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This 67-card flashcard set covers essential aircraft carrier flight deck operations for Naval personnel. Topics include the air boss's role, fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft types, fuel stations and refueling procedures, catapults and arresting gear, flight deck safety systems, and personnel responsibilities. Use it for Navy qualification study, professional certification exam prep, or training review for air department personnel.

Subject:
Professional Training
Topic:
Other Professions
Grade Level:
Adult Education
Updated June 2026

Terms in This Set

  • WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AIR BOSS?
  • WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY FIXED WING AIRCRAFT WE LAND ONBOARD AND THEIR PRIMARY MISSION?
  • WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY FIXED WING AIRCRAFT WE LAND ONBOARD AND THEIR PRIMARY MISSION?
  • WHAT ARE THE 2 PRIMARY HELICOPTERS WE LAND ON BOARD AND THEIR PRIMARY MISSION?
  • WHERE IS THE HUMMER HOLE LOCATED?
  • HOW MANY FUEL STATIONS DO WE HAVE ON THE FLIGHT DECK?
  • WHAT IS HOT REFUELING?
  • WHAT IS COLD REFUELING?
  • WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FLIGHT DECK SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM?
  • WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT DECK LIGHTS AND PURPOSES?
  • WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IFLOL
  • What is the LSO platfor or HUD located?
  • What is the purpose of the catapult? How many do we have and where are they located?
  • Can we lauch 2 catapult simultaneously?
  • What color are the shot lines on the bow?
  • What color are the shot lines on the waist?
  • What is the arresting gear and how many do we have on board?
  • What are their numbers from forward to aft?
  • Can 3 and 3A be online at the same time and why?
  • What is 3A designated for?
  • When is flight quarters call away?
  • Who is the first person to take control of the aircraft after landing?
  • What is the purpose of JBD?
  • How many panels do each JBD have?
  • What is the barricade?
  • What stations are manned during the flight quarters?
  • Who is responsible for the overall training of Air Department and Air Wing personnel in A/C firefighting and crash/salvage operations?
  • How many AFFF stations do we have on the flight deck and where are they located?
  • How can AFFF be identified?
  • What color are the borders around moveable objects on the flight deck?
  • Name 2 movable objects
  • What color is the centerline on the flight deck?
  • How many aircraft elevators does GWHB have?
  • Where are they located?
  • What is tilly and what is it used for?
  • What is the P-25 (A/S32 P-25)?
  • How many P-25 do we have on station during flight ops and where are they located?
  • What is the primary purpose of the P-25?
  • What is the primary mission of crash and salvage?
  • Where is primary flight control and who sits there?
  • Where is the flight deck control and who sits there?
  • What is the handler job?
  • What are the deck status lights and what do they mean?
  • What are the deck status lights and what do they mean?
  • How many divisions are in the air department, what rates and where do they work?
  • What are the color jerseys you see on the flight deck and who wears them?
  • What are the color jerseys you see on the flight deck and who wears them?
  • What is the ballistic doors in the hangar bay used for?
  • What is a hose?
  • How many conflag stations do they have in the hangar bay and where are they located?
  • On the bulkheads in the hangar bay, how high are hanger deck markings?
  • What sound system in use on the flight deck and in the hangar bay?
  • What is the elevator operator (EO) sound powered phone?
  • Who is the approving authority for jettison of an aircraft?
  • What does the flight deck uniform consist of?
  • What does the acronym AGO stand for?
  • Where is the AGO located?
  • What is the responsibility of the AGO?
  • What is the deck status light used for?
  • What is the signal for foul deck during day time aircraft recovery operations?
  • What is the signal for foul deck during nighttime aircraft recovery operations?
  • What tow tractor do we use in the hangar bay?
  • What is the hangar deck primarily used for?
  • How many helicopter spots do we have on the flight deck?
  • Where is spot 7 located?
  • What is the flashpoint of JP-5?
  • What is the point of JP-5?

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