mu Standard Marine Communication Phrases Multiple-Choice Test.

Click on the answer (A/B/C/D/E) : - a wrong answer is indicated by this sound: - a right answer is indicated by this sound: Press enter or click for an audio-version of the Standard Phrase; the correct Phrase is indicated by.

Drop sb anchor - put 6 shackles in the water! Engage the windlass. Put anchor lights on and hoist the ball! 1 AA: “Drop starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water! Turn on windlass and anchor lights - hoist anchor ball!” BB: “Let go starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water! Engage windlass! Switch on anchor lights - heave anchor ball!” CC: “Drop starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water! Put windlass in gear! Switch on anchor lights - heave anchor ball!” DD: “Let go starboard anchor! Put six shackles in the water! Put windlass in gear! Switch on anchor lights - hoist anchor ball!”

. Anchor is loose from the ground; there are 3 shackles left to come in. AA: “Anchor is aweigh; 3 shackles left”. BB: “Anchor is clear of water; 3 shackles left”. CC: “Anchor is aweigh; 3 more shackles to come in”. DD: “Anchor is clear; 3 shackles left”. 2

. Fasten the lines forward and aft; keep tension on the springs. AA: “Fasten fore and aft; keep tension on springs”. BB: “Make fast fore and aft; keep the springs tight”. CC: “Make fast fore and aft; keep tension on springs”. DD: “Fasten fore and aft; keep the springs tight”. 3

. Prepare to start engines; everybody is ready for departure. AA: “Start engines! Ready to get underway”. BB: “Start engines! Ready for departure”. CC: “Stand by engines! Ready for departure”. DD: “Stand by engines! Ready to get underway”. 4

. Prepare to cast off. AA: “Stand by for casting off!”. BB: “Prepare to cast off!”. CC: “Stand by for letting go!”. DD: “Let go!”. 5

. Let go all but the essential lines. AA: “Let go fore and aft!” BB: “Stand by fore and aft!” CC: “Single up springs!” DD: “Single up fore and aft!” 6

. Cast off the head line: give some slack in the head line and heave it on board. AA: “Let go head line: slack away head line - heave away head line”. BB: “Let go head line: heave away head line - slack away head line”. CC: “Let go head line: slacken head line - heave on head line”. DD: “Let go head line: slack on head line - heave on head line”. 7

8. Finished casting off. AA: “Finished casting off”. BB: ”Finished with manoeuvring station!”. CC: “Ready with manoeuvring station!”. DD: “Ready casting off”.

. Rudder must be held in the fore and aft position. AA: “Midships!” BB: “Fore to aft!” CC: “Steady as she goes!” DD: ”Steady!” EE: “Meet her!” FF: “Ease her!” 9

. Stop the swing of the vessel’s head in a turn. AA: “Midships!” BB: “Fore to aft!” CC: “Steady as she goes!” DD: ”Steady!” EE: “Meet her!” FF: “Ease her!” 10

. Reduce the vessel’s swing rapidly. AA: “Midships!” BB: “Fore to aft!” CC: “Steady as she goes!” DD: ”Steady!” EE: “Meet her!” FF: “Ease her!” 11

. Reduce the amount of rudder and hold. AA: “Midships!” BB: “Fore to aft!” CC: “Steady as she goes!” DD: ”Steady!” EE: “Meet her!” FF: “Ease her!” 12

. Steer steady course on the compass- heading. AA: “Midships!” BB: “Fore to aft!” CC: “Steady as she goes!” DD: ”Steady!” EE: “Meet her!” FF: “Ease her!” 13

. Engine on half power ahead- steer 182 degr. port side. AA: “Half speed ahead - port - steer one hundred eighty-two degrees”. BB: “Half ahead - port - steer one eight two”. CC: “Half ahead - port -steer one hundred eighty-two degrees”. DD: “Half power ahead - port - steer one eight two”. 14

15 Operation of engines no longer required. AA: “Finished with engines - no more manoeuvring!”. BB: “Finished with engines and manoeuvring!”. CC: “Ready with engines - stop manoeuvring!”. DD: “Ready with engines - no more manoeuvring!”.

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