SSO NSC 200

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How many ships were apart of sealift in 1960 and 2020?
a. 2100 and 114 ships
b. 5200 and 303 ships
c. 1500 and 210 ships
d. 1700 and 2300 ships

a. 2100 and 114 ships

What country is the largest ship producer?
a. The United States
b. Korea
c. Congo
d. China

d. China

Who is responsible for sealift?
a. US Transportation Command and US Dept. of Transportation
b. Military Sealift Command
c. US Maritime Administration and the Commercial Maritime Industry
d. SSOF

a. US Transportation Command and US Dept. of Transportation

What is your designator as an SSO?
a. 1336
b. 1872
c. 1665
d. 1776

c. 1665

Which is not a SMA Requirement?
a. Graduate and receive a degree
b. Obtain a USCG License
c. Maintain your USC License for 10 years
d. Apply for and accept a commission in the US armed services for 8 years

c. Maintain your USC License for 10 years

Who protected US Shipping before 1776?
a. British Navy
b. French Navy
c. Spanish Navy
d. Wishful thinking

a. British Navy

Famous Quote of John Paul Jones?
a. "That's not a real man of war"
b. "I have not yet begun to fight"
c. "A fast ship is the only ship for me"
d. "Cannons I don't need no stinking cannons"

b. "I have not yet begun to fight"

What was the major deficiencies highlighted by the Spanish American War 1898?
a. US Merchant Marine capacity
b. A willing enemy
c. Navy training
d. War Ships

a. US Merchant Marine capacity

What was the name of the ship design that allowed supplies to win the European fronts?
а. Congress class vessels
b. Constitution class vessels
c. Liberty class vessels
d. Justice class vessels

c. Liberty class vessels

Merchant Marine Act of 1936 did NOT create what subsidy?
a. Construction differential
b. Operating differential
c. Tax reduction for shippers
d. Federal ship financing guarantee

c. Tax reduction for shippers

What is NOT one of the 3 components of Secrecy?
a. Operational security
b. Counterintelligence
c. Assessing the risk
d. Security

c. Assessing the risk

Which is NOT one of the 5 steps of OPSEC?
a. Identify the critical information
b. Analyze the vulnerabilities
c. Asses the risk
d. Implement Controls

d. Implement Controls

Who is responsible for OPSEC?
a. Your Parents
b. The Government
c. Your Aunt Margaret
d. You

d. You

Which is a type of security to protect classified information?
a. Physical
b. Theoretical
c. Discussed
d. Happy thoughts

a. Physical

What is an important piece of information that is how the government knows who you are?
a. Passport
b. Social security number
c. Twitter handle
d. MMC

b. Social security number

How many ships are in the sealift fleet PM5?
a. 15
b. 27
c. 3
d. 52

a. 15

Why does the Surge Sealift PM5 exist?
a. To combat naval threats
b. To train sailors
c. To store military assets
d. To transport DoD goods

d. To transport DoD goods

What was NOT one of the ships LT Bartlett sailed on? a. USNS Watkins
b. USNS Watson
c. USNS Charlton
d. Maersk Peary

b. USNS Watson

What is a major job that SSO's will undertake after commissioning in the navy?
a. TACAD
b. Merchant sailing
c. ADT's
d. Embracing that sweet vacation

a. TACAD

What is NOT a type of PM5 surge sealift vessel?
a. Ro/Ro
b. Fast rescue
c. Lighterage
d. container

b. Fast rescue

What is the EEZ?

Exclusive Economic Zone

What is NOT a type of offshore zone?
a. High Seas
b. Territorial Sea
c. Easy Egress Zone
d. Contiguous Zone

c. Easy Egress Zone

What was NOT an aspect of the contiguous zone?
a. 24 nm from shore
b. Freedom of navigation and overflight
c. Prevents infringement upon a nations customs and immigration
d. Open to all states whether coastal or land-locked

d. Open to all states whether coastal or land-locked

What is the name of the location where the different zones are measured from?
a. Baseline
b. Start line
c. International waters
d. Coastline

a. Baseline

What is the nation that is causing problems near Vietnam, and the Philippines?
a. USA
b. China
c. Japan
d. Korea

b. China

What is the Purpose of formation steaming and convoys?

Protection

What is NOT an advantage of convoys?
a. Protection of shipping
b. Concentration of defensive force
c. Faster Transit
d. Good moral booster

c. Faster Transit

What was NOT a disadvantage of convoys?
a. Large numbers of ships make a nice target
b. Too many ships for a port
c. Modern armaments counter act it
d. Reduced communications requirements

d. Reduced communications requirements

What is a type of convoy formation?
a Line Formation
b. Wagon Spoke Formation
c. Juggernaut Formation
d. Scatter Cat Formation

a. line formation

What is the key Document vessel Masters have at their disposal for information on
NCAGS?
a. Rules of the Road
b. NATO Standards Manual
c. Lights List
d. TACADS

b. NATO Standards Manual

What is NOT one of the 4 principals of Operational Risk Management (ORM)?
a. Accept no unnecessary risk
b. Anticipate and manage risk by planning
c. Accept risks when costs outweigh benefits
d. Make risk decisions at the right level

c. Accept risks when costs outweigh benefits

Which is NOT one of the 5 steps of the Navy ORM process?
a. Supervise
b. Delegate
c. Identify Hazards
d. Implement Controls

b. Delegate

What is a basic concept of ORM?
a. Risk is inherent in all tasks and operations the Navy undertakes
b. Senior Navy Leadership sees ORM as a joke
c. Humans make no errors and have an inability to be wrong
d. Hazards are just part of the job, why acknowledge them

a. Risk is inherent in all tasks and operations the Navy undertakes

Which is NOT one of the 3 Levels of ORM?
a. In Depth
b. Deliberate
c. Time Critical Risk Management
d. Common Sense Thinking

d. Common Sense Thinking

What is the ABCD Model in ORM?
a. Assess the Situation, Balance your Resources, Communicate, Decide a better course
b. Assess the situation, balance your directions, compromise your actions, Do and Debrief
c. Assess the Situation, Balance your Resources, communicate, Do and Debrief
d. Assemble your team, Balance your directions, Communicate, Do and Debrief

c. Assess the Situation, Balance your Resources, communicate, Do and Debrief

After doing research for your midterm paper you know about what 2 types of individual retirement plans?

Roth IRA and Traditional IRA

What is a retirement plan you should you get with your first job that takes post tax income now giving you tax FREE income at retirement?

ROTH IRA

When it comes to retirement what is the advantage that you have over your parents, and me?

Time

What was the Purpose of your Midterm paper?

To research for your own knowledge about retirement and investments

What is the way you can pull money out of your pay check while at sea so you can have money to spend in port or put away for when you get home?

Draw