The add-on to run a sailboat with paying passengers. Goes on your OUPV or Master. Coast Guard exam code AXS01.
19 real questions from the Coast Guard National Maritime Center's public sample exams, free. Each module needs 70% to pass.
Passing score: Coast Guard pass marks module by module, and the retest rules
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| Module | Topic | Questions here | To pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q460 | Auxiliary Sail | 19 | 70% |
Dacron sails, when not in use, may be damaged under which condition?
D. If left in the sunlight
Which item is part of a vessel's standing rigging?
C. The backstay
Your vessel is sailing on a port tack when a sudden gust of wind heels the vessel sharply to starboard. Which action will reduce the heeling of the vessel?
D. Any of the above
The sails are properly set and trimmed. Which is TRUE when a vessel heads up from a beam reach to close- hauled?
C. The vessel's speed decreases
You are Master of a 20-ton ketch. You wish to heave-to on the starboard tack in 35 knots of wind. Which action would be appropriate?
D. Secure your storm jib aback to starboard and sheet your reefed mizzen in flat. Secure your rudder hard to starboard.
A marker pole, with a horseshoe buoy and a sea anchor attached, should be used to indicate which item?
C. The location of a man overboard
If you were to jibe in a strong wind, which part of the rigging would be most likely to fail?
B. The backstay
Which statement(s) is(are) TRUE?
D. All of the above are true.
What fitting on the mast works in conjunction with the shrouds to control side bend of the mast?
B. Spreader
You are running before a rough sea and a strong wind. Your sailing vessel is yawing. Which term describes the situation if the wind should catch the mainsail on the reverse?
C. Jibe