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USCG Deck General (Set 126)

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Insufficient space between the hull and bottom in shallow water will prevent normal screw currents resulting in __________.

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#1 Insufficient space between the hull and bottom in shallow water will prevent normal screw currents resulting in __________. #2 You notice that your speed has decreased, the stern of your vessel has settled into the water, and your rudder is sluggish in responding. The MOST likely cause is __________. #3 When attempting to free an anchor jammed in the hawsepipe, the simplest method of freeing it may be __________. #4 To safely anchor a vessel there must be sufficient "scope" in the anchor cable. Scope is the ratio of __________. #5 When anchoring in a current, you should __________. #6 You are anchoring in a river where the current is from one direction only. The best way to lay out two anchors is to have them __________. #7 You are proceeding at a slow speed with your starboard side near the right bank of a channel. If your vessel suddenly sheers toward the opposite bank, the best maneuver would be __________. #8 In illustrations D038DG below the crown of the anchor shown is indicated by which letter? #9 Lifting the anchor from the bottom is called __________. #10 What is meant by veering the anchor chain? #11 A vessel is tide rode when it is __________. #12 Mooring with two bow anchors has which major advantage over anchoring with one bow anchor? #13 The wildcat is linked to the central drive shaft on most windlasses by __________. #14 The anchor chain should be kept moderately taut during a Mediterranean moor to __________. #15 The holding power of an anchor at a given scope of cable increases when the __________. #16 When a small craft's anchor fouls in a rocky bottom, the first attempt to clear it should be made by __________. #17 You are planning to anchor in an area where several anchors have been lost due to fouling. As a precaution, you should __________. #18 An anchor winch should be equipped with mechanical brakes capable of holding __________. #19 The holding capability of an anchor is primarily determined by the __________. #20 Your ship is in shallow water and the bow rides up on its bow wave while the stern sinks into a depression of its transverse wave system. What is this called? #21 The locking pin that joins the parts of a detachable link is held in position by __________. #22 What happens to the efficiency of an anchor when it is moved from sand to mud? #23 In illustration D038DG below, what part of the anchor is indicated by the letter "H"? #24 The holding power of an anchor is the __________. #25 The angle between the flukes and the shank of an anchor is called the __________. #26 You are making a sharp turn in a channel and using a buoy four points on the bow to gauge your rate of turn. If you observe the buoy moving forward relative to you, what should you do? #27 The purpose of a devil's claw is to __________. #28 A wildcat is a __________. #29 The wheel on the windlass with indentations for the anchor chain is the __________. #30 On stud-link anchor chain the addition of the stud increases the strength of the link by about __________.

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