ASSIGNMENT 1
Textbook Assignment:
“Introduction to Visual Communications” and “Signal Equipment,” chapters 1 and 2, pages 1-1
through 2-8.
1-1.
The communications organization aboard ship is
under the control of what officer?
1. Communications officer
2. Commanding officer
3. Signal officer
4. Flag officer
1-2.
The Signalman PQS booklet contains the
fundamentals, systems, and watchstations
recognized by CNET as the minimum
qualification for whom?
1. Signalman supervisor
2. Signal officer
3. Communications officer
4. Signalman striker
1-3.
The planning, organization, and training that
goes into the makeup of a signal gang is
designed for what reason?
1.
To assist the Signalman in knowing his/her
duties
2.
To assign responsibilities
3.
To perfect the Signalman’s ability to
transmit and receive messages vital to the
operation of the ship
4.
To perfect the Signalman’s ability to operate
the ship during a communications exercise
1-4.
Aboard some ships, your duties may include
navigation in addition to your visual signaling
duties.
1. True
2. False
1-5.
Aboard ship, all visual signals are made from
what area?
1. The flag bridge
2. The navigation bridge
3. The signal bridge
4. The flying bridge
1-6.
What is the main consideration in the location of
signal bridges?
1. Manpower availability
2. Space availability
3. Ship superstructure
4. Ship to horizon visibility
1-7.
During daylight, what method of communication
do force commanders usually use to maneuver
their formations?
1. Radio
2. Semaphore
3. Flashing light
4. Flaghoist
1-8.
As a Signalman, you should become familiar
with which of the following spaces?
1. Signaling spaces
2. Departmental spaces
3. Engineering spaces
4. All of the above
1-9.
What spaces aboard ship should be the cleanest
and most orderly?
1. The spaces in which you work
2. The spaces in engineering
3. The spaces in navigation
4. The spaces in deck division
1-10.
After joining the signal gang, what will probably
be your first duty?
1. Transmitting visual messages
2. Receiving visual messages
3. Recording visual messages
4. Logging visual messages
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