Boat Handling Section D

Question 1

Duties of the anchor watch

Answer 1

1. Take a visual fix on your position with the anchor line in front of you; note what is directly in front of you, what is 90 degrees to your left; and 90 degrees to your right
2. Notify coxswain if anchor is holding or if drifting
   Watch for dragging anchor, changing weather

Question 2

What is the anchor rode?

Answer 2

The chain and line of the anchor.

Question 3

How much anchor line should you deploy to properly anchor a boat?

Answer 3

The simple answer is 7 feet of anchor rode per 1 foot of water.
The answer in the book
1. The depth of the transducer (depth finding device) plus
2. The distance from the freeboard to the water. (Approximately 2 ft). The freeboard
Of a boat is the distance from the deck of a boat and the water. Plus
3. The depth of the water
4. Times 7

Question 4

Name at least six of the 17 accepted maritime distress signals.

Answer 4

1. Red star shells - these are shot into the sky
2. Fog horn continuous sounding
3. Flames on a vessel
4. Gun fired at intervals of one minute
5. Display a flag with orange background with a black square and black circle.
6. Signaling SOS
7. Mayday by radio
8. Dye marker (any color)
9. Wave hands
   10 Radio telegraph alarm
10. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Becon
11. Smoke

Question 5

Describe Sound Signals

Answer 5

Short Blast = 1 second
Prolonged blast = 4-6 seconds
Danger signal = 5 short blasts or more
One prolonged blast = leaving area bow first
Three short blasts = leaving area stern first

Question 6

What does one short blast sound signal mean?

Answer 6

1. If you are meeting the boat, your port is going to pass their port
2. If you are passing a boat, your port is going to pass their starboard

Question 7

What does two short blasts sound signal mean?

Answer 7

1. If you are meeting a boat, your starboard is going to pass on their starboard.
2. If you are passing a boat, your starboard is going to pass their starboard.

Question 8

Describe the navigation lights.

Answer 8

1. Port side - red
2. Starboard side - green
3. Stern - White; must be 3 feet above side lights
4. Masthead - white; must be used by all boats when under power. A masthead light means a white light placed over the fore (front) and aft (also called stern, back) centerline of the vessel showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon.

Question 9

State the phonetic alphabet letters A through L

Answer 9

ALPHA
BRAVO
CHARLIE
DELTA
ECHO
FOXTROT
GOLF
HOTEL
INDIA
JULIET
KILO
LIMA

Question 10

List phonemic alphabet M through Z

Answer 10

MIKE
NOVEMBER
OSCAR
PAPA
QUEBEC
ROMEO
SIERRA
TANGO
UNIFORM
VICTOR
WHISKEY
X-RAY
YANKEE
ZULU

Question 11

Use the phonemic alphabet to spell your first and middle name. Then use the alphabet to spell the day of the week.

Answer 11

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