ASA 104 EXAM 2026/27|| 266
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
Off the boat at right angles to its centerline. - ANSWER-Abeam
Towards the stern or behind the boat - ANSWER-Aft
When the hull or keel is touching the bottom - ANSWER-Aground
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a
hazard (ATON) - ANSWER-Aid to Navigation
Above the deck; usually in a rig - ANSWER-Aloft
At or toward the middle of the boat - ANSWER-Amidship
A measure of electricity consumption and battery capacity - ANSWER-Amp-hour
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary -
ANSWER-Anchor
the angle at which the sail is presented to the wind - ANSWER-Angle of attack
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving
boat. - ANSWER-Apparent Wind
Behind the stern - ANSWER-Astern
Across the boat from side to side. - ANSWER-Athwartships
A device that steers a boat automatically - ANSWER-Autopilot
The act of setting a sail aback - ANSWER-Backing
A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern - ANSWER-Backstay
Weight placed low in the boat to give it stability - ANSWER-Ballast
A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth - ANSWER-Batten
An aid to navigation that is fixed in place - ANSWER-Beacon
the width of a boat at its widest point - ANSWER-Beam
The point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat - ANSWER-Beam Reach
, To turn the boat away from the wind, fall off - ANSWER-Bear Away
The direction in degrees toward one object from another - ANSWER-Bearing
To sail to windward close hauled - ANSWER-Beat
The lowest interior regions of the hull. Space beneath the cabin soles. Water may
accumulate at the lowest point. - ANSWER-Bilge
A pump for removing water from the bilge - ANSWER-Bilge pump
A removable sunshade of a boat's cockpit - ANSWER-Bimini
The stand on which the boats main compass is mounted - ANSWER-Binnacle
A pulley - ANSWER-Block
A pole with a hook on one
end useful for snagging a line or a ring - ANSWER-Boathook
The spar that supports the foot of the mailsail - ANSWER-Boom
An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle used to hold down the boom -
ANSWER-Boom Vang
The forward part of the boat - ANSWER-Bow
Narrow passage; a deeper water route often marked with ATON - ANSWER-
Channel
A nautical map - ANSWER-Chart
A fixed fairlead through which dock lines are led - ANSWER-Chock
A fitting used to secure a line under load - ANSWER-Cleat
A pin with a formed head
used to connect rigging - ANSWER-Clevis pin
The aft lower corner of a sail - ANSWER-Clew
When beating, the tack that brings the boat on the closest approach to the
destination - ANSWER-Closest tack
a low wall that deflects running water on the deck - ANSWER-Coaming
The area of the boat, usually recessed into the deck, from with the boat is steered
and sailed - ANSWER-Cockpit
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
Off the boat at right angles to its centerline. - ANSWER-Abeam
Towards the stern or behind the boat - ANSWER-Aft
When the hull or keel is touching the bottom - ANSWER-Aground
A buoy or other device deployed to mark a channel, a navigational feature, or a
hazard (ATON) - ANSWER-Aid to Navigation
Above the deck; usually in a rig - ANSWER-Aloft
At or toward the middle of the boat - ANSWER-Amidship
A measure of electricity consumption and battery capacity - ANSWER-Amp-hour
A device lowered to the bottom while secured to the boat to hold the boat stationary -
ANSWER-Anchor
the angle at which the sail is presented to the wind - ANSWER-Angle of attack
The combination of true wind and the wind effect of motion as felt aboard a moving
boat. - ANSWER-Apparent Wind
Behind the stern - ANSWER-Astern
Across the boat from side to side. - ANSWER-Athwartships
A device that steers a boat automatically - ANSWER-Autopilot
The act of setting a sail aback - ANSWER-Backing
A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern - ANSWER-Backstay
Weight placed low in the boat to give it stability - ANSWER-Ballast
A slat inserted in the leech of a sail to support the sailcloth - ANSWER-Batten
An aid to navigation that is fixed in place - ANSWER-Beacon
the width of a boat at its widest point - ANSWER-Beam
The point of sail where the wind is abeam of the boat - ANSWER-Beam Reach
, To turn the boat away from the wind, fall off - ANSWER-Bear Away
The direction in degrees toward one object from another - ANSWER-Bearing
To sail to windward close hauled - ANSWER-Beat
The lowest interior regions of the hull. Space beneath the cabin soles. Water may
accumulate at the lowest point. - ANSWER-Bilge
A pump for removing water from the bilge - ANSWER-Bilge pump
A removable sunshade of a boat's cockpit - ANSWER-Bimini
The stand on which the boats main compass is mounted - ANSWER-Binnacle
A pulley - ANSWER-Block
A pole with a hook on one
end useful for snagging a line or a ring - ANSWER-Boathook
The spar that supports the foot of the mailsail - ANSWER-Boom
An item of running rigging, often a block and tackle used to hold down the boom -
ANSWER-Boom Vang
The forward part of the boat - ANSWER-Bow
Narrow passage; a deeper water route often marked with ATON - ANSWER-
Channel
A nautical map - ANSWER-Chart
A fixed fairlead through which dock lines are led - ANSWER-Chock
A fitting used to secure a line under load - ANSWER-Cleat
A pin with a formed head
used to connect rigging - ANSWER-Clevis pin
The aft lower corner of a sail - ANSWER-Clew
When beating, the tack that brings the boat on the closest approach to the
destination - ANSWER-Closest tack
a low wall that deflects running water on the deck - ANSWER-Coaming
The area of the boat, usually recessed into the deck, from with the boat is steered
and sailed - ANSWER-Cockpit
