The ___ has ultimate responsibility for the safety of the ____, ____, and passengers
skipper; vessel; crew
A safety ____ may be made of webbing or line and has a clip on either end. One end commonly attaches to a safety ___ worn by the crew, the other end is secured to a strong pad-eye or ____.
Tether; harness; jackline
The amount of oil in the auxiliary ____ may be checked by withdrawing the _____, wiping it clean, then reinserting and removing again to check the level
engine; dipstick
The raw-water ____ helps prevent grass, seaweed, and other undesirable debris from entering the engine’s ____ system
strainer; cooling
To help prevent diesel fuel spills, it is better to fill the tank ____
slowly
It is illegal to dump ___ anywhere in the ocean or inland waters.
a. Plastic
b. Engine oil
c. Diesel Fuel
d. All of the above
d. all of the above
Small items of food waste, paper, and glass may legally be discharged if the vessel os more than ___ miles off shore
Three
Most water-heater appliances have two ways of heating water: either from the engine’s ___ system of from ____ electricity
cooling; shorepower
A marine toilet must be connected to a _____ _____ device, which on most boats is a ____ tank
marine sanitation; holding
Ways to reduce weather helm and excessive heeling include: (name at least 3)
heading up into the wind, easing the mainsheet, taking the traveler to the leeward, tightening the outhaul, reefing the mailsail
Tightening the ____ decreased the _____ or “belly” of the mainsail
outhaul; daft or depth
One way twist in the jib can be adjusted is with the position of the jibsheet car. If the jib has too much twist, move the car ____. If it needs more twist, move the car ____.
Forward, aft
When reefing the mainsail while underway, it is better to keep the boat moving on a ______ ______ point of sail
Close reach
When reefing the mailsail, once the new (1) is established, take up the (2) again until the luff is tight, then establish the new (3)
a. halyard
b. tack
c. clew
- tack
- halyard
- clew
It is easier to reef or furl the roller-furling jib while on a ____ ____ point of sail
broad reach
Once the jib is reefed, the jibsheet car (if equiped) should be moved _____ to maintain balanced tension in the leech and foot
forward
When heaving-to, the back-winded (1) and leeward-positioned (2) are in opposition, causing the boat to sail very slowly with the wind just forward of the (3). When a sailboat with wheel steering is hove-to the wheel would be turned fully to the (4).
a. Mainsail
b. Windward
c. Jib
d. Beam
- Jib
- Mainsail
- Beam
- Windward
