Uniform and Ranks
Seamanship
Divisions
Drill
Grab Bag
100
This laid line features an eye splice and two Turk’s heads knots.
What is a lanyard?
100
The word “Navy’ may be spelled using these phonetics….
What are November, Alpha, Victor and Yankee?
100
This ceremony includes the calling of the roll and the raising of some flags.
What is 'Colours'?
100
This foot is used the most when moving for the first time.
What is the ‘left’?
100
This piece of ceremonial gear is carried by the Drum Major.
What is 'the mace'?
200
This mythical creature can be found on the rank badge for a chief petty officer first class?
What is a unicorn?
200
Right over left- and left-over right is the correct way to tie this useful knot...
What is a reef knot?
200
Sweeping the deck and emptying the gash after Sunset would place you in this group.
What is Duty Watch?
200
This drill movement should be done when crossing the brow
What is ‘saluting’
200
The weighted rope used by this sailor has a special name.
What is a 'heaving line'?
300
For our corps, N.L.C.C. Glorious, this letter would be lined up with the centre seam of our cap.
What is 'L'?
300
At school it would be called the ‘Lost and Found’ but aboard our ship it is called this…
What is a 'scran locker'?
300
This call made by the Quartermaster consists of four short, high notes.
What is the ‘Officer of The Day’?
300
This drill command is unique because it has no cautionary command.
What is the Stand at Ease from the Stand Easy?
300
The distance between the bottom of the keel and the waterline (the grey section in this picture) is called…
What is ‘draft’?
400
The nickname ‘Killick’ refers to this rank due to the presence of an anchor.
What is a Leading Cadet?
400
This part may be found on both a sailboat and a bosun’s call.
What is a 'keel'?
400
This green and yellow pennant is both hoisted, and lowered, during Colours and Sunset.
What is the Prep?
400
The timing: One-one-two-three-one-two-three-one, is used for this drill movement:
What is the ‘right dress’ (or elbow/shoulder/left/centre dress)?
400
The motto of the Navy League has always been to…
What is ‘Keep Watch’?
500
This rank is 3 below Commander...
What is ‘Sub-Lieutenant’?
500
Half an hour left during the First Watch would be at 11:30 PM using a digital clock. In the 24-hour clock system it would be read as...
What is 2330?
500
A cadet with this position speaks the most words during Colours and Sunset.
What is the Messenger?
500
The cautionary and executive parts of a drill command are separated by this:
What is the ‘standard pause'?
500
This flag was useful in the era before cell phones;
What is a semaphore flag?