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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 



You are standing by the anchor wind- 

 lass on the foc'sle head of a vessel pro- 

 ceeding in a channel. You receive an 

 order to drop the anchor because the 

 vessel has taken a sudden sheer toward 

 another vessel or the shore. Describe 

 how you would handle the anchor. 



How would you embark passengers 

 into a lifeboat when abandoning a ves- 

 sel in rough weather? 



What test is required by the Regula- 

 tions each year where practicable in 

 order to test the strength and efficiency 

 of lifeboats and the gear for lowering 

 them? 



Where a lifeboat may be damaged in 

 lowering by projecting obstructions or 

 contact with the hull due to list, what 

 provisions must be made to facilitate 

 launching if the boat is 15 feet or more 

 above the water when the vessel is 

 light? 



Name the anchors carried by a sea- 

 going vessel. 



How is the required number and 

 weight of anchors for a vessel deter- 

 mined? 



Shown below is a sketch of a brake 

 band assembly and compressor for a 

 typical windlass. 



(a) Describe the care and inspec- 

 tion you would make in seeing that this 

 equipment is in good condition for its 

 service. 



(b) The steel bar "B," angled up 

 into the central groove of the wildcat, 

 has what function? 



Name the parts indicated on the 

 anchor sketched. 



Describe the methods that may be em- 

 ployed to move an anchored vessel to 

 avoid striking, or being struck by other 

 vessels while swinging in a tide or wind 

 shift. 



With the wind and tide in opposite di- 

 rections, what factors will determine the 

 manner in which a vessel will ride to 

 her anchor? 



Describe briefly how a sailing vessel 

 is able to sail in the direction from 

 which the wind is blowing. 



What equipment for sewing canvas 

 is required in a lifeboat? 



What is the purpose of canvas covers 

 on lifeboat winches? 



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