Naval Skills Unit Two, Chapter One: Shipboard Organization
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Which of the following is NOT one of the basic shipboard departments?
Public Affairs
Operations
Combat Systems
Engineering
Supply
What ship officer works with the ship's department heads to conduct training, exercises, and drills to keep the crew ready for combat?
The Executive Officer
The Commanding Officer
The Operations Officer
The Navigator
The Damage Control Assistant
In modern ships, where is the Executive Officer most frequently stationed during combat operations?
The bridge
In the Combat Information Center (CIC)
On the deck of the ship
In the main machinery spaces
In the weapons department spaces
What officer is responsible to the Commanding Officer for the safe navigation and piloting of the ship?
The Navigator
The Executive Officer
The Reactor Officer
The First Lieutenant
The Senior Watch Officer (SWO)
Which of the following
personnel would NOT be considered an Executive Assistant?
The Command Master Chief
The Personnel Officer
The Chaplain
The Legal Officer
The Special Services Officer
Which executive assistant is responsible for enforcing regulations and keeping good order and discipline on the ship?
The Chief Master-At-Arms
The Legal Officer
The Senior Watch Officer
The Combat Cargo Officer
The First Lieutenant
Which of the following is not one of a ship's MAJOR departments?
Navigation
Operations
Engineering
Supply
Air
The Command Master Chief is the principal enlisted adviser to whom?
The Commanding Officer
The Executive Officer
The Department Heads
The Chief of Naval Operations
The Officer of the Deck
Which of the following Departments would not normally be led by a Line Officer?
The Supply Officer
The Operations Officer
The Air Officer
The Combat Systems Officer
The Weapons Officer
What is the primary difference between Naval Officers designated as "Line Officers" and those that do not have this designation?
Line Officers are eligible for command in the event of the loss of his or her superior officer.
Line Officers are Officers who have "Crossed the Line" (Sailed over the equator)
Line Officers have "Lineal Numbers" attached to their ranks to indicate their relative seniority.
There is no special designation of a "Line Officer".
Line Officers are Officers in line for early promotion.
On medium-sized ships, which Department Head is responsible to collect, evaluate and disseminate combat information wherever needed in the command?
The Operations Officer
The Communications Officer
The Combat Systems Officer
The Weapons Officer
The Engineer Officer
Which Department Head would be responsible for the planning of seamanship evolutions?