Boaters Safety - Practice Exam Questions and Answers

A boat's capacity plate gives the maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely in certain weather conditions. What are these conditions? rainy weather weather with winds up to 76 knots weather with winds up to 154 knots good weather - Answer- good weather You file a float plan for a weekend trip. Which of these should be included in the plan? your boat's horsepower rating onboard location of food and cooking utensils names and addresses of your passengers chart showing planing speed vs. fuel use - Answer- names and addresses of your passengers What should you do with your float plan for a weekend water outing? Mail it to your home address. Stow it with the boat's registration papers. Fax it to the nearest U.S. Coast Guard station. Leave it with a friend or relative. - Answer- Leave it with a friend or relative. Where should portable gasoline fuel tanks be filled? in the boat's cabin in the boat's cockpit on the dock on the gunwale - Answer- on the dock Which fueling practice is safe? fueling your boat at night when it is cooler filling portable fuel tanks on the fuel dock turning on the boat's ventilation system while fueling opening all windows, ports, doors, and other openings before fueling - Answer- filling portable fuel tanks on the fuel dock What factor determines a boat's required equipment? storage capacity rate of speed fuel tank weight length of boat - Answer- length of boat What is the problem with using your boat's engine to drive it onto a trailer? You may break the winch cable. You may damage the engine. The boat's forward motion can disconnect the trailer lights. The propeller's wash can create a large hole just beyond the ramp. - Answer- The propeller's wash can create a large hole just beyond the ramp. How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? Leave a little empty space in the tank. Fill the tank all the way up. Tip the PWC to top off the fuel tank. Overfill slightly to avoid any air pocket. - Answer- Leave a little empty space in the tank. When moored to a dock, what should you do before casting off while you warm up the engine? Make sure everyone on board is wearing a life jacket. Use an oar or boat hook to keep the boat moving in the water. Shift into forward gear. Raise the engine out of the water. - Answer- Make sure everyone on board is wearing a life jacket. Which side of a boat has a green light at night? gunwale starboard (right) stern keel - Answer- starboard (right) Which vessel should display yellow lights when towing? PWC sailboat ski boat commercial vessel - Answer- commercial vessel You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to boats approaching from which direction(s)? head-on only