NAVY DEP PQS EXAM STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Adrift - Answers -Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of hand
or left lying about)
Aft-end - Answers -Near or toward the stern of the vessel
All Hands - Answers -The entire ship's company, both officer and enlisted
Allotment - Answers -an amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay
Aye-Aye - Answers -Reply to an order or command meaning 'I understand and will comply'
Barracks - Answers -building where sailors live
Below - Answers -downstairs
Brightwork - Answers -Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
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,Bunk or Rack - Answers -Bed
Buoy - Answers -An anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an
object
Carry on - Answers -An order to resume work or duties
Cast off - Answers -to throw off; to let go; to unfurl
Chain locker - Answers -Compartment in which anchor chain is stowed
Chit, Chit book - Answers -coupon or receipt book
Chow hall (Mess deck) - Answers -Place to eat
Colors - Answers -Raising or lowering of a national flag, ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset for
hoisting and hauling down the national ensign
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, Deep six - Answers -to dispose of by throwing over the side
Ensign - Answers -National flag; commissioned officer between the rank of Chief Warrant Officer
and Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fast - Answers -Snugly secured
Fathom - Answers -A unit of length equal to 6 feet used for measuring the depth of water
Field day - Answers -General cleaning day, usually the day before an inspection
First lieutenant - Answers -Officer responsible to the XO of the deck department/division aboard
ship, or the command maintenance
Flag officer - Answers -Any commissioned officer in pay grade O-7 or above
Galley - Answers -Kitchen
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS (2026/2027)
GRADE: A+|STATUS: GUARANTEED PASS
Adrift - Answers -Loose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of hand
or left lying about)
Aft-end - Answers -Near or toward the stern of the vessel
All Hands - Answers -The entire ship's company, both officer and enlisted
Allotment - Answers -an amount of money a member has coming out of his regular pay
Aye-Aye - Answers -Reply to an order or command meaning 'I understand and will comply'
Barracks - Answers -building where sailors live
Below - Answers -downstairs
Brightwork - Answers -Brass or shiny metal kept polished rather than painted
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,Bunk or Rack - Answers -Bed
Buoy - Answers -An anchored float used as an aid to navigation or to mark the location of an
object
Carry on - Answers -An order to resume work or duties
Cast off - Answers -to throw off; to let go; to unfurl
Chain locker - Answers -Compartment in which anchor chain is stowed
Chit, Chit book - Answers -coupon or receipt book
Chow hall (Mess deck) - Answers -Place to eat
Colors - Answers -Raising or lowering of a national flag, ceremonies held at 0800 and sunset for
hoisting and hauling down the national ensign
2|Page
, Deep six - Answers -to dispose of by throwing over the side
Ensign - Answers -National flag; commissioned officer between the rank of Chief Warrant Officer
and Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fast - Answers -Snugly secured
Fathom - Answers -A unit of length equal to 6 feet used for measuring the depth of water
Field day - Answers -General cleaning day, usually the day before an inspection
First lieutenant - Answers -Officer responsible to the XO of the deck department/division aboard
ship, or the command maintenance
Flag officer - Answers -Any commissioned officer in pay grade O-7 or above
Galley - Answers -Kitchen
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