Boat Handling

Question 1

When underway and proceeding ahead, as the speed increases, the pívot point tends to do what?

Answer 1

Move forward

Question 2

Your single screw boat with a right handed propeller is dead in the water. When you reverse your engine with your rudder amidships, you will expect the boats stern to kick to port or starboard?

Answer 2

Kick stern to port

Question 3

When a vessel with a single right hand propeller backs to port, the—-

A bow falls to starboard
B vessel moves port without changing
C. Bow swing to port
D vessel moves to starboard without changing heading

Answer 3

A. Bow falls to starboard

Question 4

When backing down with sternway , the pívot point of a vessel is about?

A. near the bow
B. 1/3 of the vessels length from the now
C. 1/3 of the vessels length from the stern
D. Amidship

Answer 4

C1/3 of the vessels length from the stern

Question 5

A vessel is equipped with twin propellers with both screws going ahead. If there is no wind or current and the rudder is amidships, what will happen

Answer 5

The vessel will steer a straight course

Question 6

The rudder is amidships and both screws going ahead. What will happen if the starboard screw is stopped?

Answer 6

The bow will swing to starboard

Question 7

You are going ahead on twin engines when you want to make a quick turn to starboard. What action will turn the boat the quickest?

Answer 7

Reverse the starboard engine and apply right rudder

Question 8

You are backing on twin engines, either rudder amidships, when your starboard engine stalls. In order to continue backing on course, you should do what?

Answer 8

Apply the left rudder to stay on course

Question 9

You are on a single screw vessel with a left hand propeller making no way in the water. How will your vessel react when you apply right rudder?

Answer 9

It won’t react because the rudder alone has no effect on the vessel

Question 10

With rudder amidships and negligible wind, a twin screw vessel moving astern with both engines backing will back?

Answer 10

In a fairly straight line

Question 11

You are landing a single screwed vessel with a right hand propeller, starboard side dock. As you approach the dock, you come ahead on your engine with your rudder amidships. What would you expect the vessel to do?

Answer 11

Turn its stern towards the dock

Question 12

A twin-screw boat that is going ahead on the starboard screw only tends to do what?

Answer 12

Veer to port

Question 13

You notice that your speed has decreased, the stern of your vessel has settled more into the water and your rudder is sluggish in responding. What is the most likely cause?

Answer 13

You are in shallow water

Question 14

Two vessels are abreast of each other and passing port to port in a confined waterway. What should you expect as you approach the screws of the other vessel?

Answer 14

Your stern would sheer toward the other vessel

Question 15

On a single screw vessel when coming to port side to a pier and being set off the pier, you should do what?

Answer 15

Make your approach at a greater angle than in calm waters

Question 16

Your vessel is moored starboard side next to a pier with a spring libeled aft from the bow. With no other force acting on the vessel, putting the engines ahead should do what?

Answer 16

Bring the bow in and stern out

Question 17

You are proceeding in heavy weather and you have you bow meeting in the seas. To prevent pounding you should do what?

Answer 17

Decrease your speed

Question 18

In heavy seas, you notice that your vessels screw is being lifted clear of the water and racing. One way to correct this would be to?

Answer 18

Decrease speed

Question 19

With a following sea a vessel will tend to do what?

Answer 19

Yaw ( movement about a vertical axis of the vessel such as the vessel swinging side to side off course due to quartering seas