Safety
One for each person on board
What is the required number of PFD's on board?
increases the strength of a bowline and makes several loops for various purposes.
What is a bowline on a bight?
is required to keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken
What is a overtaking vessel?
The flag of the United States of America or other nation.
What is an ensign?
The distance between the waterline and the main deck or gunwale
What is the freeboard?
continuously monitors the conduct of the swim, identifies any departures from Safe Swim Defense guidelines, alerts response personnel as needed, and monitors the weather and environment.
What is the lookout?
This is used for securing a small rope to the bight of a larger rope
What is a sheet bend?
shall exhibit side lights and a stern light
What is a sailing vessel underway?
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent
What is the scout law?
a single-masted vessel with the mast far enough aft to enable it to carry one or more headsails—forestaysail, jib, or spinnaker.
What is a Sloop?
A special-use jacket designed for a specific water activity.
What is a type V PFD?
is the loop or half loop formed by turning the rope back on itself
What is the bight?
A white light placed as nearly as practicable at the stern showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 135 degrees and so fixed as to show the light 67.5 degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel
What is a stern light?
Insignia that includes the first class anchor crossed with two keys.
What is the purser?
raising the blades and turning them flat
What is to feather?
Safety of the vessel or person is in jeopardy. Loss of life or property is not likely, but help is needed.
What is Pan Pan?
To lay a line out in overlapping figure-eight layers so it will run out freely without tangling.
What is to flake a line?
A sound signal indicating “I intend to leave you on my starboard side.”
What is two short blasts?
are recognized with four side boys.
What are counsel officials?
The aft lower corner of a sail.
What is the clew?
occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat because of exposure to cold temperatures
What is Hypothermia?
are spun into yarns of uniform size, twisted in one direction
What are Slivers?
a fog signals of one prolonged blast at intervals of not more than two minutes.
What is a Power driven vessel making way?
represents a Scout’s smile and reminds us to “Be Prepared.”
What is the scroll on the first class anchor?
The backbone of the boat; the basic support extending from stem to stern.
What is the keel?