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Marlinspike Seamanship
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Navigation
100

This type of pfd includes throwable ring buoys or square pad, and is not meant to be worn.

What is a Type IV pfd?

100
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having two to seven masts with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.
What is a schooner?
100
The "king of knots," a knot unable to be jammed, and able to be used while dropped over a cleat, bitt, or piling or formed around a mooring ring.
What is a Bowline?
100
When boarding a sea scout vessel or landship, this is saluted first to represent reverence to God.
What is the mast?
100
This is a floating object anchored to the bottom.
What is a buoy?
200

This is the call for distress.

What is Mayday?

200

A boat on this type of tack has the right-of-way.

What is Starboard Tack?

200

This is the sailor's art of joining 2 ropes together without a knot, intertwining each strand with one of the other rope.

What is Splicing?

200
This hand is used in the typical scout handshake.
What is the left hand?
200
The lines on longitude, going from the North pole to the South pole all around the earth.
What are Meridians?
300

This can be used as a visual signal for distress.

What is a mirror, aerial flare, or hand-held flare?

300

A line running from the top of the mast to the stern of the boat.

What is a Backstay?

300

Generally speaking, this type of knot is used to prevent the end of a fall from running through the large swallow of a block.

What is a stopper knot?

300
The second point of the sea promise is "to know the location and proper use of these on every boat I board."
What are lifesaving devices?
300

Phrase used to describe the buoys when coming back to port.

What is red, right, returning?

400

This class of fire involves flammable liquids such as gasoline, oil, grease, tar, oil-based paint, lacquer, and flammable gas.

What is Class B Fire?

400

The sheet used for raising and lowering sails.

What is a halyard?

400

A mechanical aide often used when moving the jib from one side to another.

What is a winch?

400
This is the usually monthly meeting of youth leaders, done apart from the ship meeting.
What is a Quarterdeck meeting?
400

Visible aides to navigation when sailing in sight of the coast.

What are landmarks?

500

When a boat is moving after sunset, these visual signals must be displayed.

What are running lights?

500

Used for controlling the direction of a boat.

What is the wheel or tiller?

500
Tackle consisting of one single and one double block.
What is Luff Tackle?
500

Warington Baden-Powell.

Who is the brother of Lord Baden-Powell who wrote the first sea scout manual?

500

These two coordinates are used to pinpoint your location in the world.

What is latitude and longitude?

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