NAVY EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE (EXW)
COMMON CORE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
101.1 nDiscuss nthe nconcept nof nOperational nRisk nmanagement n(ORM). n- n✔✔It nis na
ndecision nmaking ntool nused nto ncalculate nrisk nby nmeasuring nrisks nand nbenefits.
101.2 nExplain nthe nfollowing nas nthey nrelate nto nORM:
a. nIdentify nHazards
b. nAssess nHazards
b. nMake nRisk nDecisions
c. nImplement nControls
d. nSupervise n- n✔✔a. nIdentify nHazards- nOutline nor nchart nthe nmajor nsteps nin nthe
noperation nthen nlist nall nof nthe nhazards nassociated nin neach nstep.
b. nAssess nHazards- nFor neach nhazard nidentified, ndetermine nthe nassciated ndegree
nof nrisk nin nterms nof nprobability nand nseverity.
c. nMaking nRisk nDecisions- nDevelop nrisk ncontrol noptions; nselect ncontrols nthat nwill
nreduce nthe nrisk nto na nminimum nconsistent nwith nmission naccomplishment. nWith
nselected ncontrols nin nplace, ndecide nif nthe nbenefit.
d. nImplementing nControls- n(!) nUsing nENGINEERING nmethods no nreduce nrisks nby
ndesign, nmaterial nselection nor nsubstitution; n(2) nSpecific nADMINISTRATIVE nactions
nsuch nas nproviding nsuitable nwarnings n& nnotcies, nspecific npolicies n& nprocedures,
npersonnel ntraining, nor nlimiting nexposure nto na nhazard; n(3) nUse nPPE nas na nphysical
nbarrier nto nthe nhazard n(least neffective0.
e. nSupervise- nCondct nfollow-up nelavuations, nmonitor nchanges, nimplement nfurthur
nORM nor ntake ncorrective naction nas nnecessary.
101.3 nExplain nthe nfunctions nof nthe nSafety nCouncils nand nCommeittees. n- n✔✔The
noveral ngoal nof nthe ncommittes nis nto nlead ninitiatives nto nreduce nmishaps nand nthe
nassociated ncosts nto nthe nNavy n& nMarine nCorps; nnew nor nrevised npolicies nmay
ndevelope nfrom ntheir nrecommendations.
101.4 nDuscuss nthe npurpose nof na nmishap ninvestigation nand nwho's nresponsible nfor
nconduction nthe ninvestigation. n- n✔✔A nthorough ninvestigation nis nessential nfor
nindentifying nthe nroot ncause nof na nmishap nand ntherby npreventing nreoccurrance. nThe
,nsole npurpose nof na nsafety ninvestigation nis nto nfind nthe ncause nof nthe nmishap, nnot
ndetermine naccounatability. nAt nall nlevels, nthe nimmediate nsupervisor nhas ngreatest
ninfluence non nmishap nand nhazard nreporting nBUT nultimately nit nis nthe nresponsibility
nof nthe nSaftey nofficer.
101.5 nExplain nthe nresponsibilities nof nall nunit npersonnel nas napplied nto nsafety. n-
n✔✔All npersonnel nmust ncomply nwith nstandards n, nreport nobserved nhazards, nand
nimmediately nreport nto na nsupervisor nall ninjuries, noccupational nillnesses nor nproperty
ndamage nresulting nfrom nmishaps nor nnear-mishaps.
101.6 nExplain nthe nmaintenance nand nuse nof nPersonal nProtective nEquipment n(PPE).
n- n✔✔The nlast nline nof ndefense nand nleast neffective nmetthod nof npersonnel nfrom
nhazards nin nthe nworkplace. nHowever, nPPE ncan nsignificantly nlessen nthe nimpact nof
na nmishap. nIf nimprperly nmaintained nor nused, nPPE ncan nbecome nineffective. nAny
nequipment nfailure nbreakdown, nor nmisuse ncan nimmediately nexspose nthe nworker nto
nthe nhazard.
101.7 nDiscuss nthe npurpose nof nsafety nstand-downs. n- n✔✔Safety nstand-downs nare
na ngathering nofr nsafety ntraining n, nawareness, nand ndrills nthat ncover nsafety n&
noccupational nhealth ntopics napplicable nto nemployees.
