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What is the name of the machinery used to lift the anchor and its cable?
What is the name of the large pipe through which the cable passes from the deck to the ship's side?
What is the name of the pipe through which the chain runs form the windlass down into the chain locker?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of anchors used by the Navy today?
What is commonly carried by amphibious ships to pull or retract themselves off the beach during amphibious operations?
Which anchor type is housed in the bottom of the ship?
Why are all anchor links studded?
What are the lengths of chain that make up a ship's anchor cable called?
How long is a standard shot of chain?
Which of the following is NOT a color used to mark detachable links?
What color is the entire last shot of chain?
What is used to relieve stress on the windlass while at anchor?
Who is in charge of the anchor detail when anchoring and weighing anchor?
Which of the following is NOT one of the words used to report on the strain on the chain during anchoring?
What term refers to the amount of chain played out by a ship in the process of anchoring?
Why is it important to ensure that an anchor chain is not too taut at anchor?
What is the name of the fitting which is welded to the deck and looks like a pair of projecting horns?
Which type of deck fitting are cylindrical steel objects arranged in pairs and used to secure mooring lines?
Which of the following is not a type of chock commonly found on board ship?
On ships moored with six lines (the normal number for medium-sized ship), what are lines two and three called?
When towing, what does it mean when we say that the two ships must be "in step"?
What is the name of the cable that attaches to the free end of a boom and allows it to be raised or lowered?