BASIC CRUISING TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Chainplate
Answer: Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or
shroud is connected
●● Stemhead Fitting
Answer: A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the
forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the
anchor rode.
●● Rudder Post
Answer: The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are
attached
●● Transom
Answer: the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
●● Compass
Answer: an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the
direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
,●● Binnacle
Answer: The stand 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.
●● Saloon
Answer: The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room,
and possibly extra sleeping quarters.
●● Companionway
Answer: A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
●● Galley
Answer: kitchen on a ship
, ●● 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: Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a
vessel's interior where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
The lowest interior regions of the hull
●● Bilge Pump
Answer: A pump for removing water from the bilge
●● Seacock
Answer: A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull for
saltwater needed on board or discharge.
A marine valve, often fitted to a through-hull fitting
●● Ground Tackle
Answer: The equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS PRACTICE
STUDY MATERIAL
●● Chainplate
Answer: Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or
shroud is connected
●● Stemhead Fitting
Answer: A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the
forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the
anchor rode.
●● Rudder Post
Answer: The vertical post upon which the rudder and rudder pintles are
attached
●● Transom
Answer: the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
●● Compass
Answer: an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the
direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.
,●● Binnacle
Answer: The stand 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.
●● Saloon
Answer: The area of a boat that serves as the living room, dining room,
and possibly extra sleeping quarters.
●● Companionway
Answer: A passageway from the cockpit to the area below the deck
●● Galley
Answer: kitchen on a ship
, ●● 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: Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a
vessel's interior where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
The lowest interior regions of the hull
●● Bilge Pump
Answer: A pump for removing water from the bilge
●● Seacock
Answer: A valve which opens and closes a hole through the hull for
saltwater needed on board or discharge.
A marine valve, often fitted to a through-hull fitting
●● Ground Tackle
Answer: The equipment used in mooring or anchoring a ship
