Safety
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Maritime in the Movies
100

When you see a person go over the side of the vessel what is the first thing you do?

What is spread the word loud and clear?

100

A red triangle marker with a number 4 on it is a what side marker?

What is a starboard side marker when coming into port?

100

What is the button you push on the VHF to receive a weather briefing?

What is the WX button?

100

The type of anchor do we have on Jonnie Bea

What is a Danforth Anchor?

100

James Cameron directed this film about the sinking of this ocean liner owned by White Star Lines 

What is Titanic?

200

A dry chemical extinguisher will put out which two classes of fires?

What is type B and C 

200

When two normal power vessels are approaching head to head which direction should each vessel turn?

What is starboard?

200

The device used to measure wind speed?

What is an anemometer?

200

An anchor with a cast iron bowl at the end of the shank.

What is a mushroom anchor?

200

In 2009 the Maersk Alabama was hijacked by pirates (later turned into a major motion picture) off of what coast?

What is the Somali coast?

300

This VHF channel is reserved for hailing other vessels and calling for help.

What is channel 16?

300

Three vertical red masthead lights means a ship is....?

What is Constrained by Draft? 

300

The psychrometer is a device used to measure what?

What is relative humidity?

300

The ratio between rode and water depth

What is scope?

300

This movie starring Robert Redford depicts a sailor who struck a shipping container and now must survive being stranded at sea.

What is All is Lost?

400

The code flag pattern for distress is what?

Code flag November over Code flag Charlie 
400

A vessel sounding 3 short blasts is doing what?

Operating astern propulsion?

400

The normal pressure reading on a barometer is how many inches?

What is 29.92 inches?

400

This type of anchor is dragged behind a vessel to slow it down in heavy weather?

What is a Sea Anchor?

400

This movie stars George Clooney and tells the story of the Andrea Gail and her crews fight for survival in one of the worst storms to ever hit the east coast.

What is the Perfect Storm?

500

By law carburetors on gasoline engines must have what?

What is a back backfire control device?

500

When a vessel is TRAWLING at night what light pattern will she display?

What is a green masthead light over a white masthead light?

500

Two orange triangle flags flown vertically from shore is warning you of what weather event?

What is a Gale?

500

The difference between a capstan and a windlass is?

A Capstan has a vertical drum and a windlass has a horizontal drum.

500

This film starring Casey Affleck and Chris Pine depicts the coastguard rescue rescue of 33 men from steam ship Pendleton after it broke into two pieces in a violent storm. 

What is the Finest Hours?

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