Mississippi boaters license test-questions with correct answers

Left side of a boat/vessel - Answer- Port Front of a boat - Answer- Bow What color lights are the sidelights? - Answer- Red and green Color of all-round light - Answer- White Rear of a boat/vessel - Answer- Stern Right side of a boat/vessel - Answer- Starboard Body of a vessel/boat - Answer- Hull Upper edge of a vessel/boats side - Answer- Gunwale Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened - Answer- Cleat Rotates and powers a boat foward and backward - Answer- Propeller Maximum width of a vessel - Answer- Beam Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board - Answer- Freeboard Depth of water needed to float a vessel - Answer- Draft Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water - Answer- Keel A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion - Answer- Personal Watercrafts (PWCs) Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat - Answer- Tiller Vertical surface at the back of the hull - Answer- Transom means of controlling the steering nozzle - Answer- Steering control Short cord for attaching the ignition safety switch to the operators wrist or personal flotation device - Answer- Stern Line (Review Page 10 Docking) - Answer- If the wind or current direction is toward the dock, you should cast off the ___________________________ first when leaving the dock. The Give-way Vessel - Answer- This vessel is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course. The Stand-on vessel - Answer- must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes apparent the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action. Keep to the Right when... - Answer- You are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet another powerboat or PWC head-on Buoys and markers - Answer- "Traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course. Red, Right, Return - Answer- Phrase that reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral system of U.S. Aids to Navigation. Anchor Line Length - Answer- A good rule of thumb is 7-10 times the depth of the water. Stern (In regards to the anchor) - Answer- Never anchor from the ___________________ of the vessel as that can make the vessel unstable. To maintain steering control of a PWC - Answer- Don't allow the engine to return to idle or shut off Most common complaints against PWC operators - Answer- Wake jumping and riding to close PWC operators should vary their operating area as a... - Answer- Courtesy to other boaters and people on shore. Emergency Ignition Safety Switch - Answer- Safety device that shuts the engine off if the operator is thrown from the proper operating position Avoid propeller strike accidents by... - Answer- making sure the engine is shut off when passengers are boarding or disembarking a boat Three Major Responsibilities of the Operator - Answer- Practice good seamanship Keep a proper lookout Maintain a safe speed Vessel - Answer- Every kind of watercraft capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, including seaplanes Power-driven vessel - Answer- Any vessel propelled by machinery, including a sailboat using an engine Sailing vessel - Answer- Any vessel under sail and with no engine in use Underway - Answer- No anchored, tied to shore, or aground Risk of collision - Answer- Any situation where an approaching vessel continues on a collision course or anytime you are approaching a very large vessel - Answer- if the wind or current direction is toward the dock, which line should you first cast off when leaving the dock - Answer- Stern line