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| Officer of the Deck (OOD) | overall responsible |
| Conning Officer (JOOD) | Gives Helm/Lee Helm orders |
| JOOW | Assists OOD/RADARs/Comms |
| Boatswain’s Mate of the Watch (BMOW) | Ensures good order and discipline with enlisted watch section & 1MC announcements |
| Helmsman/Lee Helmsman | Helmsman steers the ship/Lee Helmsman operates throttles |
| Lookouts | Report all contacts (air, surface, marine mammals, man overboard) |
| Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) | Safe Navigation of the ship, Deck logs, reports directly to CO, Gator, and OOD. |
| Underway (Light Configurations) | FWD & AFT Masthead Lights, Port & Stbd running lights, stern light |
| INPORT (Light Configurations) | 78 Lights, Aircraft warning lights, FWD & AFT anchor lights, water line security lights |
| Telltale Panel | Turns ON/OFF Underway Navigation Lights |
| VMS (Voyage Management System) | tracks ships position via GPS, alerts bridge team of any dangers we will come near |
| GPS (Global Positioning System) | System which provides highly accurate positions and velocity information in 3 dimensions and precise time and time interval on as global basis continuously. |
| Latitude | Angular distance measured northward or southward through 90 degrees from the equator. |
| Longitude | Angular distance measured eastward or westward from the prime meridian. |
| GMT | Greenwich mean time, zulu time. |
| Time Zones | 24 time zones |
| Variation/Deviation | Difference between geographic north and magnetic north/error caused by the magnetic effect of any metal near the compass. |
| DIW | Dead in Water |
| Head On | When two power driven vessels are meeting on reciprocal or nearly reciprocal courses so as involve risk of collision. |
| Crossing Situation | When two power driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision the vessel which has the other on her stbd shall keep out of the way and shall if circumstances of the case admit avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel. |
| Overtaking Situation | A vessel deemed to be overtaking when coming up with another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam. |
| Stand On Vessel | vessel with the right of way |
| Give Way Vessel | Vessel that has to alter course or reduce speed to allow other vessel to pass. |
| BRAVO flag | Refueling/Ammunition handling |
| FOXTROT flag | Fixed wing flight OPS |
| HOTEL flag | Helo OPS |
| PAPA flag | Personnel Recall |
| QUEBEC flag | Boat Recall |
| CODE ALPHA flag | Divers |
| KILO flag | Personnel working aloft/over the side |
| OSCAR flag | Man Overboard |
| UNIFORM flag | Anchoring |
| LIMA flag | Hazards of Electro-Magnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO) |
| ROMEO flag | Ready to receive a ship alongside |
| GOLF flag | Guide ship |
| 3RD SUB flag | CO Absentee Pennant |
| Church Pennant | the only flag flown above the national Ensign |
| ONE BLACK BALL/1 Red Light | Vessel at Anchor |
| TWO BLACK BALLS/ Red, Red | Vessel not under command |
| BALL, DIAMOND, BALL/Red, White, Red | Restricted in ability to maneuver |
| THREE BLACK BALLS/ Red, Red | Vessel Aground |
| CYLINDER/ Red, Red, Red | Constrained by Draft |
| DIAMOND/Yellow (on the stern) | Towing |