CALIFORNIA BOATING A EVALUATION EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How does alcohol use affect boat Operators or passengers - ✔✔Physical reactions
become slower
✔✔Under the influence of alcohol what happens to a person's reasoning ability - ✔✔It
becomes weaker
✔✔How does drinking alcohol while boating effect other conditions related to being out
on the water - ✔✔Increases feelings of fatigue
✔✔What is a boat operator required to do at all times while the boat is underway -
✔✔Maintain a proper look out
✔✔When can a navigation rule be overlooked - ✔✔If necessary to avoid immediate
danger.
✔✔Maintaining a proper lookout using human sight and hearing applies to boats under
what circumstances - ✔✔All boats at all hours
✔✔What should you do first if a passenger falls overboard well your boat is at anchor -
✔✔Throw a type IV Coast Guard approved life jacket to the passenger
✔✔Which is the most important factor in determining a safe vessel speed on any given
day - ✔✔Traffic density
✔✔According to the navigation rules a risk of imminent collision exists in which situation
- ✔✔The course of an approaching vessel does not change
✔✔When a power-driven vessel is being overtaken by a sailboat, which is the stand-on
vessel - ✔✔The power driven vessel
✔✔According to the navigation rules what factors should be considered in determining a
safe speed - ✔✔The state of visibility
✔✔What immediate action should you take when operating a boat if you hear the fog
signal of another boat you cannot see - ✔✔Slow to minimum speed
✔✔In US coastal waters, what color are cone-shaped, even-numbered nun buoys -
✔✔Red
, ✔✔Regulatory an informational markers are easily identified through which features -
✔✔White color with orange geometric shapes
✔✔What is the main factor to consider when planning your vessels approach to a dock
where you intend to tie up - ✔✔Strength of the wind or current
✔✔What is the proper method for lowering an anchor - ✔✔From the bow
✔✔Which is the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning - ✔✔Keep fresh air
flowing through the vessel
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress -
✔✔Keeping his/her vessel and him/herself out of danger
✔✔What should you do if your boat capsizes - ✔✔Stay with the boat and climb on top
of it
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguishers stream when extinguishing a fire - ✔✔At
the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔According to the US Coast Guard what are the leading causes of recreational
boating fatalities - ✔✔Capsizing and falling overboard
✔✔Which of the following poses the greatest risk of serious injury to a person in the
water near a powerboat - ✔✔Being struck by a moving propeller
✔✔Which term is used to describe a vessel that touches the bottom and get stuck -
✔✔Grounded
✔✔While water skiing what is the preferred form of communication between the skier in
the observer - ✔✔Hand signals
✔✔Which can create a hazard in jet drive boats - ✔✔Debris may be caught in the drive
intake area
✔✔Which is a characteristic of personal watercraft maneuverability - ✔✔They allow for
little steering control at idle
✔✔Who has primary responsibility for preventing a PWC accident - ✔✔The PWC
operator
✔✔Which is the most stable position for canoe paddlers - ✔✔Kneeling
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How does alcohol use affect boat Operators or passengers - ✔✔Physical reactions
become slower
✔✔Under the influence of alcohol what happens to a person's reasoning ability - ✔✔It
becomes weaker
✔✔How does drinking alcohol while boating effect other conditions related to being out
on the water - ✔✔Increases feelings of fatigue
✔✔What is a boat operator required to do at all times while the boat is underway -
✔✔Maintain a proper look out
✔✔When can a navigation rule be overlooked - ✔✔If necessary to avoid immediate
danger.
✔✔Maintaining a proper lookout using human sight and hearing applies to boats under
what circumstances - ✔✔All boats at all hours
✔✔What should you do first if a passenger falls overboard well your boat is at anchor -
✔✔Throw a type IV Coast Guard approved life jacket to the passenger
✔✔Which is the most important factor in determining a safe vessel speed on any given
day - ✔✔Traffic density
✔✔According to the navigation rules a risk of imminent collision exists in which situation
- ✔✔The course of an approaching vessel does not change
✔✔When a power-driven vessel is being overtaken by a sailboat, which is the stand-on
vessel - ✔✔The power driven vessel
✔✔According to the navigation rules what factors should be considered in determining a
safe speed - ✔✔The state of visibility
✔✔What immediate action should you take when operating a boat if you hear the fog
signal of another boat you cannot see - ✔✔Slow to minimum speed
✔✔In US coastal waters, what color are cone-shaped, even-numbered nun buoys -
✔✔Red
, ✔✔Regulatory an informational markers are easily identified through which features -
✔✔White color with orange geometric shapes
✔✔What is the main factor to consider when planning your vessels approach to a dock
where you intend to tie up - ✔✔Strength of the wind or current
✔✔What is the proper method for lowering an anchor - ✔✔From the bow
✔✔Which is the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning - ✔✔Keep fresh air
flowing through the vessel
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress -
✔✔Keeping his/her vessel and him/herself out of danger
✔✔What should you do if your boat capsizes - ✔✔Stay with the boat and climb on top
of it
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguishers stream when extinguishing a fire - ✔✔At
the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔According to the US Coast Guard what are the leading causes of recreational
boating fatalities - ✔✔Capsizing and falling overboard
✔✔Which of the following poses the greatest risk of serious injury to a person in the
water near a powerboat - ✔✔Being struck by a moving propeller
✔✔Which term is used to describe a vessel that touches the bottom and get stuck -
✔✔Grounded
✔✔While water skiing what is the preferred form of communication between the skier in
the observer - ✔✔Hand signals
✔✔Which can create a hazard in jet drive boats - ✔✔Debris may be caught in the drive
intake area
✔✔Which is a characteristic of personal watercraft maneuverability - ✔✔They allow for
little steering control at idle
✔✔Who has primary responsibility for preventing a PWC accident - ✔✔The PWC
operator
✔✔Which is the most stable position for canoe paddlers - ✔✔Kneeling
