Day Leader Written Test - Cal Sailing Club

Date	Club Timeline	Sunset	Low Tide
Wed Jul 16	Late Open12:07 PM to 8:01 PM	8:31 PM	0.6 @ 10:18 AM

Cal Sailing Club

Day Leader

Written Test

Directions

Select the appropriate answer for each question. Closed Book – 30 questions (30 questions will be selected randomly from the questions below for the test). You must answer at least 23 questions correctly to pass.

Test Conditions

There is a time limit of 45 minutes to complete the test. This is intended to be a Closed Book Test. You are on yor honor not to consult any other sources or people while you are taking the test.

Results

After you complete and submit the test, you will see whether you passed. If you passed, you can and should review your incorrect answers. Many answers have a detailed explanation for the correct answer. If you did not pass, you will not be able to review your answers. You may retake the test whenever you like. There is no limit to the number of test attempts.

Which of the following tasks is NOT part of the requirements for opening the club?
1. check equipment signout sheets
2. drop the motorboat in the water
3. unlock back gate
4. put on PFD with knife and fully charged and powered-on VHF radio
5. sign into timesheet on arrival

True or false – if there are still members inside the clubhouse or yard when you are closing the club, you have to kick them out unless one has a Senior key, takes responsibility for locking all the gates and doors, and you record their name in the online logbook.
1. True
2. False

The word “Roger” in a radio call means
1. the letter “R”
2. pirate
3. understood

When calling a person or a boat on the VHF radio, the first thing to say is
1. “Cal Sailing Club, Cal Sailing Club, Cal Sailing Club”
2. the channel you are calling on
3. the name of the boat or person you are calling, repeated three times
4. Mayday, Pan Pan, or Securitay, repeated three times

The channels to use on the VHF radio are
1. Channel 16 only for emergencies, Channel 69 for all other purposes
2. Channel 16 for calling Coast Guard, Channel 68 for other purposes
3. Channel 16 for hailing boats and calling the coast guard only, 69 for all other purposes including calling Cal Adventures, and 68 for calling the City Harbormaster

When on shift, you must wear
1. your Cal Sailing Club t-shirt
2. wet suit booties
3. foulie jacket
4. PFD with knife and radio

New members who want to pay dues by cash or check
1. get a written receipt
2. have to take it to our bank and deposit it
3. can give the cash or check directly to the treasurer
4. can do so at the Harbormaster’s office

Members must record damage
1. to dinghies in the online dinghy log, to windsurf gear by contacting the second vices through our website
2. to dinghies or windsurf gear by writing a note in the logbook kept in the desk
3. to dinghies by hanging a DNS (do not sail) sign on the boat, to windsurf gear by tagging it with blue tape and writing on the tape the date and type of damage

True or false – if a member comes with a guest and wants to sail a dinghy on a lesson day, they can do so provided no students are waiting for a lesson, and they agree to return to the dock and give a lesson to any students who arrive for a lesson without other instructors available
1. True
2. False

Members can find suggestions for volunteer work
1. updated daily on the bulletin board in the clubhouse
2. by contacting the volunteer coordinator
3. on the website, by clicking on Join Now, then clicking on link for work suggestions
4. on the website, by clicking on Resources, then clicking on Work Suggestions

Entering work hours
1. should be done by the 15^th of the month
2. should be done by the 1^st of the following month
3. should be done at the end of your shift
4. should be done when you arrive and as you leave

Which of the following is NOT required for a club member to use the motorboat:
1. California Boater Card
2. Senior rating
3. authorization from the dayleader who is on duty
4. use is for club sponsored activities such as setting buoys for sailboat races

If a member is windsurfing in the Junior area wearing a long sleeved wetsuit and harness and the sign out sheet shows the board they checked out is labeled J95-3.
1. they should be wearing a PFD unless their white card on the website shows that they have passed the foiling test
2. they should be suspended for sailing outside the novice area
3. their white card on the website must show that they have a Jr or higher windsurf rating
4. it’s OK as long as they wrote Jr on the sign out sheet

You should let members sail dinghies out of sight of the clubhouse
1. if they’re just going down to the cove by the Seabreeze market
2. if there’s a Senior on board
3. if they’re sailing a Venture
4. if they have signed out the boat and their white card on the website shows Senior or higher rating

