US SAILING BAREBOAT CRUISING CORRECT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔3.6, 12:21 - ✔✔If the distance between way points A and B on your course is 18nm
and your speed is 5 knots, your estimated time in route is _____ hours. If you depart A
at 8:45, your ETA at B will be _____.
✔✔course, track, heading - ✔✔Your direction of intended travel is called the ____, but
the path the boat actually follows is the _____. A properly calculated and steered _____
will allow your course and track to be the same.
✔✔heading, speed, current - ✔✔Dead reckoning uses the boats _____, _____, and
time elapsed to determine a DR position. A DR position does not incorporate ____ or
leeway.
✔✔lines of position - ✔✔The intersection of two or more ____ ____ ____ gives a fix,
which is the calculated position of the boat.
✔✔zoom - ✔✔When navigating with a GPS plotter, it's important to use the appropriate
____ to ensure you have the correct level of detail for safety.
, ✔✔Mean lower low water, lowest astronomical tide - ✔✔The vertical datum from which
soundings are referenced on NOAA charts is ______ ______ ______ ______. On
British admiralty charts, the vertical datum is ______ ______ _____.
✔✔high, low - ✔✔In the Northern Hemisphere mid latitudes, wind circulates clockwise
and outward from a ______-pressure system, and counterclockwise and into a _____-
pressure system.
✔✔20kt, 35kt, 50kt, 65kt - ✔✔Using the rule of 15s, state the lower threshold wind
speeds for: small craft advisory _____, gale_____, storm______, and hurricane _____.
✔✔Radiation, calm, advection - ✔✔_____ fog forms on clear nights with ____ wind, and
will burn off with the sun or dissipate in the wind. A fog that requires wind to transport
warm air over cold water, and may persist even in strong winds is called _____ fog.
✔✔Take a fix, plot a course, slow down, make sound signals, hoist a radar reflector -
✔✔List at least 3 actions to take when navigating in low visibility: _____, _____, _____.
✔✔terrain - ✔✔Synoptic scale describes weather patterns over a large area, but local
winds may be strongly influenced by local factors such as ______.
✔✔sea breeze - ✔✔An onshore breeze, driven by differential heating of land and sea,
that may enhance or diminish the synoptic wind, is called a ____ ____.
✔✔rest, hydration, sea sickness meds, horizon - ✔✔List three measures to prevent
seasickness: ______, _______, ________. Symptoms can be improved by taking the
helm and scanning the _________.
✔✔crew, medical - ✔✔Contents of a marine first aid kit depend upon the number of
_______ and the distance from _______ assistance.
✔✔slow, cooling - ✔✔While a hypothermic crewmember should be treated by ________
warming, a patient with heat exhaustion needs rapid _______ and hydration.
✔✔attention, VHF radio, flares - ✔✔Distress signals are used to attract _________
when you need assistance. In coastal waters, the best way to communicate with rescue
authorities is with your _______ ______. You can pinpoint your position visually for
rescuers by using ___________.
✔✔first aid, 2,000 - ✔✔Should you be involved in a boating accident, you are required
to make a formal report to the USCG if injuries are beyond _______ _______ or
damages exceed ____________.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔3.6, 12:21 - ✔✔If the distance between way points A and B on your course is 18nm
and your speed is 5 knots, your estimated time in route is _____ hours. If you depart A
at 8:45, your ETA at B will be _____.
✔✔course, track, heading - ✔✔Your direction of intended travel is called the ____, but
the path the boat actually follows is the _____. A properly calculated and steered _____
will allow your course and track to be the same.
✔✔heading, speed, current - ✔✔Dead reckoning uses the boats _____, _____, and
time elapsed to determine a DR position. A DR position does not incorporate ____ or
leeway.
✔✔lines of position - ✔✔The intersection of two or more ____ ____ ____ gives a fix,
which is the calculated position of the boat.
✔✔zoom - ✔✔When navigating with a GPS plotter, it's important to use the appropriate
____ to ensure you have the correct level of detail for safety.
, ✔✔Mean lower low water, lowest astronomical tide - ✔✔The vertical datum from which
soundings are referenced on NOAA charts is ______ ______ ______ ______. On
British admiralty charts, the vertical datum is ______ ______ _____.
✔✔high, low - ✔✔In the Northern Hemisphere mid latitudes, wind circulates clockwise
and outward from a ______-pressure system, and counterclockwise and into a _____-
pressure system.
✔✔20kt, 35kt, 50kt, 65kt - ✔✔Using the rule of 15s, state the lower threshold wind
speeds for: small craft advisory _____, gale_____, storm______, and hurricane _____.
✔✔Radiation, calm, advection - ✔✔_____ fog forms on clear nights with ____ wind, and
will burn off with the sun or dissipate in the wind. A fog that requires wind to transport
warm air over cold water, and may persist even in strong winds is called _____ fog.
✔✔Take a fix, plot a course, slow down, make sound signals, hoist a radar reflector -
✔✔List at least 3 actions to take when navigating in low visibility: _____, _____, _____.
✔✔terrain - ✔✔Synoptic scale describes weather patterns over a large area, but local
winds may be strongly influenced by local factors such as ______.
✔✔sea breeze - ✔✔An onshore breeze, driven by differential heating of land and sea,
that may enhance or diminish the synoptic wind, is called a ____ ____.
✔✔rest, hydration, sea sickness meds, horizon - ✔✔List three measures to prevent
seasickness: ______, _______, ________. Symptoms can be improved by taking the
helm and scanning the _________.
✔✔crew, medical - ✔✔Contents of a marine first aid kit depend upon the number of
_______ and the distance from _______ assistance.
✔✔slow, cooling - ✔✔While a hypothermic crewmember should be treated by ________
warming, a patient with heat exhaustion needs rapid _______ and hydration.
✔✔attention, VHF radio, flares - ✔✔Distress signals are used to attract _________
when you need assistance. In coastal waters, the best way to communicate with rescue
authorities is with your _______ ______. You can pinpoint your position visually for
rescuers by using ___________.
✔✔first aid, 2,000 - ✔✔Should you be involved in a boating accident, you are required
to make a formal report to the USCG if injuries are beyond _______ _______ or
damages exceed ____________.
