ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Made Easy Practice
Test 2026
1. Turnbuckle A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for the standing
rigging to be adjusted.
2. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
3. Stemhead Fitting A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are
attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode.
4. Rudder Post The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are attached
5. Transom the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
6. Compass an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of mag-
netic north and bearings from it.
, ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Made Easy Practice
Test 2026
7. Binnacle The stand on which the boat's
main compass is mounted
8. Cockpit Locker Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
9. Emergency Tiller On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the top of the rudder
stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering mechanism
fails.
10. Saloon The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room, and possibly extra
sleeping quarters.
11. Companionway A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
12. Galley kitchen on a ship
13. V-Berth The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
14. Auxiliary Engine The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to produce electricity
needed to charge the house batteries.
15. Bilge
Test 2026
1. Turnbuckle A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for the standing
rigging to be adjusted.
2. Chainplate Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected
3. Stemhead Fitting A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are
attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode.
4. Rudder Post The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are attached
5. Transom the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
6. Compass an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of mag-
netic north and bearings from it.
, ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Made Easy Practice
Test 2026
7. Binnacle The stand on which the boat's
main compass is mounted
8. Cockpit Locker Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
9. Emergency Tiller On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the top of the rudder
stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering mechanism
fails.
10. Saloon The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room, and possibly extra
sleeping quarters.
11. Companionway A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
12. Galley kitchen on a ship
13. V-Berth The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
14. Auxiliary Engine The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to produce electricity
needed to charge the house batteries.
15. Bilge
