BASIC SEAMANSHIP EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Deck seamanship -
correct answer ✅the general work that goes on about the ship's
deck and the equipment used. Anchoring, mooring, rigging and
handling h e av y w e i g h t s a n d c a r g o , u n d e r w a y
replenishment, towing, and a host of other skills are considered
deck seamanship.
Boat seamanship -
correct answer ✅concerns the handling of boats
Marlinespike seamanship -
correct answer ✅concerns the use and care of line and consists of
forming knots, making splices, and fashioning useful and decorative
articles from small stuff and twine
Ground tackle -
correct answer ✅is the equipment used in anchoring and mooring
with anchors. It includes anchors, anchor cables and chains, and
associated equipment, such as chain stoppers, bending shackles,
outboard swivel shots, and detachable links.
The most common types of anchors -
correct answer ✅stockless and the lightweight
, BASIC SEAMANSHIP EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
standard shots -
correct answer ✅Chains made up of 15-fathom (90-foot) sections
anchor windlasses for lifting the ship's anchor -
correct answer ✅the vertical shaft type and the horizontal shaft
Brow -
correct answer ✅gangplank
gangway -
correct answer ✅the opening in a bulwark or life rail that gives
access to a brow or an accommodation ladder
chain locker -
correct answer ✅bin
Rat guards -
correct answer ✅hinged conical metal shields secured around
mooring lines
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Deck seamanship -
correct answer ✅the general work that goes on about the ship's
deck and the equipment used. Anchoring, mooring, rigging and
handling h e av y w e i g h t s a n d c a r g o , u n d e r w a y
replenishment, towing, and a host of other skills are considered
deck seamanship.
Boat seamanship -
correct answer ✅concerns the handling of boats
Marlinespike seamanship -
correct answer ✅concerns the use and care of line and consists of
forming knots, making splices, and fashioning useful and decorative
articles from small stuff and twine
Ground tackle -
correct answer ✅is the equipment used in anchoring and mooring
with anchors. It includes anchors, anchor cables and chains, and
associated equipment, such as chain stoppers, bending shackles,
outboard swivel shots, and detachable links.
The most common types of anchors -
correct answer ✅stockless and the lightweight
, BASIC SEAMANSHIP EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
standard shots -
correct answer ✅Chains made up of 15-fathom (90-foot) sections
anchor windlasses for lifting the ship's anchor -
correct answer ✅the vertical shaft type and the horizontal shaft
Brow -
correct answer ✅gangplank
gangway -
correct answer ✅the opening in a bulwark or life rail that gives
access to a brow or an accommodation ladder
chain locker -
correct answer ✅bin
Rat guards -
correct answer ✅hinged conical metal shields secured around
mooring lines
