NJROTC Final

officer lineal number

8 digit number on navy officers to determine seniority amongst officers of the same rank

port side

left side of ship facing forward

bulkhead

wall of a ship

rack

bed

galley/chow hall

dining area

boom

supports the main sail for sailing vessels only

rudder

steers the ship

jack

small blue flag flown from jackstaff at front of a navy ship

EPIRB

emergency position indicating radio beacon/used to send distress signal and location during emergencies

SCUBA

self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

gaylord

ventilation system above the galley stove

squid

slang for a navy sailor

scuttlebutt

rumors or gossips/ship’s water fountains

BLUF

bottom line up front (state the main point)

wardroom

officers eat in:

goat locker/chiefs mess

CPOs eat in:

windward

side facing the wind

leeward

side away from the wind

latitude

runs east-west

60 nautical miles

distance between latitude lines

8 minutes 20 seconds

sun distance from earth (in time)

dead reckoning

navigation using course direction, speed, time traveled and adjusted for set and drift

set

direction the current pushes the ship

drift

speed of the current

advance

distance forward during turn

transfer

sideways movement during turn

star navigation

sailors use stars to determine position (important backup when GPS fails)

flood tide

water moving towards shore

ebb tide

water moving away from shore

slack water

little to no current between tide changes

stand of the tide

period when water level stops rising/falling

fog horns

different sound patterns to identify ships, used when visibility is low

buoys

marks safe channels and hazards

red

right, even numbered

green

left, odd numbered

highway on the ocean

numbers to guide ships through waterways

nominal range

distance a light should be visible in clear weather

luminous range

actual distance light is visible based on weather conditions

variation

difference between true north and magnetic north

deviation

compass error caused by metal or electronics nearby

red light

preserves night vision, allowing sailors to read without their ability to see in the dark (red light travels less distance)

venus

planet that rotates clockwise

skin

largest organ in the body

New Delhi

capital of India

7

how many colors in rainbow

Alcatraz

famous prison in San Francisco Bay

Davy Jones

legendary ruler of ocean depths in maritime folklore

starboard

right side of the ship