ASA 103 Coastal Cruising Made Easy Terms Exam with accurate
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Turnbuckle - ✔✔A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for
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the standing rigging to be adjusted.
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Chainplate - ✔✔Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is
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connected
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Stemhead Fitting - ✔✔A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the
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forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode.
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Rudder Post - ✔✔The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are
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attached
Transom - ✔✔the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
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Compass - ✔✔an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction
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of magnetic north and bearings from it.
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Binnacle - ✔✔The stand on which the boat's
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main compass is mounted
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Cockpit Locker - ✔✔Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
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, Emergency Tiller - ✔✔On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the
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top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering
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mechanism fails. ||
Saloon - ✔✔The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room, and
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possibly extra sleeping quarters. || || ||
Companionway - ✔✔A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Galley - ✔✔kitchen on a ship
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V-Berth - ✔✔The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
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Auxiliary Engine - ✔✔The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to
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produce electricity needed to charge the house batteries.
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Bilge - ✔✔Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior
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where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
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The lowest interior regions of the hull
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Bilge Pump - ✔✔A pump for removing water from the bilge
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Seacock - ✔✔A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull for saltwater
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needed on board or discharge. || || || ||
A marine valve, often fitted to a through-hull fitting
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Ground Tackle - ✔✔The equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
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detailed answers ||
Turnbuckle - ✔✔A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for
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the standing rigging to be adjusted.
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Chainplate - ✔✔Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is
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connected
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Stemhead Fitting - ✔✔A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the
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forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode.
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Rudder Post - ✔✔The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are
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attached
Transom - ✔✔the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
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Compass - ✔✔an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction
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of magnetic north and bearings from it.
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Binnacle - ✔✔The stand on which the boat's
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main compass is mounted
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Cockpit Locker - ✔✔Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
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, Emergency Tiller - ✔✔On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the
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top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering
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mechanism fails. ||
Saloon - ✔✔The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room, and
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possibly extra sleeping quarters. || || ||
Companionway - ✔✔A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Galley - ✔✔kitchen on a ship
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V-Berth - ✔✔The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
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Auxiliary Engine - ✔✔The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to
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produce electricity needed to charge the house batteries.
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Bilge - ✔✔Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior
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where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
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The lowest interior regions of the hull
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Bilge Pump - ✔✔A pump for removing water from the bilge
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Seacock - ✔✔A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull for saltwater
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needed on board or discharge. || || || ||
A marine valve, often fitted to a through-hull fitting
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Ground Tackle - ✔✔The equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
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