3-9. The  best  way  for  an  inspector  to  deter- 3-14. The  operational  readiness  observing  party mine whether personnel are familiar with differs  from  the  administrative the  operating  instructions  of  their inspecting  party  in  that  it  usually department  is  to  question  the contains 3-10. 3-11. 3-12. 3-13. 1. department  head  concerning  the methods  of  instruction 2. leading  petty  officers  of  the department 3. newly  assigned  or  nonrated  personnel in  the  department 4. personnel  at  random How  does  an  inspector  determine  the methods  employed  in  the  engineering department  to  locate  stowed  items? 1. By  examining  the  various  supply records  and  forms 2. By  inspecting  the  stowage  bins  and boxes 3. By asking a senior petty officer how he would locate an item 4. By  questioning  a  department  officer on  the  methods  employed What  type  of  inspection  is  mainly  con- cerned  with  a  ship's  ability  to  carry  out its  wartime  missions? 1. Administrative  inspection  of  the ship as a whole 2. Administrative  inspection  of  the ship's  departments 3. Operational   readiness   inspection 4. Material   inspection 1. fewer  warrant  officers 2. more  third  class  petty  officers 3. fewer  commissioned  officers 4. more  leading  petty  officers 3-15. What  is  the  primary  function  of  the battle  problem  as  it  is  related  to  the engineering  department  of  a  ship? 3-16. 3-17. Which  of  the  following  types  of  inspec- tions   include  battle  problems? 1. Material  inspections  and  operational readiness   inspections 2. Operational   readiness   inspections only 3. Material  inspections  only 4. All  formal  inspections HOW  is  a  ship's  performance  during  its operational   readiness   inspection measured? 1. By  the  standard  of  professional  abi- lity  attained  by  the  crew 2. By  the  ship's  ability  to  perform  its wartime   functions   adequately 3. By  the  completeness,  adequacy,  and implementation  of  its  Battle  Bill 4. All of the above 3-18. 1. To  test  the  teamwork  within  the department 2. To  evaluate  the  quality  of  the  ship's equipage 3. To  test  the  skill  of  rated  personnel in  the  department 4. To  measure  the  operational  efficiency of  the  engineering  machinery The  value  of  a  battle  problem  to   a ship's company  is  directly  proportional   to the 1. amount  of  preparation  time  allowed the  ship's  company  before  zero problem  time 2. amount  of  realism  provided  in  the problem 3. skill  of  the  observing  party evaluating   operational   procedures 4. number  of  trained  observers conducting  the  problem What  specific  element  increases  the value of a battle problem to a ship's company? 1. Surprise 2. Dress  rehearsal 3. Advance  notice 4. Suspense Which  of  the  following  types  of  infor- mation  should  be  supplied  to  a  ship before  a  battle  problem  begins? 1. The time of   "darken  ship"  inspection 2. The  time  of  a  simulated  casualty  to the  power  supply 3. The  end  of  problem  time 4. The  time  of  JV  telephone  circuit casualty 16