CALIFORNIA BOATING A LATEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔When can a PWC be operated at night in California - ✔✔Never
✔✔Which agency must receive a boating accident report within 10 days if an accident
involves more than $500 in damage - ✔✔California division of boating and waterways
✔✔According to California law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is a person
considered to be under the influence when operating a recreational boat - ✔✔.08
Percent or more
✔✔According to California law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is it legal for a
person younger than 21 to operate a vessel - ✔✔.01 percent or more
✔✔What is the minimum unsupervised age for operating a motorboat of more than 15
hp - ✔✔16
✔✔People who hunt or fish from a boat should follow the boating safety rules and
practices established by which organization - ✔✔The Coast Guard and applicable state
voting agencies
✔✔Which vessels must be registered within the California Department of motor vehicles
- ✔✔Undocumented motor boats and sailboats more than 8 feet long
✔✔If jumping another boat wake what must a personal watercraft operator do - ✔✔Stay
at least 100 feet away from the other vessel
✔✔On a recreational boat, the location of emergency equipment such as lifejackets, fire
extinguishers, visual distress signals and the radio should be reviewed before departure
with which persons - ✔✔Everyone aboard
✔✔You may not exceed 5 mph when operating a boat within how many feet of a
swimmer - ✔✔200 feet
, ✔✔What should you do with your float plan when you return from your boat outing -
✔✔Cancel it
✔✔ Under which condition is a person at greatest risk of developing hypothermia -
✔✔Being immersed in Coldwater
✔✔How will a boat perform if it is loaded beyond its capacity - ✔✔It will be difficult to
control
✔✔A life jacket on your vessel should be sized for which person on board - ✔✔It's
intended wearer
✔✔On a 15 foot boat which object is required to be on board - ✔✔One Coast Guard
approved lifejacket for each person
✔✔When is it good advice for adults to wear Coast Guard approved lifejackets - ✔✔At
all times when aboard
✔✔What should be done with a badly discolored Coast Guard approved life jacket with
a torn strap - ✔✔Discard and replace it
✔✔Which safety precaution should be taken first by a boat operator when boating in the
stormy weather - ✔✔Make sure all aboard or wearing lifejackets
✔✔Motor boats under 26 feet with installed fuel tanks are required to have which type of
fire extinguisher on board - ✔✔Type B
✔✔Which are Coast Guard approved visual distress signal's - ✔✔Red meteor flares
✔✔If to much weight is placed on a hitch, What affect can it have on the tow vehicle -
✔✔Front and will lift and make the vehicle difficult to control
✔✔To stop the spread of aquatic nuisance species when is the best time to clean your
boat - ✔✔Before you leave the ramp area
✔✔What do a red green and white light indicate when seen together at night - ✔✔It is
the bow of another vessel heading straight toward you
✔✔When operating a boat near other boats or when entering a congested area why
should you watch your wake - ✔✔It may cause personal injury or damage
✔✔Which is a common first indicator of an approaching thunderstorm - ✔✔Threatening
clouds such as thunderheads
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔When can a PWC be operated at night in California - ✔✔Never
✔✔Which agency must receive a boating accident report within 10 days if an accident
involves more than $500 in damage - ✔✔California division of boating and waterways
✔✔According to California law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is a person
considered to be under the influence when operating a recreational boat - ✔✔.08
Percent or more
✔✔According to California law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is it legal for a
person younger than 21 to operate a vessel - ✔✔.01 percent or more
✔✔What is the minimum unsupervised age for operating a motorboat of more than 15
hp - ✔✔16
✔✔People who hunt or fish from a boat should follow the boating safety rules and
practices established by which organization - ✔✔The Coast Guard and applicable state
voting agencies
✔✔Which vessels must be registered within the California Department of motor vehicles
- ✔✔Undocumented motor boats and sailboats more than 8 feet long
✔✔If jumping another boat wake what must a personal watercraft operator do - ✔✔Stay
at least 100 feet away from the other vessel
✔✔On a recreational boat, the location of emergency equipment such as lifejackets, fire
extinguishers, visual distress signals and the radio should be reviewed before departure
with which persons - ✔✔Everyone aboard
✔✔You may not exceed 5 mph when operating a boat within how many feet of a
swimmer - ✔✔200 feet
, ✔✔What should you do with your float plan when you return from your boat outing -
✔✔Cancel it
✔✔ Under which condition is a person at greatest risk of developing hypothermia -
✔✔Being immersed in Coldwater
✔✔How will a boat perform if it is loaded beyond its capacity - ✔✔It will be difficult to
control
✔✔A life jacket on your vessel should be sized for which person on board - ✔✔It's
intended wearer
✔✔On a 15 foot boat which object is required to be on board - ✔✔One Coast Guard
approved lifejacket for each person
✔✔When is it good advice for adults to wear Coast Guard approved lifejackets - ✔✔At
all times when aboard
✔✔What should be done with a badly discolored Coast Guard approved life jacket with
a torn strap - ✔✔Discard and replace it
✔✔Which safety precaution should be taken first by a boat operator when boating in the
stormy weather - ✔✔Make sure all aboard or wearing lifejackets
✔✔Motor boats under 26 feet with installed fuel tanks are required to have which type of
fire extinguisher on board - ✔✔Type B
✔✔Which are Coast Guard approved visual distress signal's - ✔✔Red meteor flares
✔✔If to much weight is placed on a hitch, What affect can it have on the tow vehicle -
✔✔Front and will lift and make the vehicle difficult to control
✔✔To stop the spread of aquatic nuisance species when is the best time to clean your
boat - ✔✔Before you leave the ramp area
✔✔What do a red green and white light indicate when seen together at night - ✔✔It is
the bow of another vessel heading straight toward you
✔✔When operating a boat near other boats or when entering a congested area why
should you watch your wake - ✔✔It may cause personal injury or damage
✔✔Which is a common first indicator of an approaching thunderstorm - ✔✔Threatening
clouds such as thunderheads
