CALIFORNIA BOATING LICENSE ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
⩥ stern. Answer: the back of the vessel
⩥ starboard. Answer: the right side of the vessel
⩥ port. Answer: the left side of the vessel
⩥ hull. Answer: the body of the vessel
⩥ gunwale. Answer: the upper edge of the vessel's side
⩥ cleat. Answer: metal fitting in which rope can be fastened
⩥ beam. Answer: maximum width of a vessel
⩥ freeboard. Answer: the distance from water to the lowest point of the
boat where water could come aboard
⩥ draft. Answer: depth of the water needed to float the vessel
, ⩥ propeller. Answer: rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
⩥ keel. Answer: main center line (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of the hull that increases stability in the water
⩥ hull. Answer: body of a vessel
⩥ displacement hull. Answer: -Boats that move through the water by
pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with
very little propulsion
-Weight of water moved= weight of boat
- Round bottom shaped boats like large cruisers and most sailboats.
⩥ Planing Hull. Answer: Boats that are designed to rise up and glide on
top of the water when enough power is supplied
-Skim the water at high speeds, sitting on top of water rather than
pushing it
- Flat-bottomed and vee-bottomed shaped boats
- Most small power-driven vessels like PWCs and some small sailboats.
⩥ Personal Watercraft. Answer: a small vessel that uses an inboard jet
drive as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to by operated
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
⩥ stern. Answer: the back of the vessel
⩥ starboard. Answer: the right side of the vessel
⩥ port. Answer: the left side of the vessel
⩥ hull. Answer: the body of the vessel
⩥ gunwale. Answer: the upper edge of the vessel's side
⩥ cleat. Answer: metal fitting in which rope can be fastened
⩥ beam. Answer: maximum width of a vessel
⩥ freeboard. Answer: the distance from water to the lowest point of the
boat where water could come aboard
⩥ draft. Answer: depth of the water needed to float the vessel
, ⩥ propeller. Answer: rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
⩥ keel. Answer: main center line (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of the hull that increases stability in the water
⩥ hull. Answer: body of a vessel
⩥ displacement hull. Answer: -Boats that move through the water by
pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with
very little propulsion
-Weight of water moved= weight of boat
- Round bottom shaped boats like large cruisers and most sailboats.
⩥ Planing Hull. Answer: Boats that are designed to rise up and glide on
top of the water when enough power is supplied
-Skim the water at high speeds, sitting on top of water rather than
pushing it
- Flat-bottomed and vee-bottomed shaped boats
- Most small power-driven vessels like PWCs and some small sailboats.
⩥ Personal Watercraft. Answer: a small vessel that uses an inboard jet
drive as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to by operated