101.8 nDiscuss nthe nergonomic nprogram. n- n✔✔Ergonomics nrelates nto nthe nthe
nplanning, ndesign, nand nevaluation nof nwork nenvironments, njobs, ntools, nand
nequipment nto nenhance nworker nperformance, nsafety, nand nhealth n(FITTING nTHE
nWORKPLACE nTO nTHE nWORKER). nThe nidea nis nto nprevent ninjuries nand nillness
nby naplying nergonomic nprinciples nto nidentify, nevaluate nand ncontrol nergonomic nrisk
nfactors nfor nwork-related nmuscloskelital ndisorders n(WMSDs).
102.1a nDiscuss nthe nresponibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
a. nCommander nin nChief n(President) n- n✔✔BARACK nOBAMA, n44 nPRESIDENT-
nCommander nin nChief nof nArmed nForces. nPower nis nextensive nand nincreases nduring
nwartime nand ncan norder nthe nmilitary ninto naction nbefore nCongress ndeclares nwar.
102.1b nDiscuss nthe nresponibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
b. nSecratary nof nDefense n(SECDEF) n- n✔✔Dr. nROBERT nM. nGATES, n22nd
nSECDEF- nPriciple ndefense npolicy nadvisor nto nthe nPresident nand nis nresponsible nfor
nthe nformulation nof ngeneral ndefense npolicy nand npolicy nrelating nto nall nmembers nof
ndirect nconcern nto nthe nDepartment nof nDefense, nand nfor nall nexecution nof napproved
npolicy.
102.1c nDiscuss nthe nresponibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
c. nSecretary nof nthe nNavy n(SECNAV) n- n✔✔The nHonorable nRAY nMABIS, n75th
nSECNAY- nResponsible nfor nall nthe naffairs nof nthe nDoN, nincluding nrecruiting,
norganizing, nsupplying, nequiping, ntraining, nmobilizing, nand ndemobilizing. nAlso
noversees nthe nconstruction, noutfitting nand nrepair nof nnaval nships, nequipment, nand
nfacilities. nThe noffice nis nalso nresponsible nfor nthe nformulation nand nimmplementation
,nof nnaval npolicies nand nprograms nthat nare nconsistent nwith nnational nsecurity npolicies
nand nobjectives nestablished nby nthe nPresident nand nSECDEF.
102.1d nDiscuss nthe nresponibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
d. nChief nof nNaval nOperations n(CNO) n- n✔✔ADM nGARY nROUGHEAD, n29th nCNO-
nUnder nthe ndirection nof nSECNAV, nexercises ncomand nover nthe noperating nforces nof
nthe nNavy.
102.1e nDiscuss nthe nresponibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
e. nFleet nCommander nin nCharge n(CINC) n- n✔✔Reports nadministratively nto nthe nCNO
nto nprovide, ntrain, n& nequip nnaval nforces. nOperationally nreports nto nappropriate
nunified ncommander nin nchief.
102.2a nDiscuss nthe nrole nof nthe nfollowing: nMaster nChief nPetty nOfficer nof nthe nNavy
n(MCPON) n- n✔✔RICK nWEST, n12 nMCPON- nMost nsenior nenlsited nrepresentative nof
nthe nNavy nand nacts nas na nprimary nenlsited nadvisor nto nthe nCNO. nAlso nprovides nan
nunofficial nchannel nof ncommunication nbetween nenlisted npersonnel nand nthe nsenior
npolic nlevel nof nthe nDoN.
102.2a nDiscuss nthe nrole nof nthe nfollowing: nFleet nMaster nChief n- n✔✔...
102.2c nDiscuss nthe nrole nof nthe nfollowing: nForce nMaster nChief n- n✔✔...
102.2d nDiscuss nthe nrole nof nthe nfollowing: nCNO nDirected nCommand nMaster nChief
n(CNOCM) n- n✔✔...
