ASA 101 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS 100% PASS
Hull - Correct Answers_Watertight body of a ship or boat.
Deck - Correct Answers_Permanent, horizontal covering over a
compartment or a hull on a ship.
Transom - Correct Answers_The surface that forms the stern of a
vessel.
Keel - Correct Answers_A structural element attached to the bottom
of the hull to provide stability through its ballast and to convert the
sideways force of the wind into forward motion for the vessel.
Mast - Correct Answers_A pole that holds a sail on sailing ships or
antennas on modern warships.
Boom - Correct Answers_A spar along the foot of the mainsail.
Gooseneck - Correct Answers_The swivel connection on a sailboat by
which the boom attaches to the mast.
,Bow - Correct Answers_The forward part of the hull on a boat or ship.
Stern - Correct Answers_The back or aft-most part of a ship or boat.
Helm/tiller/wheel - Correct Answers_The lever used to control the
angle of the rudder and thereby steer the boat
Rudder - Correct Answers_The movable appendage attached to the
boat under the water and with which it can be steered.
Standing rigging - Correct Answers_Generally refers to lines, wires, or
rods which are more or less fixed in position while the boat is under
sail (often stainless steel wire, stainless steel rod or synthetic fiber.)
Shroud - Correct Answers_A wire that provides athwartships support
to the mast.
Spreader - Correct Answers_An athwartships strut on a mast that
holds the shroud away from the mast.
Chainplate - Correct Answers_Metal fabrication attached to the hull
and to which a stay or shroud is connected.
Headstay/forestay - Correct Answers_A piece of standing rigging
between the top of the mast and the bow.
, Backstay - Correct Answers_A piece of standing rigging that supports
the mast from the stern.
Stanchion - Correct Answers_A metal post that supports lifelines.
Lifeline - Correct Answers_A wire supported on stanchions around the
perimeter of the deck to prevent crew from falling overboard.
Pulpit - Correct Answers_A guardrail at the bow of a boat to which
the lifelines are connected.
Winch - Correct Answers_Device consisting of a gear driven drum
that is operated with a handle to provide mechanical advantage
when hauling on a line. (Also used to snub a line.)
Cleat - Correct Answers_Fitting used to secure a line under load.
Fender - Correct Answers_A cushion, usually an inflated cylinder of
rubber, placed between a boat and a dock.
Docklines - Correct Answers_Lines used to tie a boat to a dock.
Block - Correct Answers_A pulley.
SOLUTIONS 100% PASS
Hull - Correct Answers_Watertight body of a ship or boat.
Deck - Correct Answers_Permanent, horizontal covering over a
compartment or a hull on a ship.
Transom - Correct Answers_The surface that forms the stern of a
vessel.
Keel - Correct Answers_A structural element attached to the bottom
of the hull to provide stability through its ballast and to convert the
sideways force of the wind into forward motion for the vessel.
Mast - Correct Answers_A pole that holds a sail on sailing ships or
antennas on modern warships.
Boom - Correct Answers_A spar along the foot of the mainsail.
Gooseneck - Correct Answers_The swivel connection on a sailboat by
which the boom attaches to the mast.
,Bow - Correct Answers_The forward part of the hull on a boat or ship.
Stern - Correct Answers_The back or aft-most part of a ship or boat.
Helm/tiller/wheel - Correct Answers_The lever used to control the
angle of the rudder and thereby steer the boat
Rudder - Correct Answers_The movable appendage attached to the
boat under the water and with which it can be steered.
Standing rigging - Correct Answers_Generally refers to lines, wires, or
rods which are more or less fixed in position while the boat is under
sail (often stainless steel wire, stainless steel rod or synthetic fiber.)
Shroud - Correct Answers_A wire that provides athwartships support
to the mast.
Spreader - Correct Answers_An athwartships strut on a mast that
holds the shroud away from the mast.
Chainplate - Correct Answers_Metal fabrication attached to the hull
and to which a stay or shroud is connected.
Headstay/forestay - Correct Answers_A piece of standing rigging
between the top of the mast and the bow.
, Backstay - Correct Answers_A piece of standing rigging that supports
the mast from the stern.
Stanchion - Correct Answers_A metal post that supports lifelines.
Lifeline - Correct Answers_A wire supported on stanchions around the
perimeter of the deck to prevent crew from falling overboard.
Pulpit - Correct Answers_A guardrail at the bow of a boat to which
the lifelines are connected.
Winch - Correct Answers_Device consisting of a gear driven drum
that is operated with a handle to provide mechanical advantage
when hauling on a line. (Also used to snub a line.)
Cleat - Correct Answers_Fitting used to secure a line under load.
Fender - Correct Answers_A cushion, usually an inflated cylinder of
rubber, placed between a boat and a dock.
Docklines - Correct Answers_Lines used to tie a boat to a dock.
Block - Correct Answers_A pulley.
