Nautical Lore
The reason "knots" are used as a measurement of speed on ships
a long piece of line with knots tied at increments was thrown over the side and timed. How ever many knots passed through your hand in that time was your speed in "knots"
Though he denies it, this member definitely left a cosmic brownie on the o-1 Deck
ET3 Tavonatti
The date the USCG was founded as the Revenue Cutter Service
04 August 1790
In the ORM process, the STAAR model is an acronym for what 5 things?
Spread out, Transfer, Avoid, Accept, Reduce
DHS Secretary Kristie Noem served as governor of this US state before beginning her tenure
South Dakota
A phrase meaning to almost do something wrong, but never quite enough to actually commit; to push boundaries. Originates from seamen lining up for cleanliness inspections during the Age of Sail
Toe the line/walk the line
Which two crew members also have siblings serving in the USCG?
XO and WEPS
The two major services whose merger created the modern USCG in 1915
The Revenue Cutter Service and Lifesaving Service
The communications Sound Powered Phone circuit for damage control
2JZ
The USCG recently renamed all its districts. What are the new names?
Arctic District, Northwest District, Southwest District, Oceania District, Heartlands District, Southeast District, Eastern District, Northeast District, Great Lakes District
A phrase meaning to ignore some wrongdoing or misdeed, which originates from Admiral Horatio Nelson looking through his telescope with his missing eye to claim he did not see his commander's signal flag to retreat
To turn a blind eye
The city where CO adopted his two dogs (+100 for each of their names)
Miami, FL
Holly and Nahko
These three cutters led the rescue efforts of the Greely Party Expedition in 1885. Hint: Finch crewmembers have served on two of their namesakes. 600 points per cutter named
Bear, Thetis, and Alert
The angle of the USCG stripe
64 degrees
The largest environmental disaster in the USCG's history. Even the USCGC Elm homeported in Astoria, OR, was deployed in response.
Deepwater Horizon Oil spill. The resulting spill is considered the world’s largest maritime oil spill and the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history.
The "Roaring Forties" "Furious Fifties" and "Screaming Sixties" refers to what part of the globe?
a region of strong, westerly winds found at the corresponding latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere. The lack of major terrestrial objects to block the winds and low pressure systems leads to waves regularly in excess of 33' and 125mph winds
The town our new weapons officer ENS Cascio comes from in New Jersey, which shares its name with a famous town from the Bible
Bethlehem, NJ
The Coast Guard's "Queen of the Fleet"
USCGC Smilax
When is a special employee review required?
Following an NJP
On this date, the USCG was transferred to the newly created Department of Homeland Security
01 March, 2003
Where the term "gundeck" comes from (to mean faking log entries)
Midshipmen would hide on the gundeck and fake their astronomical calculations during their celestial navigation studies
This member has had both rats and hermit crabs as pets, at the same time
SN Ryant
The state that Florence Finch immigrated to and eventually joined the USCG SPARS from
New York
This Article provides Commanding Officers the authority to impose Non-judicial punishment without resort to the forum of Courts Martial (Article #)
Article 15
The name of the USCG's newly acquired icebreaker (+200 for homeport)
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21)
Juneau, Alaska