Missouri Boating License Exam
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Bow - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Front of the vessel.
Stern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rear of the vessel.
Starboard - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right side of the vessel.
Port - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Left side of the vessel.
Hull - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Body of the vessel.
Gunwale - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Upper edge of vessel's side.
Cleat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened.
Propeller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rotates and powers a boat forward or
backward.
Beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maximum width of a vessel.
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,Freeboard - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board.
Draft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Depth of the water needed to float a vessel.
Keel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the
extension of hull that increases stability in the water.
Hull - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell.
Personal watercraft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A small vessel that uses an inboard
jet drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated
by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather
than inside the vessel.
Displacement Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
Plowing Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As speed increases, a planing hull will
have a raised bow, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large
wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in plowing mode.
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,Planing Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Your boat is in planing mode when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats
reach planing mode at different speeds.
Bow - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Front of a vessel.
Length overall - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Length of the hull excluding any
attachments.
Rudder - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached
to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat.
Stern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rear of a vessel
Flat Bottom Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This planing hull has a
shallow draft, which is good for fishing in small lakes and rivers.
Deep Vee Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This planing hull gives a
smoother ride than a flat bottom hull in rough water.
Round Bottom Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This typical displacement
hull moves easily through the water even at slow speeds.
Multi Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Another example of a displacement
hull, the multi-hull has greater stability because of its wide beam.
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, Flat Bottom Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rides roughly and
choppy in the waters.
Deep Vee Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Takes more power to move
at the same speed as flat bottom hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
Round Bottom Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Has a tendency to roll
unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
Multi Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Needs a large area when
turning.
Class A - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Less than 16 feet.
Class 1 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔16 feet less than 26 feet.
Class 2 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔26 feet less than 40 feet.
Class 3 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet.
Propeller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rotating device that turns and powers a boat
forward or backward.
Tiller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat.
Transform - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull.
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Bow - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Front of the vessel.
Stern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rear of the vessel.
Starboard - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right side of the vessel.
Port - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Left side of the vessel.
Hull - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Body of the vessel.
Gunwale - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Upper edge of vessel's side.
Cleat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened.
Propeller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rotates and powers a boat forward or
backward.
Beam - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maximum width of a vessel.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Freeboard - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board.
Draft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Depth of the water needed to float a vessel.
Keel - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the
extension of hull that increases stability in the water.
Hull - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell.
Personal watercraft - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A small vessel that uses an inboard
jet drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated
by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather
than inside the vessel.
Displacement Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
Plowing Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As speed increases, a planing hull will
have a raised bow, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large
wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in plowing mode.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Planing Mode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Your boat is in planing mode when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats
reach planing mode at different speeds.
Bow - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Front of a vessel.
Length overall - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Length of the hull excluding any
attachments.
Rudder - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached
to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat.
Stern - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rear of a vessel
Flat Bottom Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This planing hull has a
shallow draft, which is good for fishing in small lakes and rivers.
Deep Vee Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This planing hull gives a
smoother ride than a flat bottom hull in rough water.
Round Bottom Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔This typical displacement
hull moves easily through the water even at slow speeds.
Multi Hull Advantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Another example of a displacement
hull, the multi-hull has greater stability because of its wide beam.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Flat Bottom Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rides roughly and
choppy in the waters.
Deep Vee Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Takes more power to move
at the same speed as flat bottom hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
Round Bottom Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Has a tendency to roll
unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
Multi Hull Disadvantages - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Needs a large area when
turning.
Class A - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Less than 16 feet.
Class 1 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔16 feet less than 26 feet.
Class 2 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔26 feet less than 40 feet.
Class 3 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet.
Propeller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rotating device that turns and powers a boat
forward or backward.
Tiller - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat.
Transform - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
