Boat Crew

Question 1

What does ease the line mean?

Answer 1

Put slack into the line while maintaining tension

Question 2

What does hold the line mean?

Answer 2

Do not let any more line out and hold on cleats/bits with minimum of 3 wraps (figure 8s)

Question 3

Explain what a working turn is.

Answer 3

One round turn on a horn/bit leading to a turn around the opposing horn/bit.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a bowline

Answer 4

To make a temporary eye in a line

Question 5

Dry suit weather parameters?

Answer 5

Air temp below 50*

Water temp below 50*

Question 6

What is the dip in a tow line called?

Answer 6

Catenary

Question 7

What is yawing

Answer 7

Look up answer

Question 8

What is veering

Answer 8

Look up answer

Question 9

How to report a contact

Answer 9

Relative bearing

Distance

Aspect of the vessel or description of the contact

Question 10

What are the two types of stability?

Answer 10

Longitudinal

Transverse

Question 11

What two forces effect stability

Answer 11

Static force

Dynamic force

Question 12

What is freeboard?

Answer 12

Measurement from the waterline to the lowest point of the deck on a ship/boat.

Also can be from the waterline to the top of a ships gunwale.

Question 13

What types of keels are there?

Answer 13

Flat plate

Bar keel

Question 14

What are the different types of hulls?

Answer 14

Displacement hulls

Semi-displacement hulls

Planning hulls

Question 15

What is pitch?

Answer 15

Look up answer

Question 16

What does HELP stand for?

Answer 16

Heat
Escape
Lessening
Position

Question 17

How much line is in a throw bag?

Answer 17

75 feet

Question 18

What does “scope of the line” mean?

Answer 18

A term used for anchoring describing the ratio of line to be used in the current depth of water as well as the environmental conditions

Question 19

What is the hierarchy of vessels? (Pecking order)

Answer 19

NUC- not under command
RAM- restricted ability to maneuver 
CBD- constrained by draft
F- fishing vessels
S- sailing vessels
P- power driven vessels
S- seaplanes