Boating Safety - Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does a boat's capacity plate indicate?
· The maximum propeller diameter
· The safe load carrying capacity
· The size and capacity of the fuel tank
· The vessel registration number - CORRECT ANSWER - The safe load carrying capacity
When selecting a life jacket, what should be the most important consideration?
· Storage Pockets
· Designer Styling
· Size
· Price - CORRECT ANSWER - Size
Which of the following is a legal requirement for a life jacket?
· Must be in good, serviceable condition
· Can be any size as long as you have one per person
· Should be approved by the Boating Safety Institute
· Must provide 30 mile per hour impact protection - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be in
good, serviceable condition
Which is a characteristic of a Type III life jacket?
· It will not turn most unconscious wearers face-up
· It has greater buoyancy than all other PFDs
· It is considered a good rough-water offshore PFD
, · It is designed to be used as a throwable device - CORRECT ANSWER - It will not turn
most unconscious wearers face-up
Which of the following is required to have a backfire flame arrestor?
· A boat equipped with a diesel engine
· A boat with a gasoline inboard engine
· A speed boat with an outboard engine
· A boat with a propane stove for cooking - CORRECT ANSWER - A boat with a gasoline
inboard engine
Boating safety advocates suggest that adults wear a life jacket during what activity?
· Relaxing in the cabin while at anchor
· Only when swimming
· Unloading the car
· At all times when on the water - CORRECT ANSWER - At all times when on the water
Inboard gasoline boats built after July 31st, 1981 must have what type of ventilation system?
· Mechanical
· Natural
· Passive
· Open - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanical
USCG regulations require that a 14 foot powerboat carry which of the following items between
sunset and sunrise?
· Power horn and bell
· Navigation lights
· Garbage placard
· Navigation handbook - CORRECT ANSWER - Navigation lights
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does a boat's capacity plate indicate?
· The maximum propeller diameter
· The safe load carrying capacity
· The size and capacity of the fuel tank
· The vessel registration number - CORRECT ANSWER - The safe load carrying capacity
When selecting a life jacket, what should be the most important consideration?
· Storage Pockets
· Designer Styling
· Size
· Price - CORRECT ANSWER - Size
Which of the following is a legal requirement for a life jacket?
· Must be in good, serviceable condition
· Can be any size as long as you have one per person
· Should be approved by the Boating Safety Institute
· Must provide 30 mile per hour impact protection - CORRECT ANSWER - Must be in
good, serviceable condition
Which is a characteristic of a Type III life jacket?
· It will not turn most unconscious wearers face-up
· It has greater buoyancy than all other PFDs
· It is considered a good rough-water offshore PFD
, · It is designed to be used as a throwable device - CORRECT ANSWER - It will not turn
most unconscious wearers face-up
Which of the following is required to have a backfire flame arrestor?
· A boat equipped with a diesel engine
· A boat with a gasoline inboard engine
· A speed boat with an outboard engine
· A boat with a propane stove for cooking - CORRECT ANSWER - A boat with a gasoline
inboard engine
Boating safety advocates suggest that adults wear a life jacket during what activity?
· Relaxing in the cabin while at anchor
· Only when swimming
· Unloading the car
· At all times when on the water - CORRECT ANSWER - At all times when on the water
Inboard gasoline boats built after July 31st, 1981 must have what type of ventilation system?
· Mechanical
· Natural
· Passive
· Open - CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanical
USCG regulations require that a 14 foot powerboat carry which of the following items between
sunset and sunrise?
· Power horn and bell
· Navigation lights
· Garbage placard
· Navigation handbook - CORRECT ANSWER - Navigation lights
