Question 1
The following image identifies which sailing term?
Your Answer:
Bearing Away
Question 2
The following image identifies which buoy?
Your Answer:
Isolated Danger
Question 3
Enter the assigned phonetic code name to the letter "R"?
Your Answer:
Romeo
Question 4
Is the following vessel on a port tack or a starboard tack?
Your Answer:
Starboard
Question 5
Which of the following describes the sailing term "AHead"?
Your Answer:
In front of the boat
Question 6
Study the following image, it correctly identifies the direction of buoyage when using the IALA Buoyage System A. True or False?
Your Answer:
True
Question 7
The following describes which part of a sail "Bottom aft corner of a sail"?
Your Answer:
Clew
Question 8
The following chart symbol represents which Cardinal mark?
Your Answer:
West
Question 9
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
C
Correct Answer:
T
Question 10
"Sea heaps up. Some foam from breaking waves is blown into streaks along wind direction. Moderate amounts of airborne spray" best describes the sea conditions for which beaufort wind scale number?
Your Answer:
9
Correct Answer:
7
Question 11
Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Q
Question 12
The following describes which part of a sail "Long thins strips of material used to support the sail"?
Your Answer:
Battens
Question 13
Which of the following sailing terms is described as "Towards the wind"?
Your Answer:
Windward
Question 14
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Aft"?
Your Answer:
Inside the boat towards the stern
Question 15
Which of the following describes the sailing term "Forestay"?
Your Answer:
Most commonly a stainless steel wire, the forestay is a piece of standing rigging which helps keep the mast upright. It is attached at the bow of the boat, to the top of the mast
Question 16
Which of the following chart symbols represents a preferred channel to starboard in an IALA B buoyage system?
Your Answer:
Question 17
The following image represents which semaphore flag signal?
Your Answer:
Rest / Space
Question 18
A point of sail is the direction a sailing boat is travelling in, relative to the direction of wind?
Your Answer:
True
Question 19
Sail boats are always the stand-on vessel against powerboats according to the Rules of the Road. True or False?
Your Answer:
True
Correct Answer:
False
Question 20
Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when entering a harbour in Mexico?
Your Answer:
IALA Buoyage System B