Full Test

Question 1

Does the following top marker belong to a port lateral mark or a starboard lateral mark?

• Port
• Starboard

Question 2

Is the following vessel on a port tack or a starboard tack?

• Port
• Starboard

Question 3

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

• The left side of the boat
• Towards the wind
• The right side of the boat
• The back of the boat

Question 4

Which of the following flags represents V?

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Question 5

Which letter is represented by the following semaphore flag signal?

• O
• Y
• Z
• C

Question 6

What is a special marker used for?

• The position of a danger
• The side of a channel
• To identify navigable water
• Identify special areas or features not primarily related to navigation assisstance

Question 7

What are the colour characteristics of a starboard lateral mark in an IALA A system?

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Question 8

Which of the following describes the sailing term "Tell Tales"?

• Light strips of material attached to the sail to indicate whether the air stream on the sail surface is smooth or turbulent
• The top of a sail
• The boat turns into the wind
• Bottom forward corner of a sail

Question 9

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

• Generates lift using the forward motion of the boat, counteracting the leeward force of the wind. It also provides ballast to the boat
• A tall vertical spar that supports the sails
• Long thins strips of usually either fibreglass or wood used to support the sail
• 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 10

A port tack is when the wind is coming from the port side of the vessel?

• False
• True

Question 11

The following image identifies which point of sail?

• Close Hauled
• Close Reach
• Broad Reach
• Beam Reach

Question 12

The red circle in the following image identifies which sailing term?

• AHead
• Port
• Fore (For'ard)
• Stern

Question 13

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

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Question 14

What colour is a starboard lateral marker if you are entering a harbour in the UK?

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Question 15

The following image identifies which part of a sail?

• Clew
• Head
• Tack
• Luff

Question 16

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

• The boat turns away from the wind
• Inside the boat towards the stern
• A line that connects the boom to the lower of the mast to provide down force on the boom
• Sail located behind the main mast of the vessel

Question 17

Enter the assigned phonetic code name to the letter "I"?

Question 18

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

• False
• True

Question 19

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

• Aft edge of a sail
• 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
• Long thins strips of usually either fibreglass or wood used to support the sail

Question 20

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

• Keel
• Battens
• Tack
• Clew