Shipboard Customs and Courtesies NS1U4C1S3

When you are moving through passageways (hallways), step aside to allow those senior to you in rank to pass first. If other juniors are present, call out "______________" so everyone can make way for the senior person in rank.

• "Ahoy"

• "Move it!"

• "Attention on Deck"

• "Gangway"

Where does our national flag fly on a U.S. Navy ship while in port?

• on the fantail (or stern)

• on the main mast

• on the jackstaff

• on the mizzenmast

The flag pictured, shows a flag flying from a ___________ at the ____________ of the ship (location).

• flag staff/stern

• jackstaff/bow

• jackstaff/fantail

• flag staff/bow

What time is the colors ceremony performed aboard a naval ship while it is in port and not underway? (Check all that apply)

• at reveille

• 0800

• sunrise

• sunset

U.S. Navy custom & tradition dictates that the ship having the longest total period in active status, other than USS Constitution, will display the:

• Golden Anchor

• Union Jack

• Oldest ship pennant

• First Navy Jack

Which of the below is the correct depiction of the First Navy Jack for the U.S. Navy?

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Ships not underway also raise and lower a flag called the Union Jack (the jack) at morning and evening colors. It flies from the jackstaff at the ship's:

• quarterdeck

• bow

• fantail

• mainmast

Which of the below is the correct depiction of U.S. Navy's "Union Jack"

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During a special ceremony called "side honors", a group of four to eight sailors that line up along the gangway are called:

• side buoys

• quarterdeck watch

• side boys

• BMOW

Aboard ship a U.S. Naval ship, with the exception of the Commanding Officer (CO) and visiting officers senior to the CO, sailors salute all other officers:

• At every meeting or occurrence

• Only the first time they meet each day

• Only from sunrise to sunset

• Never