Question 1
Which of the following describes the sailing term "AStern"?
Your Answer:
Behind the boat
Question 2
Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "N"?
Your Answer:
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Question 3
Generally, the direction of buoyage when entering a river is away from the rivers source. True or False?
Your Answer:
False
Question 4
"Large wavelets. Crests begin to break; scattered whitecaps" best describes the sea conditions for which beaufort wind scale number?
Your Answer:
3
Question 5
Which of the following describes a beam reach point of sail?
Your Answer:
A precise point of sail and is exactly perpendicular to the direction of the wind
Question 6
Wind is the only force required for a boat to travel upwind. True or False?
Your Answer:
False
Question 7
The following image identifies which part of a boat?
Your Answer:
Rudder
Question 8
Which of the following Admiralty chart symbols represents a Safe Water Marker?
Your Answer:
Question 9
The following image identifies which part of a boat?
Your Answer:
Topping Lift
Question 10
What are lateral marks used for?
Your Answer:
The side of a channel
Question 11
The following image represents which semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Error / Attention
Correct Answer:
Numerals
Question 12
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Topping Lift"?
Your Answer:
A line used to hold the boom up while the sail is lowered. Most commonly attached to the aft of the boom to the top of the mast. It is loosened or removed once the sail is raised
Question 13
A North Cardinal mark has which colour characteristics?
Your Answer:
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Question 14
Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "S"?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer:
Question 15
The following image identifies which part of a sail?
Your Answer:
Luff
Question 16
Which of the following is a chart symbol for a port lateral mark in IALA A buoyage system?
Your Answer:
Question 17
In which IALA Buoyage system is the following direction of buoyage?
Your Answer:
IALA Buoyage System A
Correct Answer:
IALA Buoyage System B
Question 18
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Genoa"?
Your Answer:
Sail at the foremast of the vessel, slightly longer than a jib and overlaps the main sail
Question 19
To avoid a collision at sea between two sailing vessels on different tacks, which tack has the priority and thus is the stand-on vessel?
Your Answer:
Starboard
Question 20
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Y
Correct Answer:
I