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#Other / Erudition
No. 722
How many time zones will you cross when sailing from Barreiro, Portugal, to San Juan, Puerto Rico?
Four;
Six;
Two;
Five;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 723
You are sailing on a beam reach on port tack and wish to sail on a close reach on the same tack. You should ...
harden up and ease sheets;
fall off and ease sheets;
harden up and trim sheets;
fall off and trim sheets;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 724
A vessel's light displacement is 6.0 tons. The fuel amount is 0.2 tons, the fresh water amount is 0.15 tons, and other stores carried are 0.25 tons. What is the total displacement of the vessel?
0.6 tons;
6.6 tons;
5.4 tons;
6.35 tons;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 725
A yacht’s bow pulpit is ...
a foresail carried on the jibstay;
any wire that runs from foredeck up to mast for setting a jib and supporting the mast;
a piece of metal with two arms placed on board to which ropes can be made fast;
a metal tubular frame located at the bow of the yacht;
#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 726
A white light showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 225°, so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5° abaft the beam on either side of the vessel, is ...
an all-round light;
a sternlight;
a sidelight;
a masthead light;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 727
Magnetic variation 5°30’E 2018 (5’ W) is given on the nautical chart. What is the value of magnetic variation today (in 2026)?
4°50’ E;
6°10’ E;
0°40’ W;
0°40’ E;
#Meteorology
No. 728
What is 25 °C (degrees Celsius) in °F (degrees Fahrenheit)?
77 °F;
15 °F;
00 °F;
100 °F;
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