A piece of material placed as a buffer between a line and a surface to prevent wear and tear NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

96. “Never step in a bight.” What is a bight? A loop of line NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

97. BONUS: What are some of the evolutions that fall under the category of deck seamanship? Anchoring Mooring Cargo Handling UNREP Line Handling NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1

98. What are some of the advantages Nylon line has over natural fiber line? Stronger Lasts longer Less Bulky More flexible to handle NS3 Naval Skills Deck SeamanshipUnit 3 Chapter 1