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Which of the following is NOT one of the many meanings of the word "Watch" in the Navy?
To keep an eye on something.
The location of the person standing duty.
A sailor's duty section.
To refer to an individual on duty.
All of the other answers are examples of the meaning of the "Watch" in the Navy.
How long are normal shipboard watches?
Four hours
Two hours
Eight hours
Twelve hours
There is no set time limit for Naval Watches at sea.
What type of watch is set to allow crewmembers to go off watch to eat their evening meal?
Dogwatches
Quarterwatches
Shortwatches
Mealwatches
Splitwatches
Why are watches ashore normally longer than watches onboard ship?
Because they are usually less demanding.
Because there are fewer people ashore to stand the watches.
Because there are fewer people on ship to stand the watches.
To confuse a potential enemy.
Because the watches on shore are more demanding.
When your ship is in a port, how long must you remain on ship if your duty section is on duty?
The full 24-hours
Eight hours
Twelve hours
Four hours
Two hours
Which Watch Officer is responsible to ensure that all events in the XO's Plan of the Day are carried out?
The Command Duty Officer (CDO)
The Officer of the Deck (OOD)
The Junior Officer of the Deck (JOOD)
The Executive Assistant (EA)
The Officer of the Day (OOD)
What are the two types of enlisted watches in a topside underway section?
Deck watches and navigational watches.
Deck watches and communications watches
Communications watches and navigational watches.
Lookout watches and navigational watches.
Deck watches and lookout watches.
Who is the petty officer in charge of the topside watches?
The Boatswain's Mate of the Watch (BOMW)
The Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW)
The Helmsman
The Lee Helmsman
The Command Master Chief
Which of the following watches is NOT a navigation watch?
The surface lookout
The Quartermaster of the Watch
The helmsman
The lee helmsman
The after steering watch
Lookouts are required to inspect and report on what every half-hour at night?
The status of the ship's navigational lights.
The status of the ship's "big eyes" binoculars.
All contacts within their assigned sector.
The barometric pressure.
The percentage of cloud cover.
What two watches are stationed on the fantail?
The lifebuoy and after lookout watches.
The lifebuoy and lifeboat watches.
The after lookout and the lifeboat watches.
The after steering and the after lookout watches
The after steering and the lifeboat watches.
What shipboard watch enable fast recovery of any person who falls overboard?
The lifeboat watch
The lifebuoy watch
The aft lookout watch
The after steering watch
The lee helmsman watch
Which of the following statements is true concerning in-port watches?
The primary watch station is shifted from the bridge to the quarterdeck.
The primary watch station is shifted from the quarterdeck to the bridge.
More watchstanders are required in port due to heightened security.
Watch and duty assignments are not as frequent.
Watches in port are generally eight to twelve hours in length.
In port, the Duty Master at Arms stands duty under the direction of what officer?
The Executive Officer
The Command Duty Officer
The Officer of the Deck
The Officer of the Day
The Master at Arms Officer
What watch is stationed near the ground tackle and keeps a continuous watch on the anchor chain to check the strain and how the chain is tending?
The Anchor Watch
The Chain Watch
The Buoy Watch
The Mooring Watch
The Brow Watch
The enlisted deck watch section is generally headed by whom?
The Petty Officer of the Watch
The Officer of the Deck
The Command Duty Officer
The Helmsman
The Duty Quartermaster
When enlisted women are assigned to a side boy detail, what are they called?
Side boys
Side girls
Side women
Side personnel
Side people
How often do security watches and patrols make reports to the OOD and who is responsible for their training?
Hourly, their Department Heads.
Every half-hour, their Department Heads
Hourly, the Master at Arms Personnel
Every half-hour, the Master at Arms Personnel
Every fifteen minutes, the Command Duty Officer.
Why will an OOD often shift control of steering control of the ship to the after steering watch?
To ensure that all gear is working correctly.
To ensure that that watch stander has not gone to sleep.
So that maintenance can be done on the helm on the bridge.
So that the helm and lee helm watches can eat.
Because many times the aft steering watch will have a better view of what is going on.
When we say that watches must be relieved on time, what do we mean by "on time"?
Fifteen minutes before the watch is scheduled to begin.
Fifteen minutes after the watch is scheduled to begin
A half-hour before the watch is scheduled to begin.
A half-hour after the watch is scheduled to begin.