Asa 103: Coastal Cruising Made Easy Terms Exam 2026/2027 With 100 Questions And Expert Verified Correct Answers

ASA 103: Coastal Cruising Made Easy
Terms EXAM 2026/2027 WITH 100
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Turnbuckle - ANSWERS- ix ix


A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for the standing riggi
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ng to be adjusted.
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Chainplate - ANSWERS- ix ix


Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
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Stemhead Fitting - ANSWERS-A stainless- ix ix ix ix


steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are attached, as wel
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l as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode.
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Rudder Post - ANSWERS- ix ix ix


The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are attached
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Transom - ANSWERS-the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
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Compass - ANSWERS- ix ix


an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic n
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orth and bearings from it.
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Binnacle - ANSWERS-The stand on which the boat's ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix


main compass is mounted ix ix ix




Cockpit Locker - ANSWERS-Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
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Emergency Tiller - ANSWERS- ix ix ix


On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the top of the rudder stock so
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the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering mechanism fails.
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Saloon - ANSWERS- ix ix


The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room, and possibly extra slee
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ping quarters. ix




Companionway - ANSWERS- ix ix


A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
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Galley - ANSWERS-kitchen on a ship ix ix ix ix ix




V-Berth - ANSWERS-The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
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, Auxiliary Engine - ANSWERS- ix ix ix


The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to produce electricity need
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ed to charge the house batteries.
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Bilge - ANSWERS- ix ix


Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior where the si
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des of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
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The lowest interior regions of the hull
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Bilge Pump - ANSWERS-A pump for removing water from the bilge
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Seacock - ANSWERS- ix ix


A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull for saltwater needed on board
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or discharge.
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A marine valve, often fitted to a through-hull fitting
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Ground Tackle - ANSWERS-The equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
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Windlass - ANSWERS-A winch used primarily for raising an anchor
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Hatch - ANSWERS-A covered opening in the deck
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Through-hull fitting - ANSWERS- ix ix ix


A fitting in the hull through which water can be drawn in or discarded.
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Self-Bailing Cockpit - ANSWERS- ix ix ix


A cockpit that is high enough above the waterline that any water that gets inside will dr
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ain overboard by gravity, through scuppers (drains) located in the aft corner of the coc
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kpit well. ix




Aback - ANSWERS-Of a sail, when the wind is on the wrong side.
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Abaft - ANSWERS-Toward the stern, as in abaft the beam.
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Abeam - ANSWERS-in a line at right angles to the length of a vessel, on the beam
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Accommodations - ANSWERS-the living quarters inside a boat ix ix ix ix ix ix ix




Aid to navigation - ANSWERS-
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A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a hazar
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d

Aloft - ANSWERS-Above the deck, usually in the rig
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Amidships - ANSWERS-At or toward the middle of the boat ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix




Angle of Attack - ANSWERS-The angle at which the sail is presented to the wind
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Backing - ANSWERS-the act of setting a sail aback ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix