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#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 437
For the greatest efficiency, the tension of the luff of a mainsail must be as taut as possible. To tighten the lower luff of the sail, you have to pull down on the ...
jibsheet;
outhaul;
jiffy reefing;
cunningham;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 438
You are sailing with a heading of 100.0° when approaching the cardinal mark as shown in the picture. The best action would be ...
to alter to starboard so as to keep the cardinal mark on your port side;
to alter to port so as to keep the cardinal mark on your starboard side;
to keep course and speed steady;
to keep course but increase the speed;
#Navigation / Pilotage
No. 439
Purple line in the diagram of the Earth model is ...
Equator;
Prime Meridian;
the axis of rotation;
the Greenwich meridian;
#Other / Erudition
No. 440
Although John Cabot landed in Newfoundland in 1497, it had been previously settled by Native Americans and visited by the ...
Vikings and Basques;
Italians;
Italians and Portuguese;
Peloponnesians;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 441
What is the main purpose of a nozzle?
To raise the vibration;
To reduce the flow of water from the propeller;
To reduce vessel's speed;
To increase the propulsive force;
#Seamanship / Terminology
No. 442
What is your action after rounding up into the wind when approaching a mooring on a reach under sail without the assistance of an engine?
Trim the jib as tight as possible;
Reef the mainsail;
Free the sheets and let the sails luff;
Release the halyards and lower the sails;
#Colreg / Laws and Rules
No. 447
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) shall apply to ...
all power-driven vessels only;
all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels;
all vessels underway only;
all sailing vessels, even if propelling machinery has been used;
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