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Test 2 - Basic Knowledge 1
1 de maio de 2024 · 41 min · 2K visualizações
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Basic sailing knowledge questions from a website test are reviewed and answered, covering passage planning, anchoring, man overboard, fog navigation, electrical storms, and waterspouts.Watch On passage planning, the discussion centers on a Valencia–Dénia coastal leg in 30-knot winds: fetch — the distance over which wind builds waves — is identified as the primary risk factor, not wind strength alone.2:43 Offshore wind means short fetch and manageable seas close to the coast; onshore wind means long fetch, dangerous seas, and a lee shore.3:10 Anchoring in dragging conditions requires a sand bottom and scope of at least 5–6 times depth in 20 knots; anything less is insufficient overnight.13:08 A boat stopped with no way on lies beam-on to the wind, roughly 90 degrees — a fact critical for port maneuvering.15:30 Crossing the Canal de Ibiza in dense fog is discussed using a personal account of two crossings where visibility dropped to under 10–20 meters; radar is rated superior to AIS because it detects objects without transponders, and three collisions occurred that day among vessels without instruments.22:57 Man-overboard procedure covers stopping the boat immediately, pressing the MOB button on the plotter, throwing flotation, activating DSC distress on the VHF, and deploying an EPIRB with AIS to track the casualty's position.25:55 Electrical storm tactics include heaving-to under bare poles and keeping crew away from metal.35:57 Waterspouts form in the Mediterranean when sea temperature exceeds 27°C.38:47
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