Texas Boat Ed Certification Test
Questions With All Correct Solutions
Rated A+ (2025-2026) Updated.
If you fall into cold water, what is the first thing you should do until the cold shock response
lessens? - Answer get control of your breathing, and stay as still as possible until your
breathing settles down
What information is usually found on the capacity plate of a powerboat? - Answer maximum
weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
What should be included on a float plan? - Answer your plans for the water outing
Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for fueling? - Answer on
the dock and away from the boat
What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the environment? - Answer use
plain water or non-phosphate detergent
You are retrieving your boat from the water. What should you do to prevent a traffic jam on the
boat ramp? - Answer Pull your boat away from the ramp to prepare it for the drive home
How should you approach a dock when the wind or current is pushing you away from the dock?
- Answer Approach at a sharp angle (about 40 degrees) Secure the bow line first
A powerboat is operating at night. Which color light must show on the starboard (right) side of
this boat? - Answer green
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand-on vessel? - Answer
neither
Two boats are operating near each other. One of these boats must take early and substantial
action to keep well away from the other boat. Which is the boat that must take action? - Answer
the give-way vessel
, Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - Answer operator
When can a navigation rule be overlooked? - Answer If necessary to avoid immediate danger.
A sailboat is underway in the fog. What sound signal should you hear? - Answer One
prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes
What should you check to decide if a speed is safe for your boat? - Answer wind and water
conditions
Which of these would be considered a safe speed? - Answer being able to stop within an
appropriate distance
How does a fluke-style anchor hold a recreational boat in place? - Answer by burying into
bottom sediments
You are traveling upstream on a river at dusk. You see a buoy. You see a buoy with the number 5
and a flashing green light. What should you do? - Answer keep the buoy on your port (left)
side
You enter a harbor. You see a buoy with red and white vertical stripes. What should you do? -
Answer go around the buoy on either side.
What piece of equipment on a boat is most important in preventing propeller strike injuries? -
Answer engine cut-off switch lanyard
What is the best way to reboard a PWC in the water? - Answer from the rear of the PWC over
the stern
Which operation on a PWC requires more than idle speed? - Answer steering control
What is the risk when a PWC passes too closely behind another boat? - Answer the other boat
may create a blind spot for the PWC operator
Questions With All Correct Solutions
Rated A+ (2025-2026) Updated.
If you fall into cold water, what is the first thing you should do until the cold shock response
lessens? - Answer get control of your breathing, and stay as still as possible until your
breathing settles down
What information is usually found on the capacity plate of a powerboat? - Answer maximum
weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
What should be included on a float plan? - Answer your plans for the water outing
Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for fueling? - Answer on
the dock and away from the boat
What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the environment? - Answer use
plain water or non-phosphate detergent
You are retrieving your boat from the water. What should you do to prevent a traffic jam on the
boat ramp? - Answer Pull your boat away from the ramp to prepare it for the drive home
How should you approach a dock when the wind or current is pushing you away from the dock?
- Answer Approach at a sharp angle (about 40 degrees) Secure the bow line first
A powerboat is operating at night. Which color light must show on the starboard (right) side of
this boat? - Answer green
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand-on vessel? - Answer
neither
Two boats are operating near each other. One of these boats must take early and substantial
action to keep well away from the other boat. Which is the boat that must take action? - Answer
the give-way vessel
, Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - Answer operator
When can a navigation rule be overlooked? - Answer If necessary to avoid immediate danger.
A sailboat is underway in the fog. What sound signal should you hear? - Answer One
prolonged blast plus two short blasts every two minutes
What should you check to decide if a speed is safe for your boat? - Answer wind and water
conditions
Which of these would be considered a safe speed? - Answer being able to stop within an
appropriate distance
How does a fluke-style anchor hold a recreational boat in place? - Answer by burying into
bottom sediments
You are traveling upstream on a river at dusk. You see a buoy. You see a buoy with the number 5
and a flashing green light. What should you do? - Answer keep the buoy on your port (left)
side
You enter a harbor. You see a buoy with red and white vertical stripes. What should you do? -
Answer go around the buoy on either side.
What piece of equipment on a boat is most important in preventing propeller strike injuries? -
Answer engine cut-off switch lanyard
What is the best way to reboard a PWC in the water? - Answer from the rear of the PWC over
the stern
Which operation on a PWC requires more than idle speed? - Answer steering control
What is the risk when a PWC passes too closely behind another boat? - Answer the other boat
may create a blind spot for the PWC operator
