TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 1-02-1 (continued)
(3) ____________ down--Starting with one end, lay circles of
line on the deck, in a tight spiral.
b. Alongside--By the side of a ____________ or ____________.
c. ____________--An area designated to be used by ships for
anchoring.
d. Anchors aweigh--When the ship's anchors are clear of the
____________ and the ship bears the weight of the anchor.
e. ____________ gear--Material used to protect a line from excessive
wear.
f. ____________ ____________--Single sections of line between the
ship and the pier.
g. ____________ ____________ ____________--Mooring lines are placed
over the same bollard; the second line is led up through the eye
of the first; allows either line to be cast off without
disturbing the other.
h. Double up--Double sections of line between the ship and pier.
i. Belay--To secure a line to a ____________ point, such as a cleat.
j. Cast off--An order to let go, or throw off, ____________ lines
from a bollard.
k. Check--To ease out just enough line to ____________ it from
parting under strain.
l. ____________ around--To pull in a line.
m. Avast--Stop, as in "avast heaving around"; i.e., ____________
pulling in line.
n. Heave--To throw.
o. Heaving line--A small line with a ____________ ball at one end.
The heaving line is thrown across a space; e.g., from the ship to
pier, so that a mooring line can be pulled across.
p. Pay out--To feed out or ____________ a line.
q. ____________--To allow a line to run out.
r. ____________ nest--Excess mooring line is wrapped around the
bitts to prevent trip hazards and surface abrasion of the line.
6. Types, Purposes, and Characteristics of Small Boats
a. The Navy has thousands of boats ranging in size from 9 feet to
135 feet.
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