Marlinspike and Deck Seamanship

Question 1

To belay a line means?

Answer 1

To secure to a cleat

Question 2

Line is called small stuff if its circumference is less than?

Answer 2

1.5 inches

Question 3

Abaft means?

Answer 3

Towards the stern

Question 4

Athwartships means?

Answer 4

Across, reaching from one side to another

Question 5

A vessels quarter would be?

Answer 5

The sections located abaft the beam on either side

Question 6

The term lee side means?

Answer 6

The side of the vessel not exposed to the wind

Question 7

Displacement refers to?

Answer 7

the number of tons of water displaced while afloat

Question 8

gross tons indicate?

Answer 8

the vessel’s volume in cubic feet

Question 9

a metal object on a pier resembling a tree stump and made to receive mooring lines is?

Answer 9

A bollard

Question 10

A chock is?

Answer 10

A casting fitted at the side of a weatherdeck used as a fairlead

Question 11

What knot is used to keep a line from passing through a sheave?

Answer 11

a figure eight

Question 12

Instead of whipping an end of a line, a temporary means of preventing the line from unraveling is to tie?

Answer 12

figure eight knot

Question 13

a bowline is used to form a temporary?

Answer 13

eye at the end of a line

Question 14

You have to make a fixed loop at the end of the line but have insufficient time to make a splice you should?

Answer 14

Use a bowline to make the loop

Question 15

what is the square knot for?

Answer 15

joining two lines of equal size

Question 16

A sheet bend is for?

Answer 16

joining two different sized lines together

Question 17

In order to make a permanent loop in a line you would use an?

Answer 17

eye splice

Question 18

a short splice?

Answer 18

doubles the size of the line

Question 19

The strongest way to join two ends of two ropes is with?

Answer 19

a short splice

Question 20

A splice designed to easily pass through a block is called?

Answer 20

a long splice

Question 21

What type of line is best to be able to withstand sudden shock loads?

Answer 21

nylon

Question 22

what makes the strongest mooring lines?

Answer 22

nylon

Question 23

what type of line floats?

Answer 23

polypropylene

Question 24

What is a factor that is most likely to impair the strength and durability of synthetic line?

Answer 24

sunlight

Question 25

When a line is laid down in loose, looping figure-eights it is said to be?

Answer 25

faked

Question 26

laying out a line in successive circles flat on deck with the bitter end in the center is known as?

Answer 26

flemishing

Question 27

The most common method of securing a line to a cleat is?

Answer 27

Taking a round turn, then making figure eights

Question 28

If two mooring lines are to be placed on the same bollard the best method to do so is?

Answer 28

Place the eye from either line on the bollard and bring the other line up through the eye of the first and place it on the bollard

Question 29

When can you safely step in the bight of a line

Answer 29

No time

Question 30

You should keep clear of any line….

Answer 30

under strain

Question 31

The lines forward from the bow and aft from the stern when a vessel is moored to a dock are?

Answer 31

The bow and stern lines

Question 32

A mooring line that checks forward motion of a vessel at a pier is a?

Answer 32

stern line

Question 33

a mooring line leading a nearly right angles to the keel is a?

Answer 33

breast line

Question 34

a spring line?

Answer 34

leads fore and aft from the vessels side

Question 35

What is the method of adjusting mooring lines that is most useful for leaving a boat free to rise and fall with the tide?

Answer 35

Crossing the spring lines

Question 36

What is a sheave?

Answer 36

A grooved wheel in a block