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100
You hear the fog signal consisting of one prolonged blast followed by two short blasts. This indicates that you should be looking out for this type of vessel in the fog.
What is a sailboat.
100
While a map is designed to emphasize information about land features, this is used primarily for nautical navigation.
What is a nautical chart.
100
Multiplying the the square root of the waterline length of a displacement hull vessel by 1.3 will give this theoretical speed.
What is Hull Speed.
100

The date the Coast Guard Auxiliary established by an act of Congress.

What is January 23, 1939

100

Cold enough to knock balls off a brass monkey.

What is the phrase describing cannon balls spilling off their deck retainer made of brass.

200
These code flags mounted one above the other are internationally recognized as a distress signal.
Code flag N (November) over code flag C (Charlie).
200
Statute miles multiplied by this will give you the corresponding number of nautical miles.
What is 1.15
200
In theory, the amount of forward motion of a propeller during one rotation of it is refered to as this.
What is pitch
200

The duties of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary as established by Congress are

What is to participate in any and all Coast Guard missions except direct military and direct law enforcement.

200
Back in the day, a sailor's food allowance was refered to as this. When it was all gone, he was out of it.
What is whack.
300
When requesting a bridge to be opened up, a vessel uses this signal.
What is One prolonged blast followed by one short blast.
300
A unit of measure for depth, six feet equals one of these.
What is a fathom.
300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!! the ships devil 


what is the lowermost seam in the hull of a wooden ship (strictly, there are two ‘devils’ one on each side of the keel).

300

In 1951, he was the first National Commodore.

What is Bert C. Pouncey

300
This was originally decreed as the distance between a grown mans fingertips as they encircled an object.
What is a fathom.
400
A vessel sounding three short blasts on the horn is indicating this.
What is Operating Astern Propulsion
400
When determining an appropriate anchoring location, these markings on a chart are found for "sand, mud, and shells"
What is M, S, and Sh
400
This is the angular difference between between true north and magnetic north for any particular location on earth.
What is magnetic variation.
400

Early in 1973, budget cuts forced the closing of 7 Coast Guard Stations on the Great Lakes

What is Congress ordered the stations to be reopened operated by the Auxiliary.

400
The cask of drinking water aboard a ship was called this.
What is a scuttlebutt.
500
In terms of "right of way" this is the only classification of vessel that a vessel restricted in ability to maneuver must give way to
What is a vessel not under command.
500
When consulting depths on a chart, the published depth is in reference to this state of tide.
What is mean lower low water
500
This is the distance on a boat from the waterline to the gunwale.
What is freeboard.
500

Examination, Education,Operations and Fellowship

What is the Auxiliary's four cornerstones.

500
Formally known as Radio Detecting and Ranging, more commonly we now refer to this device as this.
What is Radar
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