TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
A. Study Assignment
ASSIGNMENT SHEET 1-02-3
BASIC SEAMANSHIP, PART 2--LINES, WIRE ROPES,
SMALL BOATS, AND SOUND-POWERED TELEPHONES
The Bluejacket’s Manual, Centennial Edition, pages 345, 404, 411, through
416, and 445; Appendix K; and 491 through 502
B. Study Questions
1. What term describes mooring lines being placed over the same bollard
so that either line can be cast off without disturbing the other?
2. Laying circles of line on the deck in a tight spiral is
called .......
3. Laying a line down in circles, roughly one on top of the other is
called ....... down.
4. Laying a line down in long, flat bights, one alongside of the other
is called ....... down.
5. The seamanship term that means to allow a line to run out is .......
6. To “pay out” a line means to .......
7. To “heave” a line means to .......
8. The line handling term “belay” means to .......
9. Line less than 1¾ inches in circumference is called .......
10. What is the seamanship term that describes when a ship is by the
side of a pier or ship?
11. Any line over 5 inches in circumference is called .......
12. Which seamanship term describes when the ship’s anchor is clear of
the bottom and the ship bears the weight of the anchor?
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