Assignment 5 



Watch Routines 



Text: Pages 164 - 192 



5-6. 



Learning Objective: Recognize 

 schedules, forms, and procedures 

 for recording surface weather 

 data. 



5-1. Under which of the following situations is 

 a ship that is in port NOT required to 

 continue regular observing and reporting 

 of observations? 



1. The ship is alongside a tender 



2. The ship is assigned as the guard 

 weather ship 



3. The ship is at anchor in a port that 

 is serviced by an NWSED 



4. The ship has the Senior Officer 

 Present Afloat embarked 



In items 5-2 through 5-4, select from column B 

 the WMO Region that is applicable to the area 

 listed in column A. 



5-7. 



5-8. 



5-9. 



A. Area 

 5-2. North America 

 5-3. Europe 

 5-4. Southwest Pacific 



B. Regions 



1. Ill 



2. IV 



3. V 



4. VI 



Which of the following types of observa- 

 tions should be taken immediately follow- 

 ing notification of an aircraft mishap? 



1. Local extra 



2. Record local 



3. Special local 



4. Local 



At what time should a new NWSC form 3140/8 

 be started? 



1. Midnight Greenwich mean time 



2. 0000 LST 



3. 0800 Greenwich mean time 



4. 0800 LST 



What is/are the correct entry(ies) on an 

 MF1-10 or NWSC form 3140/8 for missing 

 data? 



1. / only 



2. / or M, as appropriate 



3. 

 4. 



M only 

 M or X 



5-5. Which of the following publications con- 

 tains instructions for recording surface 

 weather observations aboard ship? 



1. Codes Manual 



2. FMH No. 1 



3. FMH No. 2 



4. NWSC form 3140/8 



What entry is made in column 13 of MF1-10 

 when an observation has been taken late 

 and NO appreciable changes have occurred 

 since the scheduled time? 



1. DLAD 



2. NIL 



3. LATE 



4. NO SIG 



5-10. How are errors corrected on the MF1-10 

 after the report has been disseminated? 

 1. Draw a red line through the erroneous 

 data and enter the correction in 

 pencil above it on all copies 

 Erase the erroneous data from all copies 

 and record corrected data in red 

 Draw a line through the erroneous data 

 and enter corrections in pencil on the 

 next line 



Draw a red line through the erroneous 

 data and enter the correction in red 

 above it on all copies 



2. 

 3. 



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