seamanship

What is a line?

• When a rope it is in use for a specific purpose

• A thing that is used to hang clothes.

• A rope on a vessel

• Made by interlacing or tying fibers together

Which knot used to secure a line to a ring, spar, rail or similar fittings. It is best used where the pull is directed, preferred for securing a heaving line to a towline. It will slip along the spar or rail if subjected to a sideways pull?

• Timber hitch

• Round turn and two half hitches

• Reef

• Clove hitch

• Bravo

• Delta

• uniform

• Yankee

Select the flag which means “I wish to communicate with you.”

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Which rule of Rules of the Road applies to “All vessels upon the high seas. All waters connected with the high seas. They shall not interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority or Government. Such rules shall conform as closely as possible.”?

• Rule 9

  
  

• Rule 1

• Rule 2

• Rule 11

Which rule covers Safe Speed?

• Rule 6

• Rule 5

• Rule 12

• Rule 3

A power-driven vessel underway shall is not required to exhibit side lights.

• True

• False

Rule 7: Risk or collision. Is every vessel required to use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if the risk of collision exist.?

• True

• False

3 short blasts by the vessel’s horn indicates.

• am going astern

• I am on my way

• I am altering course to port

• I am altering course to starboard