ME1 English4Mariners Level 1 U1A

When the wind hits a ship amidships which of these vessels turns towards the wind?

• tug

• tanker

• submarine

• yacht

What do the words axial and transverse describe?

• sails

• rudders

• keels

• propellers

Which of these is pitch?

• bow up, stern down

• port up starboard down

• whole ship up and down

• port down starboard up

Waves from astern make a ship speed up and slow down. This is called?

• heaving

• yawing

• surging

• rolling

Rolling is caused by?

• waves from abeam

• wind from astern

• ship moving against the current

• too much cargo