Boating Basics 101 Flashcards
What is the International Maritime Oranisation Regulations called?
SOLAS
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
What does SOLAS require you to have and/or do?
- Have a passage plan for voyages outside categorised waters.
- Have a radar reflector.
- Have an illustration for life-saving signals readily available.
- Respond to distress signals from any source.
- Never misuse distress signals.
- Report any unmarked hazards.
What is the difference between a lifejacket and a buoyancy aid?
A life jacket is designed to turn an unconscious person onto his back and support his head above water.
A buoyancy aid helps you swim, but will not keep you afloat if unconscious.
What is a dan-buoy?
A stick-like floating marker that you throw into the water where a person went in the water to help you see them when you bring the boat around to get them.
How do you make a Mayday call?
On channel 16 say:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
THIS IS yacht name
MAYDAY yacht name
MY POSITION IS latitude longitude or true bearing or distance from charted mark
I AM sinking, on fire, etc.
I HAVE num PEOPLE ON BOARD
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
What device can automatically transmit the yacht’s identity and position?
A DSC - Digital Selective Calling.
What does a DSC device use to identify the vessel?
An MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number
After the DSC sends your MMSI, how long should you wait for an acknowledgement from the Coastguard?
15 seconds then do the Mayday call
What call should you use when help is urgently needed but you are not in grave and imminent danger?
PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN
ALL STATIONS
yacht name and position
brief explanation of the problem
OVER
What are ways you can call for assistance
red hand flare or rocket
orange smoke flare
MAYDAY call
PAN-PAN call
EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)
SOS Morse code by any means
Morse V …-
International code flag NC
Square flag with ball over or under it
Continuous sounding of foghorn
Continuous wave of arms
Where will the rescue helicopter winchman be likely to land on your boat?
the port quarter
What should you do when the winching wire is lowered in a helicopter rescue?
Let it touch the water before handling it so that the static electricity is discharged.
How should you wear a lifestrop during a helicopter rescue?
Under your armpits and keep your arms down
What is the visibility for an orange smoke flare
Daytime less than 3 miles
What is the visibility for a red hand-flare
Nighttime less than 10 miles
What is the visibility for a red parachute rocket?
Less than 20 miles
What is the recommended distress flares for inshore sailing?
2 red hand flares, 2 orange smoke flares
What is the recommended distress flares for coastal sailing (less than 10 miles from land)?
2 red hand flares, 2 orange smoke flares, 2 red parachute rockets
What is the recommended distress flares to have onboard for offshore sailing (more than 10 miles from land)?
4 red hand flares, 2 orange smoke flares, 4 red parachute rockets
What is a white flare used for?
A deterrent to ships on a collision course at night
What are the 6 daily engine checks you should perform?
- Oil, fuel, or water leaks
- Low engine oil level and signs of water in oil
- Signs of wear or lack of tension on drive belts
- Water in the water separator
- Weed or other debris in the water filter
- Seacock is open
carbon monoxide
formed by incomplete combustion of fuel
hypothermia
reduction of a body’s core temperature
a first sign of hypothermia
gooseflesh
center of buoyancy
center of mass of water a boat displaces
Dangerous loss of steering ability on a PWC results from
releasing the throttle
The best thing you can do to ward off hypothermia if you find yourself in cold water is
assume the HELP position
In comparison to cold air, cold water robs the body of heat
much faster than air
Under which of the following conditions will you lose heat MOST rapidly in cold water?
A swimming
Sailboats can sail toward the wind by
tacking
back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, like slow yawing
hypothermia
reduction of a body’s core temperature
Aft
Toward the back of a boat. Use stern
Transom
The stern cross section of a square stern boat.
Planing hull
Rise up on top of the water when it has enough speed.
Tender
A boat that transports people and gear.
Bowrider
A runabout with seats in the front. Do not confuse with bowriding, a dangerous practice of sitting on the bow of a power boat.
PWC
Personal watercraft, “jetski”
The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessel’s sides or transom is its:
Freeboard
The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called the
outdrive
The forward part of a vessel is called the
bow.
A planing-hulled vessel
rides on top of the water at cruising speed.
The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the
transom
In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of engine to work on is
a stern drive