If you’re ever in doubt about the rules you are supposed to enforce, the best thing to do is
1. send an email to the Port Captain
2. ask a member at the club, especially one with a Senior or higher rating
3. look on the website under Rules
4. look on the website under Resources

If you can’t make it to the club for your assigned shift,
1. just email the Port Captain
2. you have to try to find another dayleader to cover for you
3. you don’t have to try to find another dayleader to cover for you, but you do have to contact the Port Captain on the morning of your shift.
4. you need to find a Senior member to post a club closed sign for you

From least urgent to most urgent, order the distress calls you may hear on channel 16:
1. MAYDAY, SECURITE, PAN-PAN
2. SECURITE, PAN-PAN, MAYDAY
3. PAN-PAN, SECURITE, MAYDAY

If a member is breaking a club rule (for example, sailing outside the area for their rating) and harasses you when you try to stop them, one thing you should definitely do is:
1. suspend them for two weeks
2. refer them to the Conduct Chair
3. get their member ID and full name from the website
4. contact the Commodore

The wind speed meter is
1. located above the clubhouse
2. calibrated in knots per hour
3. displayed inside the clubhouse and on the website
4. displayed only on the web

You should expect members to have the greatest difficulty sailing and windsurfing
1. in southerly wind
2. when the waves are highest
3. when the wind is not only strong but also violently gusty
4. anytime the wind is over 12 mph

Which of the following is not a good rule for limiting members based on windspeed
1. Seniors only in winds over 20 knots
2. Junior Skippers must reef their sails in winds over 15 knots
3. Novice windsurfers and sailors may not sail in winds over 10 knots
4. J+ windsurfers may be restricted in winds over 20 knots

You should carefully scan the water, using binoculars to check the areas near the rocks
1. at least 4 times in a typical afternoon shift
2. at least every 5 minutes, even in calm wind, and continuously in gusty wind over 20 knots when you’re not out on the motorboat
3. every hour when the wind is under 5 mph
4. even when there are no members on the water

PFD’s must be worn by everyone using club boats, windsurfers, kayaks, or SUPs EXCEPT
1. when in the cockpit of a club keelboat
2. when wearing a wetsuit
3. Novice windsurfers don’t need to wear a PFD
4. J+ windsurfer wearing harness and long sleeve long leg wetsuit

Which of the following is an Indication that a member is likely to have great difficulty on the water?
1. carrying windsurf sail above their head
2. placing a dinghy sailboat on its dolly under the hoist
3. windsurfer wearing both PFD and harness with long sleeve long leg wetsuit and booties and helmet
4. sailboat leaving dock and heading north, windsurfer launching on upwind side of dock

You should allow members to use kayaks and paddleboards
1. if they have the rating for kayaks or paddleboards
2. if they show their Red Cross card
3. only in the Novice Area
4. in the Junior Area if the wind is less than 15 knots and you feel it’s not so windy that you need to restrict them to the Novice Area

The distress signal that members will make to signal you for a rescue is
1. holding both hands above their head
2. raising and lowering their sails
3. swinging both arms above their heads

Before towing a sailboat,
1. attach the tow line to the stern of the boat
2. have the skipper remove the drainplug
3. check in with the harbormaster
4. have the skipper raise the centerboard 2/3 of the way up

When rescuing a windsurfer
1. always have them sit on their board
2. attach the tow line to the universal of a Novice board
3. always keep the motor running in case it won’t restart
4. loop the tow line around the universal of Junior, J+, or Senior boards, or have the member lay on the board holding the tow line

The club website has
1. dinghy lesson signups under Resources
2. Port Captain’s contact info under Our Team
3. club telephone number under Contacts
4. club hours based on tide predictions on front page button top right

At times during the year, you will need to
1. provide drinking water for club members to avoid heat stroke
2. advise members to check windsurf gear for frost damage
3. check weather forecast such as wunderground for fog prediction
4. scan the hills for low clouds

If your assigned shift includes closing the club, and you have to leave early but can’t get a replacement dayleader
1. email the Port Captain
2. you must close the club
3. a volunteer dayleader can take over, provided they are signed off for both office and motorboat rescues, and provide you record it in the daily logbook

