Sailing Flashcards
(37 cards)
Red parachute flare
Used to attract attention of distant vessels
Red hand-held
Used at night and produces a bright red light for around 40 secs
White hand-held
Used to alert other vessels to the risk of collision
Orange smoke
Used during the day and produces a plume of orange smoke for 40 secs
Dry powder extinguisher
Fires involving gases
Carbon dioxide extinguisher
Electrical fires
Water extinguisher
For combustion fires
Foam extinguisher
For burning liquids
Right hand side of boat
Starboard
What does port tack mean?
Wind is coming from the left
Who gives way to who
Port tack gives way to starboard tack
At what degrees are you deemed to be overtaking?
22.5’
What is the job of a forestay?
To keep the mast from falling backwards
Front of boat
Bow
Back of boat
Stern
Cleat
Device for securing a line to a deck or dock
Cockpit
Self-draining recess in the back of the boat
What is a dodger?
Protective cover for wind & water spray
What’s the lowest part of the boat called?
Bilge
What does the throttle do?
Controls propeller speed, selects forward/reverse/neutral
What is 1 knot equivalent to?
1.15 miles
What is dead astern?
Directly behind
What is abeam starboard?
90’ to the right
What’s the lowest part of the boat called?
Bilge
