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Onboard Directions & Ship Motions

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rocks are _________ ____ the Utopia.

(a)  

2.

The lighthouse is on the (a)   side of the Utopia.

3.

The Fantasia is passing (a)   of the Utopia.

4.

There is damage to the ___________ ___________.

(a)  

5.

There is a vessel with engine trouble distance two miles (a)   .

6.

The vessel is passing on the (a)   side of the mark.

7.

When a ship's starboard and port sides rise and fall with the waves, the vessel is _____________.

a)

rolling

b)

pitching

c)

yawing

d)

heaving

e)

surging

8.

When a ship's bow and stern rise and fall with the waves, the vessel is __________.

a)

yawing

b)

heaving

c)

pitching

d)

swaying

e)

rolling

9.

When a ship's bow is pushed to starboard and then to port, the vessel is __________.

a)

heaving

b)

swaying

c)

heaving

d)

surging

e)

yawing

10.

When the whole ship rises and falls back into a trough, she is _________.

a)

swaying

b)

rolling

c)

yawing

d)

heaving

e)

moving athwartship

11.

When a ship is pushed forward by the waves and sinks back into a trough, she is ___________.

a)

moving athwartship

b)

pitching

c)

surging

d)

swaying

e)

heaving

12.

When the whole ship moves bodily to starboard and then to port, she is ___________.

a)

rolling

b)

swaying

c)

surging

d)

yawing

e)

pitching

13.

When the whole ship maneuvers laterally sideways to the quayside she is _________________.

a)

heaving

b)

moving athwartship

c)

pitching

d)

surging

e)

swaying

14.

Choose the correct letter for the STERN!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

15.

Choose the correct letter for the BOW!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

16.

Choose the correct letter for the PORT SIDE!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

17.

Choose the correct letter for the STARBOARD SIDE!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

18.

Choose the correct letter for the MIDSHIPS!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

19.

Choose the correct letter for the PORT QUARTER!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Choose the correct letter for the PORT BOW!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Choose the correct letter for the STARBOARD BOW!

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D