Advanced Coastal Cruising ASA
106COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS and verified answers WITH
RATIONALES 100% accurate answers Already
graded A+
Demonstrate a person in water (Man Overboard or MOB) recovery maneuver while sailing at
night. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Demonstrate how to take a sounding using two different methods. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe appropriate heavy weather precautions and describe how they are carried out,
including:
- Sail changes
- Use of special equipment such as safety harness and sea anchor
- Doubling up of gear
- Special checks in areas liable to chafe
- Stowage of equipment above and below decks
- Additional checks on bilge condition
- Special arrangements for towing dinghy/tender (if used)
- Problems of fatigue
- Selection of clothing
- The need of at least two on deck at all times - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe appropriate measures for the following common engine problems:
- Stoppage in fuel line
- Burned and defective points
, - Fouled spark plug/injector problems
- Carburetor icing (spring and fall sailing)
- Unserviceable starter
- Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe cirrus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, cumulonimbus and cumulus clouds and
the weather expected to be associated with each. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe four different methods of recovering an anchor that is fouled on the bottom. -
CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how the boat should be handled and what actions should be taken when the following
emergencies occur while under sail:
The boat is dismasted
The boat runs aground on a lee shore - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how the boat should be handled and what remedial action should be taken when the
following emergencies occur while under power:
The engine cooling water fails to flow
The engine fails in a crowded anchorage
The engine fails in a busy channel - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to prevent the dinghy/tender from riding up and bumping the vessel's hull while
anchored at night. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to use a barometer and a thermometer independently and concurrently to assist in
predicting weather. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to:
106COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS and verified answers WITH
RATIONALES 100% accurate answers Already
graded A+
Demonstrate a person in water (Man Overboard or MOB) recovery maneuver while sailing at
night. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Demonstrate how to take a sounding using two different methods. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe appropriate heavy weather precautions and describe how they are carried out,
including:
- Sail changes
- Use of special equipment such as safety harness and sea anchor
- Doubling up of gear
- Special checks in areas liable to chafe
- Stowage of equipment above and below decks
- Additional checks on bilge condition
- Special arrangements for towing dinghy/tender (if used)
- Problems of fatigue
- Selection of clothing
- The need of at least two on deck at all times - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe appropriate measures for the following common engine problems:
- Stoppage in fuel line
- Burned and defective points
, - Fouled spark plug/injector problems
- Carburetor icing (spring and fall sailing)
- Unserviceable starter
- Electrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe cirrus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, cumulonimbus and cumulus clouds and
the weather expected to be associated with each. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe four different methods of recovering an anchor that is fouled on the bottom. -
CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how the boat should be handled and what actions should be taken when the following
emergencies occur while under sail:
The boat is dismasted
The boat runs aground on a lee shore - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how the boat should be handled and what remedial action should be taken when the
following emergencies occur while under power:
The engine cooling water fails to flow
The engine fails in a crowded anchorage
The engine fails in a busy channel - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to prevent the dinghy/tender from riding up and bumping the vessel's hull while
anchored at night. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to use a barometer and a thermometer independently and concurrently to assist in
predicting weather. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Describe how to:
