BOATING LICENSE EXAM SCRIPT FINAL
PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY RESOURCE
●● keep it on your starboard (right) side
Answer: As you enter a harbor from the open sea, you see a red nun
buoy. How should you pass it?
●● a controlled area where a boater must proceed at a speed no greater
than that which will maintain steerage and headway
Answer: What is indicated by this white marker with an orange circle
and black lettering?
●● consult a nautical chart
Answer: What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local
waterway
●● stop your vessel, tilt the motor, and pole or walk the vessel out of the
seagrass bed
Answer: What should you do if you see a mud trail in your wake
indicating you are in a seagrass area
●● 100 feet
, Answer: boaters operating in rivers, inlets, or navigation channels must
make a reasonable effort to stay a certain distance from a divers-down
flag or buoy. What is this distance?
●● conduct an emergency drill with the passengers
Answer: What should a vessel operator to do make sure everyone knows
what to do in case of an emergency?
●● maximum weight, persons, and horsepower
Answer: what appears on the capacity plate of a powerboat and, by
Florida law, must not be exceede?
●● slow down to idle speed
Answer: According to Flordia law, what must a vessel operator do when
entering a "no wake" area?
●● when it is slightly torn
Answer: when should a life jacket be discarded and replaced?
●● checking the oil level before every outing
Answer: what is one part of a regular vessel and engine maintenance
program
PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY RESOURCE
●● keep it on your starboard (right) side
Answer: As you enter a harbor from the open sea, you see a red nun
buoy. How should you pass it?
●● a controlled area where a boater must proceed at a speed no greater
than that which will maintain steerage and headway
Answer: What is indicated by this white marker with an orange circle
and black lettering?
●● consult a nautical chart
Answer: What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local
waterway
●● stop your vessel, tilt the motor, and pole or walk the vessel out of the
seagrass bed
Answer: What should you do if you see a mud trail in your wake
indicating you are in a seagrass area
●● 100 feet
, Answer: boaters operating in rivers, inlets, or navigation channels must
make a reasonable effort to stay a certain distance from a divers-down
flag or buoy. What is this distance?
●● conduct an emergency drill with the passengers
Answer: What should a vessel operator to do make sure everyone knows
what to do in case of an emergency?
●● maximum weight, persons, and horsepower
Answer: what appears on the capacity plate of a powerboat and, by
Florida law, must not be exceede?
●● slow down to idle speed
Answer: According to Flordia law, what must a vessel operator do when
entering a "no wake" area?
●● when it is slightly torn
Answer: when should a life jacket be discarded and replaced?
●● checking the oil level before every outing
Answer: what is one part of a regular vessel and engine maintenance
program
