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	First Part - Manoeuvres
	Is this sailing vessel ready to tack ?         No.   Yes.     How do you coil a sheet around a winch ?         clockwise   anticlockwise     To lower the traveller of the mainsail will make the vessel         luff up   bear away     To give a slant to the mainsheet you have to       tighten the clew outhaul   pull in the backstay   ease the mainsheet   ease the boom vang     What kind of warp would you use to leave a windward quai ?       a bow line   an aft breast rope   a spring     To prevent a line is pulled out of its rigged path (through pulleys or blocks) you should end it with a certain knot. Which one ?       With a bowline   With a clove hitch.   With an overhand knot.   With a figure of eight knot.     What do you check immediately after having started the engine ?       Whether the oil level is correct.   Whether water is coming out of the exhaust.   Whether the tension of the driving belt is adjusted properly.     What course should you sail to reef while navigating ?       Head to wind.   Close hauled course.   Beam reach.   Training run.     When tacking the sail you mainly work with is the       spinnaker   headsail   mainsail     When gybing you pull in the mainsheet completely ...       Yes.   No.