ESWS Test – Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Study Guide & Qualification
Exam Prep
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
What is the standard length of a fire fighting hose - correct answer ✔✔50ft
Exam Prep
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
What is the standard length of a fire fighting hose - correct answer ✔✔50ft
