ASA 103 Study Questions
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| show | self-bailing or self-draining
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| A _______ is used to adjust tension in the standing rigging tension. | show 🗑
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| show | windward or high
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| Cleaning supplies, fenders, a boathook, spare lines, and even extra sails can be stowed in the _______ _______. | show 🗑
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| show | emergency tiller
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| show | bilge
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| show | seacocks
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| Type " B " fire extinguishers are used to combat _______ based fires. | show 🗑
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| Most sailboat electrical fixtures such as lights and pumps run on _______ Volts _______ Power, which is provided by the house _______. | show 🗑
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| When connected to _______ (110 volts AC), the battery voltage is maintained using a battery _______ . While motoring, the engine-mounted _______ charges the batteries. | show 🗑
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| show | selector; starting (battery banks)
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| show | pins ( or rings )
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| Once the auxiliary engine is started, it is important to check that _______ is flowing out of the _______ outlet. | show 🗑
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| show | fuel
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| When shifting from forward to reverse gear (or vice versa) it is critical to pause in _______ for a second or two to allow the engine to return to idle speed. | show 🗑
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| The flow of water pushed by the propeller is called prop _______. | show 🗑
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| The tendency of the stern of a boat to be pushed sideways when the engine is in reverse gear is called prop _______. | show 🗑
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| show | port
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| A vessel with divers in the water may display either a _______ flag (Red with Diagonal White Stripe) or International Code Flag _______ (vertical white and blue swallowtail). | show 🗑
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| show | skipper (or captain), vessel; crew
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| show | tether; harness; jackline
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| show | Bad weather, heavy seas, cold water temperature, nighttime, poor visibility, when leaving the cockpit, if the boat has no lifelines, feeling unwell, etc.
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| show | VHF radio, cell phone, spare lines, navigation charts, plotting tools, anchors, knife, first aid kit, toolkit, flashlight/spotlight, clock, radar reflector, boat hook, soft wood plugs, portable bilge pump, bucket, etc.
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| show | Engine, dipstick
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| The raw-water ______ helps prevent grass, seaweed, and other undesirable debris from entering the engine's _____ system. | show 🗑
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| To help prevent diesel fuel spills, it is better to fill the tank _______. | show 🗑
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| show | D. All of the Above
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| Small items of food waste, paper, and glass may legally be discharged if the vessel is more than ____ miles off shore. | show 🗑
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| Most water-heater appliances have two ways of heating water: either from the engine's _______ system or from ________ electricity. | show 🗑
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| show | Marine sanitation; holding
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| Ways to reduce weather help and excessive heeling include: (name at least three) _______, _______, _______ | show 🗑
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| Tightening the _______ decreases the ________ or " belly " of the mainsail. | show 🗑
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| show | Forward; Aft
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| show | Close reach
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| show | B (tack); A (halyard); C (clew)
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| show | Broad Reach
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| Once the jib is reefed, the jibsheet car (if equipped) should be moved _______ to maintain balance tension in the leach and foot. | show 🗑
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| show | C, A, D, B
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| show | beam; stern
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| Under the US inland rules of navigation, some sound signals are used to signal a vessel's _________ and require another vessel's _________. | show 🗑
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| In a situation where two power driven vessels are crossing, one short whistle blast means "I intend to leave you on my _________ side. In an overtaking situation, one short whistle blast means "I am tend to _________ you on your starboard side" | show 🗑
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| show | 5; reverse
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| show | radar reflector
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| A sailing vessel underway at night or in restricted visibility must display _________ lights, which are red and green in color, plus a stern light, which is _________ in color. | show 🗑
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| The color on the top of a horizontally striped red and green deacon or boy indicates on which side to leave that Mark in order to stay in the _________ channel. | show 🗑
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| show | course; heading
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| show | variation; compass
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| Items that may cause interference with the proper functioning of the compass include (name at least three): _________ _________ _________ | show 🗑
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| A distance of one nautical mile is equal to one _________ of latitude. When one degree of latitude is equal to _________ nautical miles. Speed units are usually expressed in _________, which means "nautical miles per hour." | show 🗑
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| Time units are expressed in _________ when using the equation distance equals speed times time. | show 🗑
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| show | protection; swinging room; bottom (seabed); scope
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| show | A (rode); C (abeam); B (range)
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| show | C (Scope)
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| As the anchor is being raised with power assist from the engine, the foredeck crew should point _________ the direction of the anchor rhode, so the helmsman know which way to _________. | show 🗑
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| show | into
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| A _________ line is usually the first to be secured when docking, and last to be cast off when departing the dock. | show 🗑
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| show | hands, feet; fenders
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| show | hand signals
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| Most cruising sailboats carry a _______ radio, which can be used not only for emergencies or routine communication with other stations, but also to receive local ________________ forecast. | show 🗑
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| A significant weather threat face by sailors is the summer_______, which can develop relatively quickly and be accompanied by high _______ and intense rain. | show 🗑
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| show | humid; cool
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| The greatest title range is usually observed during _______ tides, when the moon is either _______ or new. | show 🗑
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| As the tide comes in tide height goes from low to high. A ____current may be generated, depending upon local geography. | show 🗑
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| When the tide is going out, it is called an ___ current. If no current is flowing, it is said to be _____ water. | show 🗑
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| show | set; speed
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| If the boat runs a ground, the first action to be taken is to _______ sheets if sailing, or shift the engine to _______ if under power. | show 🗑
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| show | kedge
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| If the boat has a leak, the first action to be taken is to determine the _______ of the leak. It may be necessary to operate the bilge _______ while the link leak is stemmed. | show 🗑
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| If the propeller becomes fouled , it is important to immediately shift engine to _______ and stop it. | show 🗑
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| If a shroud or stay fails, the most important thing is to keep the _______ standing upright by removing any strain and providing additional support, perhaps with a spare _______, if available. | show 🗑
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| show | faulty electrical wiring, outboard engine fuel (gasoline), cooking fuel (alcohol, LPG/propane), engine fuel leak (diesel), etc.
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| show | closer
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| show | tack; jibsheet
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| show | Heat Escape Lessening Position ( H.E.L.P.)
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| A person suffering from stage two (medium) hypothermia should be treated by (true or false):1. Removing wet clothing. 2. Massaging arms and legs. | show 🗑
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| show | T, F
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| When planning a passage, it is important to identify alternative _______ in case a poor weather or problems with the vessel. | show 🗑
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| Name at least 5 (five) items of information that should be included in a skippers pre-cruise and safety briefing. to crew and passengers: _______, _______, _______, _______, _______. | show 🗑
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