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Boating Safety Course
Exam Study Guide – Practice
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2026/2027 Update
Lesson 1: - Answer✔✔-
Where may untreated human waste be dumped overboard while on inland
waters? - Answer✔✔- It may never be dumped in inland waters
What special care must you take with your hull identification number (HIN)? -
Answer✔✔- Be careful not to remove or destroy this number
,Where must registration numbers be displayed? - Answer✔✔- Bow
Where onboard a boat is the transom located? - Answer✔✔- At the stern
What is a characteristic of a catamaran hull? - Answer✔✔- A stable ride
What does a capacity plate indicate? - Answer✔✔- Safe load limit
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the stern? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Behind you
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the bow? - Answer✔✔-
In front of you
Where onboard a boat are the gunwales located? - Answer✔✔- At the top of the
sides
What type of planing hull handles rough water the best? - Answer✔✔- Deep V
Hull
, The helm is what onboard a boat? - Answer✔✔- The mechanism controlling
speed and direction
What must be done with the vessel's registration paper? - Answer✔✔- Keep it
aboard the boat when in operation
What is another name for the boat's serial number? - Answer✔✔- Hull
identification number
What does a marine pump out station do? - Answer✔✔- Pumps out waste from
holding tanks
What type of garbage can you throw overboard on inland waters? - Answer✔✔-
Nothing can be thrown overboard
What can you do to help prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species? -
Answer✔✔- Wash boat and trailer at the ramp after retrieving it
Lesson 2: - Answer✔✔-
Which of the following is a requirement for life jackets? - Answer✔✔- They must
be properly sized for the intended wearer
Boating Safety Course
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update
Lesson 1: - Answer✔✔-
Where may untreated human waste be dumped overboard while on inland
waters? - Answer✔✔- It may never be dumped in inland waters
What special care must you take with your hull identification number (HIN)? -
Answer✔✔- Be careful not to remove or destroy this number
,Where must registration numbers be displayed? - Answer✔✔- Bow
Where onboard a boat is the transom located? - Answer✔✔- At the stern
What is a characteristic of a catamaran hull? - Answer✔✔- A stable ride
What does a capacity plate indicate? - Answer✔✔- Safe load limit
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the stern? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Behind you
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the bow? - Answer✔✔-
In front of you
Where onboard a boat are the gunwales located? - Answer✔✔- At the top of the
sides
What type of planing hull handles rough water the best? - Answer✔✔- Deep V
Hull
, The helm is what onboard a boat? - Answer✔✔- The mechanism controlling
speed and direction
What must be done with the vessel's registration paper? - Answer✔✔- Keep it
aboard the boat when in operation
What is another name for the boat's serial number? - Answer✔✔- Hull
identification number
What does a marine pump out station do? - Answer✔✔- Pumps out waste from
holding tanks
What type of garbage can you throw overboard on inland waters? - Answer✔✔-
Nothing can be thrown overboard
What can you do to help prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species? -
Answer✔✔- Wash boat and trailer at the ramp after retrieving it
Lesson 2: - Answer✔✔-
Which of the following is a requirement for life jackets? - Answer✔✔- They must
be properly sized for the intended wearer
