ASA 103 - Achieving Independence Flashcards
Used for Emergencies and Weather
VF Radio
Quickly developing high wind and rain
Summer Thunderstorm
Conditions that create fog
Hot and humid onshore; cool water
Season with greatest tidal range
Spring
Moon phases with highest tide
Full; New
Current generated as tide comes in
Flood
Current generated as tide goes out
Ebb
Water with no current flowing
Slack water
Name for the DIRECTION that a current is flowing while sailing
Set
Name for the SPEE of the current while sailing.
Drift
If you run aground while sailing, first…
Ease the sheets
If you run aground while under power, first…
Shift into neutral
Portable anchor used to haul boat off ground
Kedge
If you have a serious leak…
Notify the crew; Operate Pumps; Find the Leak
First steps after fouling the propeller…
Shift to neutral; Stop engine
First thing to do when shroud or stay fails
Support mast; Use a spare halyard if possible
Sources of fire or an explosion on a sailboat with an auxiliary engine…
Electrical short; Cooking (alcohol; LPG; propane)/Outboard/Internal engine Fuel/Diesel
Man Overboard; Y, T, P, S, C
Yell (to alert crew) Throw a type IV or any buoyant device to MOB Point to keep MOB in sight Set the MOB button on the GPS Call on VHF 16
Radio channel to call for MOB
VHF 16
Acceptable wind conditions for QuickStop MOB method
Light to moderate winds
MOB Methods:
1) Quick Stop: Head to wind -> Tack -> Bear Away -> Back the Jib -> Trim Main to Center -> Jibe -> Cast off Jib (furl if possible) -> Trim main -> Approach MOB -> Luff Main -> Secure MOB
2) Figure 8
3) Broad Reach - Close Reach
