RI Boat Exam Questions And All Correct
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Displacement Hull - Answer Displaces (pushes away) water allowing the vessel to settle down in the
water. Found on tankers and freighters; ATON vessels
Planning Hull - Answer Vessel that rides up on the water, fast but not very strong
Bow - Answer front of a boat
hull - Answer Body of a vessel
gunwale - Answer the upper edge of the side of a boat
starboard - Answer the right side of a ship
cleat - Answer Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
stern - Answer Rear of a vessel
port - Answer Left side of a vessel
outboard engine - Answer a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and propeller
that is attached to the transom of a boat. Many of them are 4 stroke engines however, many are still 2
stroke engines
inboard engine - Answer a four-stroke automotive engine adapted for marine use. Inboard engines are
mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the transom.
, stern drives - Answer Stern drives are known also as inboard/outboards (I/Os) because they combine
features found on both inboard and outboard engines. Stern-drive engines are four-stroke automotive
engines adapted for marine use and are mounted inside the boat.
Class A length - Answer Less than 16 feet
Class 1 - Answer 16 feet to less than 26 feet
Class 2 - Answer 26 feet to less than 40 feet
Class 3 - Answer 40 feet to less than 65 feet
jet drives - Answer propel a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the back of the vessel. Directing this jet
of water steers the vessel
personal watercraft - Answer A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of
propulsion and is designed to by operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the
vessel rather than inside the vessel. US Coast Guard includes PWC in the group of inboard vessels less
than 16 feet in length.
Give-way vessel - Answer The vessel that is required to take early and substantial action to keep well
away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down or changing course
Stand-on vessel - Answer The vessel that must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes
apparent that the give-way boat is not taking appropriate action; if you must take action, do not turn
toward the give-way boat or cross in front of it
Side lights - Answer Red and green running lights carried on port(red) and starboard(Green) side.
sternlight - Answer This white light is seen only from behind or nearly behind the vessel.
Answers Rated A+.
Displacement Hull - Answer Displaces (pushes away) water allowing the vessel to settle down in the
water. Found on tankers and freighters; ATON vessels
Planning Hull - Answer Vessel that rides up on the water, fast but not very strong
Bow - Answer front of a boat
hull - Answer Body of a vessel
gunwale - Answer the upper edge of the side of a boat
starboard - Answer the right side of a ship
cleat - Answer Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
stern - Answer Rear of a vessel
port - Answer Left side of a vessel
outboard engine - Answer a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and propeller
that is attached to the transom of a boat. Many of them are 4 stroke engines however, many are still 2
stroke engines
inboard engine - Answer a four-stroke automotive engine adapted for marine use. Inboard engines are
mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the transom.
, stern drives - Answer Stern drives are known also as inboard/outboards (I/Os) because they combine
features found on both inboard and outboard engines. Stern-drive engines are four-stroke automotive
engines adapted for marine use and are mounted inside the boat.
Class A length - Answer Less than 16 feet
Class 1 - Answer 16 feet to less than 26 feet
Class 2 - Answer 26 feet to less than 40 feet
Class 3 - Answer 40 feet to less than 65 feet
jet drives - Answer propel a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the back of the vessel. Directing this jet
of water steers the vessel
personal watercraft - Answer A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of
propulsion and is designed to by operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the
vessel rather than inside the vessel. US Coast Guard includes PWC in the group of inboard vessels less
than 16 feet in length.
Give-way vessel - Answer The vessel that is required to take early and substantial action to keep well
away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down or changing course
Stand-on vessel - Answer The vessel that must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes
apparent that the give-way boat is not taking appropriate action; if you must take action, do not turn
toward the give-way boat or cross in front of it
Side lights - Answer Red and green running lights carried on port(red) and starboard(Green) side.
sternlight - Answer This white light is seen only from behind or nearly behind the vessel.
