QUIZ - MANOEUVRE A VESSEL NAME:

1. Inertia & momentum affect displacement vessels more than planing vessels.

TRUE FALSE

2. Light fast vessels cannot escape their wave of displacement.

TRUE FALSE

3. A weather helm vessel will point away from the wind as it drifts.

TRUE FALSE

4. Rather than approaching with the current & wind, it is easier to manoeuvre to a berth by stemming both.

TRUE FALSE

5. A right hand prop vessel will short turn around best by starting the manoeuvre by a turn to port.

TRUE FALSE

6. `Shallow Water Effect' affects planning hull & displacement vessels alike.

TRUE FALSE

7. The affects of interaction between vessels that are passing each other will be lessened by speeding up.

TRUE FALSE

8. Overleaf, sketch below how you would moor a 12 mtr vessel along a wharf and label the six ropes you would use?

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