QMA
Seamanship
Orders, Procedures and Routines
Duty, Personnel and Responsibilities
General
100

What does the A in QMA stand for?

What is Assistant

100

How many ropes do you need for a round turn two half hitches?

What is one.

100

What kind of clock do we use at cadets?

What is 24 hour

100

What is the name is the person who hoists the green and yellow pennant? 

What is Prep hand?

100

What is our moto?

What is strive valiantly.

200

What duty does the QMA do at Colours?

What is ring the bell.

200

What is the knot that attaches to a parallel pole?

What is rolling hitch.

200

How do you say Midnight in 24 hour time?

What is 2359 or 0001

200

How many times will you hear the bell chime during colours?

What is 8.

200

How many units are in our Flotilla?

What is 10

300

What is the normal colours time?

What is 0800

300

Is a Shanksheep suppose to shorten the rope?

What is false. It is a sheepshank

300

What is SSO's

What is Ships Standing Orders

300

What is the pipe called at wakey wakey?

What is call the hands

300

What is the base TS Shoalhaven parade at?

What is HMAS Albatross

400

What is the book at the gangway called?

What is ships log

400

The thicker rope must be used for the simple what?

What is bight. 

400

What is FOD?

What is Flag of the Day

400

How many pips should the CO receive when coming through the gangway?

What is five pips

400
Say the months backwards from December

What is December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February and January

500

What is the watch name for the time 1800 to 2000

What is last dog

500

Explain how to do a round turn, two half hitches?

What is pass the end around the post twice. Go around the standing end to make the first Half Hitch. Pull this tight. Continue around in the same direction to make the second Half Hitch

500

How many members are on duty every day?

What is 10
500

What does the OOD say when they hear 'ceremony complete'?

What is Pipe the carry on. 

500

What year was our unit commissioned?

What is 1996

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