1) The Helmsman acts under the direction of who? a) Boatswain Mate Chief b) Operations Officer c) Executive Officer d) Officer of the Deck (OOD) 2) Name the Helmsman’s Equipment. (pick all that apply) a) Radar b) Rudder Angle Indicator c) Compass d) Helm Angle Indicator 3) Which device is used to show the intended rudder angle? (think carefully) a) Helm Angle Indicator b) Rudder Angle Indicator 4) What device is used to determine direction by pointing north? a) Lever b) Compass c) Wheel d) Radar 5) As a Helmsman, you will steer using what? a) a Gyro Compass, with Magnetic course as your backup b) A Magnetic compass with your Gyro as your backup 6) Your communication technique that you use as a Helmsman is to? a) Execute, Advise and Repeat b) Advise, Execute and Respond c) Repeat/Respond, Execute and Advise 7) What do you say to the OOD if you do not understand a command? a) What did you say? b) Please repeat. c) Belay my last d) Command! 8) Rudder commands are spoken as whole number. a) True b) False 9) How would this compass course be spoken? (270) a) Two hundred, seventy b) Twenty-seven zero c) Two seventy d) Two-seven-zero 10) Unless otherwise designated “Standard Rudder” is _____ a) 30 degrees of rudder b) 15 degrees of rudder c) 20 degrees of rudder d) none of the above 11) Unless otherwise designated “Full Rudder” is _____ a) 15 degrees of rudder b) 30 degrees of rudder c) 20 degrees of rudder d) none of the above 12) When manning the helm, the Helmsman steers _____ a) a true bearing and checks a magnetic bearing b) a magnetic bearing and checks a true bearing c) a relative bearing and checks a true bearing d) a magnetic bearing and checks a relative bearing 13) The command “Ease your Rudder” when given without further instruction means _____ a) stand at ease at the helm b) shift your rudder to one half (1/2) of its current angle c) shift your rudder no more than five (5) degrees d) none of the above 14) The helm command “Mark your head” means to _____? a) respond with the current ship’s course and speed b) respond with the current reading on the ship’s gyro (true) compass c) mark the ship’s heading on the binnacle with a grease pencil d) none of the above 15) Your rudder is at 15 degrees right. The OOD gives the following command, “Shift your rudder.” After repeating the command, you shift your rudder to _____? a) amidships b) 15 degrees’ left c) 5 degrees’ left d) right full 16) __________ is the adaptation process your eyes go through that allows you to see in the dark. a) Red Lense b) Relative Bearing c) Night Sight d) Night vision 17) Good night vision is important because the OOD and crew are relying on your ability to see objects that might a) Endanger your sleep b) Endanger the next watch c) Endanger the ship d) Endanger the Helmsman 18) If your night vision is ruined, how long does it take to get it back? a) 30 seconds b) 30 days c) 30 hours d) 30 minutes 19) What do caffeine and nicotine do to your night vision? a) speed up how fast your eyes adjust to the dark b) speed up how slow your eyes adjust to the dark c) slow how fast your eyes adjust to the dark d) slow down how fast your eyes adjust to the dark 20) What happens if you are exposed to white light after your have achieved night vision? a) Your eyes are ruined b) Your eyes are fine as long as they were closed c) It will take 30 minutes to achieve night vision d) nothing 21) Lines drawn, pointed or sighted from one object to another is? a) Relative Bearing b) True Bearing c) Bearing 22) In relation or in comparison with something else is? a) Relative Bearing b) True Bearing c) Bearing 23) With reference to the Earth's axis, rather than magnetic poles is? a) Relative Bearing b) True Bearing c) Bearing 24) Lookouts always make reports in? a) Relative Bearing b) True Bearing c) Bearing d) Ship quadrants 25) Lookouts are the ___ and ___ of the ship? a) Eyes and nose b) Nose and taste c) Eyes and hearing d) Hearing and nose e) Eyes and Ears f) Ears and smell 26) What type of line are we using to tie our knots, what’s it made of? a) Hemp b) Natural Fiber c) Halyard d) Rayon e) Nylon f) Double Braided Nylon 27) Which knot is tied using a “rabbit” as the mnemonic? a) Boline b) Bowline c) Boweline d) Bolines e) Bowlens f) Temporary Eye 28) What is the very end of the line called? a) Whip b) Whippin c) Whipping d) Whips e) Whipper f) Bitter End 29) Which knot can you untie with your pinky? a) Square Knot b) Clove Hitch c) Bowline d) RT and two half hitches e) Sheet Bend f) Beckets Bend 30) Which knot is this? a) Slip Clove b) Clove Slip Hitch c) Slip Clove Hitch d) Clove Slip e) Slip Hitch f) Clove Hitch 31) A ___________ is used to make fast (tie) a line to a ring, eye, or anchor. a) RT and a half hitch b) two half hitches c) RT and a hitch d) RT and three half hitches e) RT and two half hitches f) two half hitches and a round turn 32) A BOWLINE is used to put a ________ ___ in a line? a) Temporary loop b) Temporary circle c) Temporary hoop d) Temporary eye e) Temporary hole f) Temporary turn 33) Which type of line will stretch? a) Natural rayon b) Natural nylon c) Natural fibre d) Nylon hemp e) Nylon f) Nylon natural 34) The running end or the free end of the line is known as? a) Bight b) Whipping c) Bitter end d) Turn e) Standing part f) Round turn 35) What part of the ship is shown? a) Fantail b) Foc'sle c) Bow d) Starn e) Stern f) Finback 36) What are these called? a) Chock b) Bitts c) Cleat 37) The gear used to deploy and retrieve the anchor is known as? a) Tackle b) Ground Gear c) Ground Equipment d) Tackle Gear e) Tackle Equipment f) Ground Tackle 38) What is the name of this piece of gear? a) Brow b) Gangbrow c) Browgang d) Gangplank e) The Plank f) Gang 39) This pole is known as? a) Flag Pole b) National Pole c) National Ensign Pole d) Flag Staff e) Staff Flag f) Union Staff 40) What color running light would you see? a) Red b) Green c) White

Comprehensive Seamanship Test

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