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110 Seamanship Flashcards

1
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What are the two rules of the road?

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International - applies to vessels on high seas

Inland - applies to all vessels upon inland waters of US

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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Bow

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Front Section of a ship

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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Stern

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The rear part of the ship

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4
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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Port

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Left Hand side

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5
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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Starboard

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Right Hand side

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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Amidships

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At near or towards the center of a vessel

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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Athwarthships

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from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel.

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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Fore and Aft

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Fore - at or towards a ship or boats bow

Aft - at or towards a ship or boats stern

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9
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Boat nomenclature and Terminology: Beam and Draft

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Beam - the width at the widest part of a ship

Draft - the depth of water the ship or boat draws

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10
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Describe the required vessel lights and how to correctly interpret them:

  • Masthead Light
  • Sidelight
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Masthead light - white light with an arc of 225°

Sidelights - green to stbd

              - red port
              - unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 
               112. 5 °
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11
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Describe the required vessel lights and how to correctly interpret them:

  • Stern Light
  • Interpretation
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Stern light - white light at stern with arc of 135°

Interpretation - Mast and both sidelights are visible you are in a meeting situation.
-mast and one side light visible, overtaking or crossing

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12
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Describe the required vessel lights and how to correctly interpret them:

  • Towing Light
  • All-round light
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Towing Light - Same as the stern light but yellow

All-round Light - Light with an arc of 360°

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13
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Describe the vessel lights:

  • Flashing Light
  • Special Flashing Light
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Flashing - Light flashing at regular intervals at a frequency of 120 flashes or more per minute

Special - flashing yellow, with no less than 180° or more than 225°

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14
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Actions for vessels within sight of each other: Overtaking

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Keep out of way of vessel being overtaken

coming up on another vessel from a direction of more than 22.5°about her beam

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15
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Actions for vessels within sight of each other:

  • Head-On
  • Crossing
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Head On - Alter course Starboard so ships pass each other on the port side

Crossing - A vessel which has the other on her Starboard, shall keep out of the way

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16
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Navigational General Definitions:

-Restricted Visibility

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Restricted Visibility - Any condition low vis Fog, Mist, Rainstorm

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17
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Navigational General Definitions:

-Vessel Constrained by Draft

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Restricts a vessel from deviating the current course she is on

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18
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Define Vessel Restricted in Ability to manuever

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A vessel which is restricted in her ability to maneuver, therefore unable to keep out the way of another vessel

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19
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Define the following:

-Vessel not under command

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Vessel which through some exceptional circumstance is unable to maneuver, therefore unable to keep out of the way of another vessel

20
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Define the following:

-Power Driven Vessel

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Any vessel propelled by machinery

21
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Define the following:

-Short and Prolonged Blast

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Short - about 1 second in duration

Long - from four to six seconds in duration

22
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Navigational General Definitions:

  • Bell
  • Gong
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Bell - Vessels 12 meters or more in length

Gong - Vessels that are 100 meters or more in length

23
Q

Define the following:

  • High Tide

- Low Tide

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High Tide - The maximum height of the water resulting from rising tide

Low Tide - minimum height of water resulting from outgoing tide

24
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Define the following terms:

  • mean High Water

- mean Low Water

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Mean High - Average height of all high tide water in 19yrs

mean Low - average low tie water height in 19 years

25
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Define the following terms:

-Spring Tide

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When Sun and Moon are in line with the earth - high ties higher, low ties lower

26
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Define the following terms:

-Neap Tide

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Sun and Moon are 90° apart (causing lower than normal high and low tides)

27
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Define the following:

-Flood Current

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When the water is going towards shore

28
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Define the following:

-Ebb Current

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When the water is heading away from shore

29
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Define the following terms:

-Slack Water

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The period of time in which there is little to no current

30
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Define the following terms:

-Set

A

Direction which current is flowing

31
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Define the following terms:

-Drift

A

Velocity or speed of current

32
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Effects of Forces against boat handling:

-Propeller Action

A

drawn from around the blade
-low pressure up front
-high pressure in back
boat moves towards lower pressure

33
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Effects of Forces against boat handling:

-Screw Current

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Water flow through propellers, suction screw then thrust flow much stronger

34
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Effects of Forces against boat handling:

-Side Force

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Right hand screw moves right (Starboard)

Left hand screw moves left (Port)

35
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Effects of Forces against boat handling:

-Cavitations

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Air mixed with water

Fix: slow rpm, to allow air out then gradually increase speed

36
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Effects of Forces against boat handling:

-Rudder Actions

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used to steer a vessel in a desired direction by increasing pressure in one side

37
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Effects of Environmental Conditions:

  • Wind
  • Seas
  • Current
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Wind - any portion above water

Seas- a product of wind acting on surface of water, affect handling

Currents - acts on vessels underwater flow, causes drift over ground

38
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Define the following Compass errors: Variation

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offset from true geographic north to magnetic north

39
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Define the following Compass errors: Deviation

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the amount of deflection caused by vessel and its electronics on or near a compass

40
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Compass course on a Chart

A

Place ruler along desired course, walk them to a compass rose to determine:
- magnetic north and true north

41
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Navigational Terms:

-A line of position

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Visual range or line determined using an object located in front of you

42
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Navigational Terms:

-Dead Reckoning

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determine approximate position by applying speed, time, and course from last know position

43
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Navigational Terms:

-Compass Bearing

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a direction expressed in degrees from a reference point using a magnetic compass

44
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Navigational Terms:

-Relative Bearing

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direction from the boats bow at 0° measured clockwise thru 360°

45
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Navigational Terms:

-Fix

A

Known position

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