ILEARNTOBOAT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED | GRADED A+
What is the main reason for assuming the HELP position when you are stranded
in the water? - ✔✔reduces heat loss
What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate? -
✔✔maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
What is the best way to avoid overloading your boat? - ✔✔Don't exceed the
limits listed on the capacity plate.
What should you leave with a friend or relative before a long outing on the
water? - ✔✔float plan
Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for fueling?
- ✔✔on the dock and away from the boat
How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? - ✔✔Leave a little empty space
in the tank.
What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the
environment? - ✔✔Use plain water or non-phosphate detergent.
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, You are getting ready to launch your boat. Where should you park to load your
equipment and gear? - ✔✔well away from the boat ramp and approach lane
When preparing to dock, what is the safest way to stop the forward motion of
your boat? - ✔✔Shift into reverse gear.
If the wind or current is pushing your boat away from the dock as you prepare
to dock, which line should you secure first? - ✔✔bow line
When must navigation lights be displayed? - ✔✔From sunset to sunrise and
when visibility is restricted
You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to
boats approaching from which direction(s)? - ✔✔head-on and starboard (right)
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand-on
vessel? - ✔✔neither
You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you
are the give-way vessel. What must you do? - ✔✔Take early and substantial
action to keep well away.
Which of these causes the most collisions? - ✔✔failing to keep a proper lookout
Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - ✔✔operator
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©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
SOLVED | GRADED A+
What is the main reason for assuming the HELP position when you are stranded
in the water? - ✔✔reduces heat loss
What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate? -
✔✔maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
What is the best way to avoid overloading your boat? - ✔✔Don't exceed the
limits listed on the capacity plate.
What should you leave with a friend or relative before a long outing on the
water? - ✔✔float plan
Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for fueling?
- ✔✔on the dock and away from the boat
How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? - ✔✔Leave a little empty space
in the tank.
What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the
environment? - ✔✔Use plain water or non-phosphate detergent.
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©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, You are getting ready to launch your boat. Where should you park to load your
equipment and gear? - ✔✔well away from the boat ramp and approach lane
When preparing to dock, what is the safest way to stop the forward motion of
your boat? - ✔✔Shift into reverse gear.
If the wind or current is pushing your boat away from the dock as you prepare
to dock, which line should you secure first? - ✔✔bow line
When must navigation lights be displayed? - ✔✔From sunset to sunrise and
when visibility is restricted
You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to
boats approaching from which direction(s)? - ✔✔head-on and starboard (right)
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand-on
vessel? - ✔✔neither
You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you
are the give-way vessel. What must you do? - ✔✔Take early and substantial
action to keep well away.
Which of these causes the most collisions? - ✔✔failing to keep a proper lookout
Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - ✔✔operator
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©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
