BASIC CRUISING COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Turnbuckle
Answer: A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, which
connects them to the chainplate, allowing for the standing rigging to be
adjusted (tightened.)
●● Chainplate
Answer: Metal plate bolted to the hull of a boat to which standing
rigging is attached.
●● Hatch
Answer: A covered opening in the deck.
●● Transom
Answer: The flat surface forming the stern of a vessel.
●● Self-bailing cockpit
Answer: A cockpit that is high enough above the waterline that any
water that gets inside will drain overboard by gravity, through scuppers
(drains) located in the aft corner of the cockpit well.
,●● Compass
Answer: An instrument that indicates direction relative to Earth's
magnetic field.
●● Binnacle
Answer: The pedestal on which the boat's main compass is mounted.
●● Cockpit locker
Answer: Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
●● Emergency tiller
Answer: On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the
top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the
wheel-steering mechanism fails.
●● Companionway
Answer: A staircase leading from a deck to the cabins or area below.
●● Saloon
Answer: The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room,
and possibly extra sleeping quarters.
, ●● Galley
Answer: The kitchen on a boat.
●● V-berth
Answer: The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
●● Auxiliary engine
Answer: The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to
produce electricity needed to charge the house batteries.
●● Bilge
Answer: The lowest interior region of the hull.
●● Bilge pump
Answer: A pump used to remove water from the bilge. Usually there is
an automatic (electric) bilge pump and a manual bilge pump on every
boat.
●● Through-hull fitting
Answer: A fitting in the hull through which water can be drawn in or
discarded.
●● Seacock
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Turnbuckle
Answer: A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, which
connects them to the chainplate, allowing for the standing rigging to be
adjusted (tightened.)
●● Chainplate
Answer: Metal plate bolted to the hull of a boat to which standing
rigging is attached.
●● Hatch
Answer: A covered opening in the deck.
●● Transom
Answer: The flat surface forming the stern of a vessel.
●● Self-bailing cockpit
Answer: A cockpit that is high enough above the waterline that any
water that gets inside will drain overboard by gravity, through scuppers
(drains) located in the aft corner of the cockpit well.
,●● Compass
Answer: An instrument that indicates direction relative to Earth's
magnetic field.
●● Binnacle
Answer: The pedestal on which the boat's main compass is mounted.
●● Cockpit locker
Answer: Storage compartment in the cockpit seating area.
●● Emergency tiller
Answer: On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the
top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the
wheel-steering mechanism fails.
●● Companionway
Answer: A staircase leading from a deck to the cabins or area below.
●● Saloon
Answer: The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room,
and possibly extra sleeping quarters.
, ●● Galley
Answer: The kitchen on a boat.
●● V-berth
Answer: The forward cabin of a boat that takes the shape of the bow.
●● Auxiliary engine
Answer: The source of auxiliary propulsion on a sailboat. Used also to
produce electricity needed to charge the house batteries.
●● Bilge
Answer: The lowest interior region of the hull.
●● Bilge pump
Answer: A pump used to remove water from the bilge. Usually there is
an automatic (electric) bilge pump and a manual bilge pump on every
boat.
●● Through-hull fitting
Answer: A fitting in the hull through which water can be drawn in or
discarded.
●● Seacock