102.2e nDiscuss nthe nrole nof nthe nfollowing: nCommand nmaster nChief n(CMDCM) n-
n✔✔An nenlisted nadvisor nto nthe nCO nregarding nthe nformulation nand nimplementation
nof npolicies npertinent nto nthe nmorale, ndiscipline, ntraining, nwelfare, netc. nof nenlisted
npersonnel.
102.3 nDiscuss nthe npurpose nof nthe nOperational nplans n(OPLANs), nOperational
nOrders n(OPORDs), nand nwarning norders. n- n✔✔OPLAN-Detailed nstatement nof na
ncourse nof naction nto nbe nfollowed nto naccomplish na nfuture nmission.
OPORD- nPuts nan nOPLAN ninto neffect; nit's na nformal nstatement nby na nsenior
ncommander nto nsubordinate ncommanders noutling nthe ncoordinated nexecution nof nthe
noperation nto nbe ncarried nout.
WARNING nORDER- nA nbrief nstatement nadvising na npatrol nof nthe nfrindly/enemy
nsituation, nmission nof nthe npatrol n7 ngeneral ninstructions npertaining nto nweapons,
nuniforms, nequipment, nCoC, ntime nschedule, ntasks, ncommunications, nect.
102.4 nDescribe nthe nduites nand nresponsibilities nof nthe nfollowing:
a. nCommanding nOfficer n(CO)
b. nExecutive nOfficer n(XO)
c. nCommand nMaster nChief n(CMC) n- n✔✔a. nCO- nHas nabsolute nresponsibility nfor
nthe nsafety, nwell-being, nand nefficiaency nof nhis/her ncommand.
, b. nXO- nIs nthe ndirect nrepresentative nof nthe nCO n(All norders nhave nauthority). nHe
nexecutes nall norders nof nthe nCO nand nadvises non nmatters nand npolicy nand
nsignificant nmatters npertaining nto nthe ncommand. nResponsibel nfor nthe norganization,
nperformance, nwell-being, nand nperformance nof nduty nand ngeneral ngood norder nand
ndiscipline nof nthose nunder nhis/her ncommand.
CMC- nEnlsited nadvisor nto nthe ncommand nregarding nthe nformulation nand
nimplementation nof nof npolicies npertinent nto nthe nmorale, ndscipline, ntraining, nwelfare,
nect. nof nenlisted npersonnel. nHas ndirect naccess nto nthe nCO.
102.5 nState nthe npurpose nand ndiscuss nthe ncontents nof nthe nEnlisted nDistribution
nVerification nReport n(EDVR). n- n✔✔Provides nrate nand nNEC nsummary, ncurrent nand
nfuture nmanning nstatus nof nan nactivity, nsecurity nclearances, nnad nother nadministrative
ndata. nUsed na ns na ncommon nreference npoint nfor ndiscussions nof nmanpower.
102.6 nExplain nthe nuse nof nthe nfollowing:
a. nNaval nMesage
b. nE-mail n- n✔✔a. nNaval nMessage- nformal nand nsecure nmessages nthat ncan nbe
ntracked nonce nsent. nTypes ninclude nRoutine, nPriority, nFlash, nand nImmediate.
b. nE-mail- nInformal nand nun-secure nmeans nof ncommunication nand ncannot nbe
ntracked.
102.7 nExplain nwhat neach nof nthe nfollowing nenlsited nservice nrecord npages nare nand
nwhat nentries nare nmade non neach:
a. npage n2
b. nPage n4
c. nPage n13 n- n✔✔a. nPage n2- nDependancy napplication nand nrecord nof nemergency
ndata. nProvides nrecord nof ninformation npertaining nto nnotifications nupon ndeath,
ngratuity, nallowances, nallotments, ndependent ninfo, nother nlife ninsurance nin nforce,
nSGLI, n& nnext nof nkin.
b. nPage n4- nProvides nrecord nof neducation ninfo, nqualifications, ncourse ncompletions,
nawards, nPQS, nect.
c. nPage n13- nAdministrative nremarks, nchronological nrecord nof nsignificant nevents nnot
nprovided nfor nelsewhere nin nthe npersonnel nrecord.
102.8 nDiscuss nthe npurpose nand ngeneral nrules nof nthe nfollowing ntypes nof nreports: