Naval Skills, Unit Three, Chapter Three: Small Boat Seamanship
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Boats that are called "motor-sailers" are considered to be what type of vessels under the rules of the road?
Power-driven
Sailboats
Amphibious
Utility
Motor Whaleboats
Which type of hull design skims on the surface of the water?
Planing type
Displacement type
Skimming type
Transom type
Catamaran type
What basic hull design type is used for most sailboats?
Displacement type
Planing type
Skimming type
Amphibious type
Transom type
What is the back end of the stern, usually fairly flat in a powerboat, called?
Transom
Keel
Forecastle
Flying Bridge
The Pulpit
Horizontal openings in the cabin and deck are called what?
Hatches
Doors
Ports
Ladderwells
Stanchions
What is the name give to the wooden platform on a boat that overhangs the bow and provides room to handle the forward sail and anchor?
The pulpit
The bowsprit
The flying bridge
The helm
The rail
What is the name given to the horizontal supports near the top of the masts that support the standing rigging?
Spreaders
Booms
Mizzens
Bowsprits
Pulpits
What is the common name for engines on powerboats that that are semi portable and located on the stern?
Outboards
Inboards
Rudders
Mizzens
Auxiliaries
Which of the following is NOT one of the categories of Navy small craft?
Harbor boats
Amphibious craft
Utility boats
Officers' boats
Whaleboats
What is the name given to the Navy's open powerboats that range from 25 to 75 feet in length?
Utility boats
Officer's boats
Captain's gigs
Whaleboats
Motor-sailers
What is the common name given to a boat that is used by an officer of higher rank than the ship's captain?
Barge
Gig
Whaleboat
Officers' Boat
Utility Boat
In the Navy, what is the name of the person in charge of handling a small boat?
The Coxswain
The Captain
The Boatswain
The Leading Petty Officer
The Navigator
In which direction will a boat's propeller tend to move the boat's stern?
In the direction of the propeller's rotation
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Port
Starboard
In which of the following situations would side force on a boat be greater?
When backing down
When going ahead
When moving rapidly
When adrift in the open ocean
When at anchor
Why is a single-screw vessel most difficult to maneuver at very low speeds?
Because rudder effect is minimal while side force is greatest.
Because rudder effect and side force are minimal.
Because rudder effect is at its greatest while side force is minimal.
Because both rudder effect and side force are at their greatest.
Single-screw vessels are not most difficult to maneuver at low speeds.
Which of the following is NOT one of the distinct forces affecting a boat's steering when backing?
The location of the coxswain on the boat.
The discharge current from the propeller.
The suction current caused by the propeller drawing in water from astern.
The sidewise pressure of the blades.
The normal steering effect of the rudder.
If you are bringing a small boat to a pier with a strong current from behind, which line is the most important one to get across to the pier first?
A Stern Line
A Bow Line
A Breast Line
A Bow Spring Line
Which line is the first over is not an important factor.
On twin-screw boats, which way do the propellers (screws) turn?
The starboard screw turns right-handed and the port screw turns left-handed.
The starboard screw turns left-handed and the port screw turns right-handed.
Both of the screws turn in a right-handed direction.
Both of the screws turn in a left-handed direction.
The starboard screw turns forward while the port screw turns aft.
What factor is considered when determining the relative seniority of a boat?
The rank of the officer aboard.
The type of boat
The size of the boat
The age of the boat
All boats in the water are considered equal to each other and do not have "seniority".
When honors are exchanged during the passing of boats, which of the following statements best describes the exchange of salutes?
The Coxswain will generally stand and salute while the officers generally do not.
Both the Coxswain and the senior embarked officer will generally stand and salute
Both the Coxswain and the senior embarked officer will generally salute while seated.
The Coxswain will generally salute while seated while the senior officer embarked will generally stand and salute.
There is no prescribed method for rendering salutes between passing boats.
Men working in a boat or working on the ship's side from a boat do not salute unless....
Attention is sounded
A boat with more seniority passes
An officer enters or departs the boat
The National Anthem is sounded
The Boatswain's Mate pipes "Alongsides"
Which of the following accurately describes the proper procedures for entering and departing boats?
Juniors enter first and seniors leave first
Juniors enter last and seniors leave first
Juniors leave first and seniors enter last
Seniors enter and leave first
Juniors enter and leave first
What part of the boat is generally reserved for officers or senior enlisted personnel?
The aft part of the boat.
The forward part of the boat.
The amidships section of the boat.
The part of the boat that is below decks.
There is no particular custom in regards to the seating of officers and enlisted personnel on boats.
Which of the following is NOT an occasion when the national ensign is required to be displayed from boats of the Navy?
When under way during daylight in a U.S. port.
When ships are required to be dressed of full dressed.
When going alongside a foreign vessel.
When an officer or official is embarked on an official occasion.
When, in uniform, a flag or general officer is embarked in a boat of his or her command.