ASA 104 Exam Questions and Answers
1. Abeam Ott the boat at right angles to its centerline.
2. Aft Towards the stern or behind the boat
3. Aground When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
4. Aid to Navigation A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a
hazard (ATON)
5. Aloft Above the deck; usually in a rig
6. Amidship At or toward the middle of the boat
7. Amp-hour A measure of electricity consumption and battery capacity
8. Anchor A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat
stationary
9. Angle of attack the angle at which the sail is presented to the wind
10. Apparent Wind The combination of true wind and the wind ettect of motion as felt aboard a
moving boat.
11. Astern Behind the stern
12. Athwartships Across the boat from side to side.
13. Autopilot A device that steers a boat automatically
14. Backing The act of setting a sail aback
15. Backstay A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern
16. Ballast Weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
17. Batten A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
,ASA 104 Exam Questions and Answers
18. Beacon An aid to navigation that is fixed in place
19. Beam the width of a boat at its widest point
20. Beam Reach The point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
21. Bear Away To turn the boat away from the wind, fall ott
22. Bearing The direction in degrees toward one object from another
23. Beat To sail to windward close hauled
24. Bilge The lowest interior regions of the hull. Space beneath the cabin soles. Water may
accumulate at the lowest point.
25. Bilge pump A pump for removing water from the bilge
26. Bimini A removable sunshade of a boat's cockpit
27. Binnacle The stand on which the boats main compass is mounted
28. Block A pulley
29. Boathook A pole with a hook on one
end useful for snagging a line or a ring
30. Boom The spar that supports the foot of the mailsail
31. Boom Vang An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle used to hold down the boom
32. Bow The forward part of the boat
33. Bowline A knot that forms a loop in the end of the line
34. Bridle
, A line fixed at both ends that spreads the force on another line, a towline, ie
attached at is midpoint
35. Broad Reach The point of sail between a beam reach and a run
36. Buoy A floating object anchored to the bottom
37. Topping Lift A line or wire that supports a boom when it is not being supported by its sail
38. Cam Cleat A fitting with spring loaded jaws used to secure a line
39. Can buoy A cylindrical buoy used as an aid to naviation
40. Cardinal point Any of the four principal points of the compass, N, E, S, W
41. Catamaran a boat with two parallel hulls
42. Centerboard A board that pivots down from the bottom of the boat to provide sideways
resistance
43. Chafe Damage caused to a sail or a line by rubbing
44. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
45. Channel Narrow passage; a deeper water route often marked with ATON
46. Chart A nautical map
47. Chock A fixed fairlead through which dock lines are led
48. Cleat A fitting used to secure a line under load
49. Clevis pin A pin with a formed head
used to connect rigging
50. Clew The aft lower corner of a sail
1. Abeam Ott the boat at right angles to its centerline.
2. Aft Towards the stern or behind the boat
3. Aground When the hull or keel is touching the bottom
4. Aid to Navigation A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a
hazard (ATON)
5. Aloft Above the deck; usually in a rig
6. Amidship At or toward the middle of the boat
7. Amp-hour A measure of electricity consumption and battery capacity
8. Anchor A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat
stationary
9. Angle of attack the angle at which the sail is presented to the wind
10. Apparent Wind The combination of true wind and the wind ettect of motion as felt aboard a
moving boat.
11. Astern Behind the stern
12. Athwartships Across the boat from side to side.
13. Autopilot A device that steers a boat automatically
14. Backing The act of setting a sail aback
15. Backstay A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern
16. Ballast Weight placed low in the boat to give it stability
17. Batten A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth
,ASA 104 Exam Questions and Answers
18. Beacon An aid to navigation that is fixed in place
19. Beam the width of a boat at its widest point
20. Beam Reach The point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat
21. Bear Away To turn the boat away from the wind, fall ott
22. Bearing The direction in degrees toward one object from another
23. Beat To sail to windward close hauled
24. Bilge The lowest interior regions of the hull. Space beneath the cabin soles. Water may
accumulate at the lowest point.
25. Bilge pump A pump for removing water from the bilge
26. Bimini A removable sunshade of a boat's cockpit
27. Binnacle The stand on which the boats main compass is mounted
28. Block A pulley
29. Boathook A pole with a hook on one
end useful for snagging a line or a ring
30. Boom The spar that supports the foot of the mailsail
31. Boom Vang An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle used to hold down the boom
32. Bow The forward part of the boat
33. Bowline A knot that forms a loop in the end of the line
34. Bridle
, A line fixed at both ends that spreads the force on another line, a towline, ie
attached at is midpoint
35. Broad Reach The point of sail between a beam reach and a run
36. Buoy A floating object anchored to the bottom
37. Topping Lift A line or wire that supports a boom when it is not being supported by its sail
38. Cam Cleat A fitting with spring loaded jaws used to secure a line
39. Can buoy A cylindrical buoy used as an aid to naviation
40. Cardinal point Any of the four principal points of the compass, N, E, S, W
41. Catamaran a boat with two parallel hulls
42. Centerboard A board that pivots down from the bottom of the boat to provide sideways
resistance
43. Chafe Damage caused to a sail or a line by rubbing
44. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
45. Channel Narrow passage; a deeper water route often marked with ATON
46. Chart A nautical map
47. Chock A fixed fairlead through which dock lines are led
48. Cleat A fitting used to secure a line under load
49. Clevis pin A pin with a formed head
used to connect rigging
50. Clew The aft lower corner of a sail
