Full Test

Question 1

If you are in IALA buoyage system B, is the following preferred channel to port or starboard?

• Port
• Starboard

Question 2

Which of the following describes the sailing term "Genoa"?

• The boat turns into the wind
• In front of the boat
• The back of the boat
• Sail at the foremast of the vessel, slightly longer than a jib and overlaps the main sail

Question 3

Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "M"?

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Question 4

Which of the following sailing terms is described as "Inside the boat towards the bow"?

• Aft
• Port
• AHead
• Fore (For'ard)

Question 5

Which of the following describes the sailing term "Kicking Strap"?

• A flag identifying the recreational organisation of a boat
• Sail located behind the main mast of the vessel
• A line that connects the boom to the lower of the mast to provide down force on the boom
• A horizontal spar attached to the aft of the mast just below the sail. The boom is attached to the sail and keeps the sail flatter when at an angle from the centerline of the boat

Question 6

Which of the following colours identifies an emergency wreck mark?

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Question 7

Which of the following flags represents U?

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Question 8

A starboard tack is when the sails are over the port side of the vessel true or false?

• False
• True

Question 9

Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when sailing in the Mediterranean?

• IALA Buoyage System B
• IALA Buoyage System A

Question 10

Which IALA buoyage system will you be using when entering a harbour in Singapore?

• IALA Buoyage System B
• IALA Buoyage System A

Question 11

What are lateral marks used for?

• Identify the location of underwater dangers such as submerged rocks
• Identify special areas or features not primarily related to navigation assisstance
• The side of a channel
• The position of a danger

Question 12

Which of the following flags represents K?

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Question 13

Which of the following sailing terms means "Long thins strips of material used to support the sail"?

• Battens
• Mast
• Forestay
• AHead

Question 14

Which of the following flags represents T?

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Question 15

Which of the following images identifies a Morse Code sequence for the letter "T"?

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Question 16

The following cones configuration is associated with which cardinal mark?

• West
• East
• North
• South

Question 17

Which number is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?

• 1
• 10
• 9
• 11

Question 18

Air pressure around the outside of a sail is higher than the air pressure on the inside of the sail. True or false?

• False
• True

Question 19

The following image identifies which point of sail?

• Broad Reach
• Run
• Beam Reach
• Close Hauled

Question 20

Which of the following sailing terms is described as "The boat turns into the wind"?

• Bearing Away
• Head
• Luffing Up
• Leech