ESWS Test Exam UPDATED Study Guide
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is MILSTRIP used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Standard requisitioning and
issuing procedure
What is OPTAR? - CORRECT ANSWER Monthly budget and spending sent by
TYCOM
How long do you have to turn in a RIP? - CORRECT ANSWER 24hr
How long is an endurance supposed to last - CORRECT ANSWER 45 days
What % of money is allocated to meals? - CORRECT ANSWER Breakfast 25%, lunch
35%, dinner 40%
What is the NM for discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER Compact 25, Paper 12, All 25
How does latitude/longitude go? - CORRECT ANSWER Lat: north to south, Long:
east to west
Stand on vessel? - CORRECT ANSWER Stays on same course
What lights are shown when not under command - CORRECT ANSWER Two vertical
red lights
Day shapes for ship not under command? - CORRECT ANSWER Two black balls
, Flag for ashore? - CORRECT ANSWER Starboard pennant
What circuit for Look Outs? - CORRECT ANSWER JL
What is the telltale panel? - CORRECT ANSWER Panel which controls navigational
lights.
Romeo at the dip - CORRECT ANSWER Delivery ship is preparing to take you
alongside/ receiving ship is ready to come alongside
Romeo close up? - CORRECT ANSWER Delivery ship is ready for approach/
receiving ship is commencing approach
How many bells does an ADMIRAL UPPER HALF get? - CORRECT ANSWER 6
first master chief? - CORRECT ANSWER MC Black
When was the battle of Coral Sea? - CORRECT ANSWER 8 May 1942
Who was responsible for the bombing of USS Cole and where? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yemen, 12 OCT 2000, Al Queda
Theodore Roosevelt important dates (Construction/Christened/Commissioned) - CORRECT
ANSWER Constructed 31 OCT 1981,
Christened 31 OCT 1984,
Commissioned 25 OCT 1986
What is an indicator of a class B fire? - CORRECT ANSWER Black smoke
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is MILSTRIP used for? - CORRECT ANSWER Standard requisitioning and
issuing procedure
What is OPTAR? - CORRECT ANSWER Monthly budget and spending sent by
TYCOM
How long do you have to turn in a RIP? - CORRECT ANSWER 24hr
How long is an endurance supposed to last - CORRECT ANSWER 45 days
What % of money is allocated to meals? - CORRECT ANSWER Breakfast 25%, lunch
35%, dinner 40%
What is the NM for discharge? - CORRECT ANSWER Compact 25, Paper 12, All 25
How does latitude/longitude go? - CORRECT ANSWER Lat: north to south, Long:
east to west
Stand on vessel? - CORRECT ANSWER Stays on same course
What lights are shown when not under command - CORRECT ANSWER Two vertical
red lights
Day shapes for ship not under command? - CORRECT ANSWER Two black balls
, Flag for ashore? - CORRECT ANSWER Starboard pennant
What circuit for Look Outs? - CORRECT ANSWER JL
What is the telltale panel? - CORRECT ANSWER Panel which controls navigational
lights.
Romeo at the dip - CORRECT ANSWER Delivery ship is preparing to take you
alongside/ receiving ship is ready to come alongside
Romeo close up? - CORRECT ANSWER Delivery ship is ready for approach/
receiving ship is commencing approach
How many bells does an ADMIRAL UPPER HALF get? - CORRECT ANSWER 6
first master chief? - CORRECT ANSWER MC Black
When was the battle of Coral Sea? - CORRECT ANSWER 8 May 1942
Who was responsible for the bombing of USS Cole and where? - CORRECT
ANSWER Yemen, 12 OCT 2000, Al Queda
Theodore Roosevelt important dates (Construction/Christened/Commissioned) - CORRECT
ANSWER Constructed 31 OCT 1981,
Christened 31 OCT 1984,
Commissioned 25 OCT 1986
What is an indicator of a class B fire? - CORRECT ANSWER Black smoke
