Maritime Terms Quiz

**john** · March 13th, 2009, 10:23 AM

A quiz for all you landlubbers to test your worth!

**Capt Brian** · March 13th, 2009, 10:30 AM

Damn, missed 1 on the quiz. Guess I need to go back to school!

**New3M** · March 13th, 2009, 12:03 PM

haha number 1!!

side note - has anybody ever heard the "nautical" term monkey island?

**trekleader** · March 13th, 2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by New3M

haha number 1!!

side note - has anybody ever heard the "nautical" term monkey island?

Is that another name for a flying bridge?

This could be an interesting Thread... favorite nautical terms. Mine might be "Tapping the Admiral"... http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary...p-admiral.html

**drkblram** · March 13th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Perfect score... seems "iron mike" is being a "son of a gun" to many.

**injunear** · March 13th, 2009, 01:01 PM

Damn! Missed 2, but the worst of all, my wife witnessed the event.

**New3M** · March 13th, 2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by trekleader

Is that another name for a flying bridge?

This could be an interesting Thread... favorite nautical terms. Mine might be "Tapping the Admiral"... http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary...p-admiral.html

It is indeed! We were in drydock and the dock was installing a huge bracket for an internet satellite, and the guy I was with said something about monkey island. I looked at him like he was nuts, but when I mentioned the flying bridge, he did the same. Apparently to them, a flying bridge should have controls on it, like on a sportfishing boat or something. Another one was leading lights - I've always known them as range lights. Oh well - live and learn!

**CMA_Decky** · March 13th, 2009, 03:56 PM

Go ahead and mark a 100% up for the nerdy kid that does maritime quizes on his Friday nights.

**john** · March 13th, 2009, 05:12 PM

I'd like to say that since I wrote it I got a 100 but, for some odd reason, I thought ECDIS was Electronic Chart DISplay. I also didn't know the Brits called him "Metal Mike" untill I verified the answers.

Yes I've heard "Monkey Island" but was "trained" not to use it by a Capt who, after getting in an argument with the 2/m over the term, said "Fly through this hitch or chip paint with the monkeys, your choice". Still not sure his objection to the term since the topic wasn't brought up again.

**10talents** · March 14th, 2009, 12:25 AM

Too embarrassed

to say how many I missed the first time. Had to try again. For some odd reason it kept saying that 67% & 33% got the answer right. Maybe some of you are telling fish stories. HAH!

**Shellback** · March 14th, 2009, 08:32 AM

I let the AB and Mate, on my boat try it..The brought the curve down tremendously.....I don't feel like the FNG anymore...lol..

**Stareed** · March 14th, 2009, 05:41 PM

100!
I don't know if that is a good thing, maybe I should get out more!
My wife has told me that I should read something different once and a while, she's tried of ordering me "boat books" for my next hitch reading material.

**cajuntugster** · March 15th, 2009, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by New3M

haha number 1!!

side note - has anybody ever heard the "nautical" term monkey island?

i know of "Monkey Island" in Cameron La.

ECDIS got me too, glad I'm in such fine company on that one.

**cmakin** · March 16th, 2009, 02:04 AM

Not bad. A couple of them made me think.

**stunsal** · March 16th, 2009, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by New3M

haha number 1!!

side note - has anybody ever heard the "nautical" term monkey island?

It is the top of the wheelhouse.

**BlueNose** · March 18th, 2009, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by CMA_Decky

Go ahead and mark a 100% up for the nerdy kid that does maritime quizes on his Friday nights.

Better that than hearing about drinking, drug and partying exploits I have heard from some of your recent grads.

Keep up the good work!

BTW...100%

Cheers,
BlueNose

**mrdrew** · March 31st, 2009, 12:18 PM

neat quiz, 12:12 booya

**Robert** · April 1st, 2009, 02:55 AM

Oh baby. 12 for 12. Not bad for a person currently working as a doughnut sucking sand peep!

**intheweeds** · July 1st, 2009, 11:21 PM

Too easy, basic questions for any one who has been around a while.

**intheweeds** · July 1st, 2009, 11:23 PM

Sure, believe it was the area around the "tabernacle" where all the booms where seated on a yard and stay rig vessel. I could be wrong, it has been awhile.