Master’s Test 2008

Rules of the Road

1.   What color buoys or day shapes do you keep to starboard when entering a harbor? 

   1. Black.

   2. Yellow.

   3. Red.

   4. Green 

2.   A tugboat carrying three white masthead lights in a vertical line is signaling that it is 

   1. on-duty.

   2. stationary.

   3. escorting an oil tanker.

   4. towing something with a tow line longer than 200 meters. 

3.   At a minimum, what lights are needed in a rowboat after sunset? 

   1. Masthead.

   2. Side lights.

   3. Flashlight.

   4. Range light. 

Safety 

4.   The minimum number of Coast Guard approved floatation devices required on a five-passenger Class 1 rowboat (e.g., one of the gigs) is 

   1. 4 – the cox can hang onto the wooden rudder.

   2. 5 – one for each passenger.

   3. 6 – one for each passenger and one available to be thrown.

   4. 10 – two for each passenger. 

5.   Your crew is properly seated on their thwarts, as close to the gunwales as possible, but the boat is listing to port.  As cox, to make trim, you should 

   1. ask the heaviest rower on the starboard side to shift inboard.

   2. ask the heaviest rower on the port side to shift inboard.

   3. shift your weight in the stern sheets to starboard.

   4. steer the boat to port. 

6.   Man overboard!  First 

   1. post a lookout to keep him in view.

   2. send someone in after him.

   3. stop the boat but keep way on for maneuverability.

   4. come about. 

About the Boats 

7.   The stitching seam on the oar leather should 

   1. face up or aft.

   2. be in contact with the thole pad.

   3. be in contact with the thole pin.

   4. be sewn to the grommet. 

8.   The rudder yoke is installed with the arm ends pointing 

   1. fore.

   2. aft.

   3. up.

   4. down. 

9.   Briefly, what coaching/instructions would you give a first-time rower before heading out?