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MISSISSIPPI BOATERS LICENSE
TEST BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
List five places where aquatic nuisance
species can hide or hitchhike on a boat and/
or trailer when traveling from one body of
water to another. (LIST) - correct answer --anchor
-live well
-ski lines
-axle/hubs
-rollers
-lights
-lower unit
Which of the following is true in regard to a
fuel spill when refueling your boat?
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
____ Any spill that leaves a sheen on the water
must be reported to the United States Coast Guard
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National Response Center
____ You are responsible for any environmental
damage caused by your fuel spill
____ It is against the law to use detergents or other
chemicals on a spill to disperse the sheen - correct answer -all
true
A U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket is the single most
important piece of safety
equipment on your boat. The majority of boating fatalities are due
to drowning and
approximately 90% were not wearing a life jacket. (TRUE /
FALSE) - correct answer -True
The best kind of life jacket is the one that you - correct answer -
will wear
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
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Type V - correct answer -Will turn most unconscious wearers face
up
Will turn some unconscious wearers face up
Not designed to turn an unconscious person face up
Also known as a throwable device and not to be worn (do not use
as seat cushion)
Also known as a special use wearable device - not guaranteed to
turn user face-up
In my State of _______________________, children under the
age of ______________are
required to wear a life jacket when
_____________________________________. - correct answer -
Washington
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at all times when underway in a vessel less than 19 feet in length
Life jacket requirements - correct answer -Every person on board
a personal watercraft (PWC) and any person being towed behind
a vessel must wear a Coast Guard approved Type I, II, or III PFD.
Ski belts do not meet this requirement and should be carried
aboard as excess equipment only. Inflatable PFDs are not
intended for use while participating in tow sports or other high
impact sports. Type V life jackets must be used in accordance
with their label.
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When to wear life jacket? - correct answer -Boating at night, or at
times of reduced visibility
In congested waterways
When you are by yourself
If you boat in rough weather
If you boat in hazardous waters
even if it's sunny and warm
Required Equipment - correct answer -- One life jacket (in good
condition) for each person on board plus a throw-able cushion or
ring is required.
- The correct number of approved fire extinguishers
- A sound making device.
- Visual distress signal
- backfire flame arrestor
- ventilation
An inflatable life jacket must be worn to meet federal carriage
____________________
MISSISSIPPI BOATERS LICENSE
TEST BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH ANSWERS.
List five places where aquatic nuisance
species can hide or hitchhike on a boat and/
or trailer when traveling from one body of
water to another. (LIST) - correct answer --anchor
-live well
-ski lines
-axle/hubs
-rollers
-lights
-lower unit
Which of the following is true in regard to a
fuel spill when refueling your boat?
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
____ Any spill that leaves a sheen on the water
must be reported to the United States Coast Guard
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National Response Center
____ You are responsible for any environmental
damage caused by your fuel spill
____ It is against the law to use detergents or other
chemicals on a spill to disperse the sheen - correct answer -all
true
A U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket is the single most
important piece of safety
equipment on your boat. The majority of boating fatalities are due
to drowning and
approximately 90% were not wearing a life jacket. (TRUE /
FALSE) - correct answer -True
The best kind of life jacket is the one that you - correct answer -
will wear
Type I
Type II
Type III
Type IV
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Type V - correct answer -Will turn most unconscious wearers face
up
Will turn some unconscious wearers face up
Not designed to turn an unconscious person face up
Also known as a throwable device and not to be worn (do not use
as seat cushion)
Also known as a special use wearable device - not guaranteed to
turn user face-up
In my State of _______________________, children under the
age of ______________are
required to wear a life jacket when
_____________________________________. - correct answer -
Washington
12
at all times when underway in a vessel less than 19 feet in length
Life jacket requirements - correct answer -Every person on board
a personal watercraft (PWC) and any person being towed behind
a vessel must wear a Coast Guard approved Type I, II, or III PFD.
Ski belts do not meet this requirement and should be carried
aboard as excess equipment only. Inflatable PFDs are not
intended for use while participating in tow sports or other high
impact sports. Type V life jackets must be used in accordance
with their label.
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When to wear life jacket? - correct answer -Boating at night, or at
times of reduced visibility
In congested waterways
When you are by yourself
If you boat in rough weather
If you boat in hazardous waters
even if it's sunny and warm
Required Equipment - correct answer -- One life jacket (in good
condition) for each person on board plus a throw-able cushion or
ring is required.
- The correct number of approved fire extinguishers
- A sound making device.
- Visual distress signal
- backfire flame arrestor
- ventilation
An inflatable life jacket must be worn to meet federal carriage
____________________
