ASTB Prep exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

The term abeam refers to? - correct answer -90 degrees or 270 degrees relative to one's own ship. The wings are ______ These are a part of an aircrafts surface that help control what 5 things? - correct answer --air foils -Lift, direction, stability, thrust, propulsion A port quartering sea would describe _______? - correct answer -Seas that are arriving at an angle on the left side of the stern. What is ground effect? - correct answer -When air downwash from the aircraft comes in contact with the ground and is reflected back up to add lift to the aircraft. "Come left/right to course" - correct answer -Make a slight change in course or heading, usually less then 15 degrees. -An aircraft engine cawling provides what advantes? - correct answer --It allows for cooling air to reach the power plant -It protects the engine from external objects -It provides an aerodynamic union between the engine and the aircraft fuselage or wing What is a cleat? - correct answer -A strip of wood, metal, etc. fastened across a surface to provide support and/or footing. an example of a deck fitting. What is a knot? - correct answer -A unit of speed measuring one nautical mile (1.15 statue miles, 1.85 km per hour) Slanted lettering on a nautical chart indicates _____? - correct answer -Slanted lettering on a nautical chart indicates all information about objects that are affected by tidal changes and currents. The aerodynamic force that acts perpendicular to the direction of relative motion is ______? - correct answer -Lift What is Bilge? - correct answer -Water that has leaked into the ship and/or waste water that can accumulate in