1. Your department is responsible for cleaning
all the areas listed on which of the following
documents?
1. The compartment checkoff list
2. The Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill
3. The Maintenance and Material Manage-
ment System
4. The Cleaning, Preservation, and
Maintenance Bill
2. Cleaning gear is stocked and issued from
what area?
1. The supply department
2. The first lieutenant’s storeroom
3. The aft deck storeroom
4. The common gear locker
3. When using cleaning agents, such as
detergents, you should take which of the
following steps to ensure good cleaning
results?
1. Wetting and rinsing only
2. Wetting, scrubbing, and rinsing
3. Scrubbing and drying only
4. Scrubbing, wetting, and drying
4. Which of the following is the definition
of a field day?
1. The day before an important personal
inspection
2. A period set aside for the maintenance
of personal clothing
3. A day designated by the captain for
participation of all hands in organized
sports
4. A period when all hands thoroughly
clean the ship inside and out
5. Field days accomplish which of the following
functions?
1. Reduce the dirt intake caused by operating
equipment
2. Aid in the preservation of the ship by
extending paint life
3. Improve the appearance and sanitary
condition of the ship
4. All of the above
6. Vinyl deck coverings should be given what
care frequently?
1. Scrubbed, waxed, and buffed with an
electric buffing machine
2. Clamped down, dried, and buffed with
a buffer
3. Buffed with scouring pads and mineral
spirits
4. Swabbed with detergent and waxed with
self-polishing wax
7. What material is added to nonslip deck
coverings to provide better footing?
1. Pieces of sandpaper
2. Small pebbles
3. Pumice
8. What type of inspection is taking place when
the ship or station is divided into sections?
1. Cruise inspection
2. Zone inspection
3. Captain’s inspection
4. Shakedown inspection
9. Solvents should NEVER be used in un-
ventilated spaces under any circumstances.
1. True
2. False
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ASSIGNMENT 13
Textbook Assignment: Chapter 18 “Surface Preservation.”
