Competent Crew Quiz
Customs and weather: 6 Questions
The Customs and weather Questions
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What is the flag flown at the stern of a yacht called? -
A British yacht in Portugal flies a small Portuguese flag under the starboard spreader. What is it called? -
You are rafted up on the outside of other boats. How do you get across to the pontoon? -
The wind is blowing at a steady 25 knots. What is that on the Beaufort scale? -
A gale warning is issued for your sea area. What wind does that mean? -
You watch a ship and her bearing stays the same while she gets closer. What does that mean?
Knot drawings from Wikimedia Commons: bowline by Hella, adapted by Tescobar (CC BY-SA 3.0); figure of eight, reef knot, sheet bend and rolling hitch by Lucasbosch (CC BY-SA 3.0); round turn and two half hitches by Stephan Brunker (CC BY-SA 3.0); clove hitch by Sawims (public domain). All other pictures are SailChecker's own.