Question 1
Which of the following sailing terms means "Aft edge of a sail"?
Your Answer:
Leech
Question 2
The following image represents which semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Error / Attention
Question 3
The following describes which part of a sail "Long thins strips of material used to support the sail"?
Your Answer:
Battens
Question 4
Which cardinal mark has the following colour characteristics?
Your Answer:
North
Correct Answer:
South
Question 5
The following image identifies which part of a boat?
Your Answer:
Kicking Strap
Question 6
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Backstay"?
Your Answer:
Performs the same job as the Forestay but is attached to the stern of the boat as opposed to the bow
Question 7
"Exceptionally high waves. Very large patches of foam, driven before the wind, cover much of the sea surface. Very large amounts of airborne spray severely reduce visibility" best describes the sea conditions for which beaufort wind scale number?
Your Answer:
10
Correct Answer:
11
Question 8
Which of the following sailing terms is described as "Inside the boat towards the bow"?
Your Answer:
Fore (For'ard)
Question 9
A West Cardinal mark has which colour characteristics?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer:
Question 10
Broad Reach is a precise point of sail?
Your Answer:
True
Correct Answer:
False
Question 11
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Hull"?
Your Answer:
Watertight body of the boat
Question 12
The following image identifies which part of a boat?
Your Answer:
Burgee
Question 13
Which number is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
10
Correct Answer:
3
Question 14
Boats can sail faster than the wind that powers them. True or False?
Your Answer:
True
Question 15
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Leeward"?
Your Answer:
Away from the wind
Question 16
The following image identifies which buoy?
Your Answer:
Emergency Wreck
Correct Answer:
Special
Question 17
Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when entering a harbour in Mexico?
Your Answer:
IALA Buoyage System A
Correct Answer:
IALA Buoyage System B
Question 18
Enter the assigned phonetic code name to the letter "E"?
Your Answer:
Echo
Question 19
Air pressure around the inside of a sail is higher than the air pressure on the outside of the sail. True or false?
Your Answer:
True
Question 20
Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "C"?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer:
