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IYT Flotilla Skipper practice test: exam questions and theory

200 questions in 10 topics. Each topic has an article that explains the rules the questions ask about, with drawings; the app asks the questions, explains every answer and brings your mistakes back until you get them right.

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The mock exam: 40 questions spread over every topic, 60 minutes, pass at 70 %. Size, time and pass mark are the app’s defaults, not an official rule.

Topics

  1. 1. Boat handling under powerUnder engine a yacht does not drive like a car: she steers from the stern, slides sideways in the wind and has no brakes. · 7 min read · 20 questions
  2. 2. Mooring & anchoringIn a flotilla you anchor in a bay for lunch and lie stern-to a village quay at night. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  3. 3. Sail handling & reefingSails are an engine you can make smaller. · 7 min read · 20 questions
  4. 4. Rules of the road (COLREGs)In a flotilla the lead boat shows the way, but the collision rules bind every skipper. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  5. 5. Buoyage & lightsBuoys and lights tell you where the safe water is. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  6. 6. Charts & pilotageThe lead crew gives you the route, but you take your own boat along it. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  7. 7. Weather & forecastsIn a flotilla the lead crew gives you the forecast every morning, but the decision to reef, to wait or to move the boat is still yours. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  8. 8. Engine & boat systemsA charter yacht is a small house with an engine, and on a flotilla the lead crew's engineer is a radio call away. · 7 min read · 20 questions
  9. 9. Skipper duties & flotilla routineOn a flotilla the lead crew plans the route and stands by on the radio, but on your boat you are the skipper: responsible for the yacht, the crew and the paperwork. · 8 min read · 20 questions
  10. 10. Safety & emergenciesEmergencies are rare, and on a flotilla help is close. · 7 min read · 20 questions
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