A rescue helicopter is using a hi-line and lowers a weighted line to your yacht first. What do you do with it?

Gather in the slack by hand as it comes down, keep it clear of the rigging, and never make it fast

Make it fast to a strong cleat so that it cannot be lost

Clip it to your own harness, ready to be lifted

Leave it alone until the winchman has landed on deck

You are about to launch the liferaft. What must you check about its painter before the canister goes over the side?

That it is made fast to a strong point on the yacht

That it has been cut free so that it cannot snag

That it has been pulled right out, so the raft inflates on deck

That a crew member is holding the end in their hand

Within VHF range of a coast station that keeps continuous DSC watch, typically 20 to 30 miles off

Within MF range of a coast station, typically 100 to 150 miles off

Anywhere covered by a recognised mobile satellite service

Everywhere outside the other three areas

A search and rescue transponder (SART): it is at, or just short of, the dot nearest to you

A search and rescue transponder (SART): it is at the dot furthest from you

A racon on a buoy: the buoy is at the middle dot

A line of fishing floats, each with a radar reflector

Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Quiz

5 picture questions, each answer explained.