ASSIGNMENT 9 Textbook Assignment: “Convoy Communications” and "Watchstanding Duties," chapters 7 and 8, pages 7-1 through 8-6. 9-1. Convoys are usually made up of ships of many different nations, traveling in company for mutual safety and manned by people of many different languages. 9-2. 1. True 2. False What will the Naval Control of Shipping Organization (NCSORG) control in the event of war or national emergency? 9-3. 1. Voyage itinerary 2. Maintenance repair 3. Ship movement 4. Allocation of employment Which of the following functions will NOT be assumed by the Civil Direction of Shipping Organization in the time of war or national emergency? 9-4. 1. Loading and discharging 2. Maintenance and repair 3. Harbor movement and storing 4. Putting ships in columns outside the harbor The control that NCSORG exercises over shipping includes tactical diversions, movement reports, ship routing, and convoy organization. 9-5. 1. True 2. False What naval commander is responsible for the movement and protection of allied ships within his/her area? 1. CDSORG 2. NCSORG 3. OCA 4. NCSO 56 9-6. Who makes the decision whether to sail ships in convoy or as independents? 9-7. 1. OCA 2. Convoy commodore 3. NCSO 4. CDSORG Who coordinates and controls the routing and movement of merchant ships and convoys within an assigned or adjacent port area? 9-8. 1. NCSO 2. OCA 3. Convoy commodore 4. Reporting officer Who is responsible for Naval Control of Shipping measures both in port and at sea? 9-9. 1. Reporting officer 2. Area commander 3. NCSO 4. OCA What officer is the OCA’s representative at a port? 1. Reporting officer 2. Area commander 3. NCSO 4. Convoy commodore 9-10. What officer is responsible for the defense of the convoy? 1. Convoy commodore 2. Vice commodore 3. OTC 4. NSC