Cruising EXAM WITH ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
List four items that, when you are packing for your
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charter, should be packed in carry-on luggage rather than
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checked baggage. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔passport
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credit/debit card |\
charter/provisioning documents |\
prescription medications |\
change of clothing |\ |\
Most cruising boats have at least two bilge pumps. The
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_________ pump is powered by the battery (activated
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when the float switch senses water in the bilge), and the
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_________ pump is operated by hand. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔automatic |\
manual
After first determining that the dock's freshwater supply is
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_________, fill a cruising sailboat's freshwater tank through
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the _________ _________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔safe
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deck plate|\
,A freshwater pump cycling on and off when no one is
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using water indicates an open _________ or a _________ in
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the plumbing. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔faucet
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leak
When you have finished using the propane stove, first
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turn off the _________ _________ and let the gas in the line
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burn off before you turn off the burner. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔solenoid switch |\ |\
To flush the marine head, first pump in some water, then
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pump sufficiently to ensure the waste reaches the
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_________ _________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔holding tank|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
To pump out a marine holding tank, first unscrew the
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_________ _________ _________, then hold the _________
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_________ firmly in the waste outlet. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔waste deck plate |\ |\
pumpout nozzle |\
When a boat is not connected to shorepower, the battery
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bank is recharged most effectively by the engine's
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_________ with the engine running at _________ rpm or|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
higher. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔alternator
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1,500
, An inverter converts _________ electricity from the battery
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banks to _________ electricity, allowing you to use low-
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wattage AC appliances when the boat is not on
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shorepower. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔AC |\ |\ |\ |\
DC
An emergency tiller fits into the top of the _________
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_________ and can be used to steer the boat if the steering
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cables fail. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rudder stock
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Diesel engine cooling is achieved by means of two
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systems. Anti-freeze is used in the pressurized _________
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system, and coolant flow is regulated by a _________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔internal |\ |\
thermostat
The engine-driven _________-_________ pump circulates
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seawater in the engine's raw-water cooling system. The
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pump's _________ is an important spare part to have on
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board. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔raw-water
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impeller