If someone has hypothermia with symptoms include shivering, slow shallow breathing, and nodding off to sleep, you should NOT
1. call the Coast Guard
2. give them anything to drink
3. give them CPR even if you are trained to do so
4. put them in a hot shower

Emergency and non-emergency call numbers for Coast Guard, police, fire
1. are posted on the club website
2. are posted on the console of the motorboat
3. are listed in the dayleader manual

Emergency response pickup locations for motorboat rescue
1. are in the Berkeley marina harbor
2. are in the cove by the Seabreeze
3. are at the dock in the Emeryville harbor or the west dock by Cal Sailing Club, whichever is quickest to reach

A harassment report
1. is required only when you can positively identify an interaction as sexual harassment
2. will be kept completely confidential except for you and the police
3. should be submitted in writing to the Conduct Chair, with names redacted
4. should be made first to the Port Captain, unless they aren’t available or you feel uncomfortable, then the Commodore

When driving the rescue skiff, always wear
1. spray suit
2. kill switch lanyard
3. whistle
4. hat

During a rescue, never
1. go out alone
2. back up with tow rope laying slack in water
3. shut off motor
4. anchor near beach

At slow speed, the motorboat can make a tight turn if you
1. increase speed, then turn the steering wheel
2. turn the steering wheel all the way to one side, then apply a burst of full throttle
3. never
4. applying full throttle briefly, then turn wheel hard

If someone is on the rocks
1. Have them climb rocks and carry gear back to club
2. Raise motor and drift to where they can swim to you
3. Find spot 200 ft directly upwind, then drop anchor
4. Drive by rocks trailing tow rope

At 15 knots wind speed
1. Waves can flip the motorboat
2. Rescues should not be done alone
3. Juniors should not be allowed to windsurf
4. Whitecaps just start to appear on water when it gets this windy

Fuel for the motorboat
1. Is kept in the locker by the porta-potties
2. Should be mixed with two-stroke oil
3. Should be purchased from the diesel fuel pump in the marina

Before launching, always make sure the motorboat has
1. Dock bumpers on both sides of motorboat
2. Extension tow rope
3. Boarding ladder
4. Spare fuel tank

If the water depth is 1.5 feet
1. always use the Venture with the air cooled motor
2. keep motorboat planning by always operating at full speed
3. No sailing or windsurfing
4. Raise motor to keep prop out of mud, and go very slowly--don't gun the engine

If the water depth is less than a foot
1. Row
2. Use a paddleboard for rescues
3. Avoid driving backwards
4. Raise motor halfway up

In a rescue, the tow rope should be tied
1. to the nose of beginning windsurf boards
2. to the boom of large windsurf sails
3. with a bamboozler knot
4. to the stern of dinghy sailboat

A good way to dock the motorboat is
1. Stop boat a few feet upwind of docking place
2. Back into dock just like parallel parking a car
3. Use reverse to slow down from planing speed
4. Approach dock from downwind, shut off motor when 10 feet from dock

If the motor shuts off while driving
1. start rowing, even if the windspeed is more than 10 knots
2. check the gas tank level, turn the motor on/off switch off and back on, jiggle the gearshift and pump the primer bulb
3. radio for a tow
4. switch to reserve

NOT needed to start engine:
1. Oil recirculation line in place
2. Flush attachment on engine and hose turned on full, or boat in water and motor lowered
3. Evinrude XD100 oil in tank inside engine cowling
4. Gearshift in neutral
5. Lanyard attached to switch on engine

After checking oil, make sure
1. Fuel pump is switched on
2. Oil recirculation line is attached
3. Blower is on high
4. Engine cover is on securely

Which is NOT crucial for safety?
1. keep passengers seated while driving
2. lanyard attached to you when you are driving
3. Shut off engine when someone is in water within 6 feet of propeller
4. keep hands and all other body parts inside boat when there is risk of hitting dock, other boats, pilings, or other heavy objects
5. No windsurfing during low tide

When hoisting the motorboat, you should always:
1. Make sure the sling is NOT hooked around the gearshift lever
2. Plug the two holes in the transom by the engine
3. Position the trailer so the bow line is below the hook on the hoist
4. Tie the bow painter to the trailer with a bowline knot