MISSISSIPPI BOATERS LICENSE TEST
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Left side of a boat/vessel - ANS Port
Front of a boat - ANS Bow
What color lights are the sidelights? - ANS Red and green
Color of all-round light - ANS White
Rear of a boat/vessel - ANS Stern
Right side of a boat/vessel - ANS Starboard
Body of a vessel/boat - ANS Hull
Upper edge of a vessel/boats side - ANS Gunwale
Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened - ANS Cleat
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Rotates and powers a boat foward and backward - ANS Propeller
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, Maximum width of a vessel - ANS Beam
Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board -
ANS Freeboard
Depth of water needed to float a vessel - ANS Draft
Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the
water - ANS Keel
A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion -
ANS Personal Watercrafts (PWCs)
Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat - ANS Tiller
Vertical surface at the back of the hull - ANS Transom
means of controlling the steering nozzle - ANS Steering control
Short cord for attaching the ignition safety switch to the operators wrist or personal flotation
device - ANS
Stern Line (Review Page 10 Docking) - ANS If the wind or current direction is toward the
dock, you should cast off the ___________________________ first when leaving the dock.
The Give-way Vessel - ANS This vessel is required to take early and substantial action to
avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
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, The Stand-on vessel - ANS must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes apparent
the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action.
Keep to the Right when... - ANS You are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet another
powerboat or PWC head-on
Buoys and markers - ANS "Traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course.
Red, Right, Return - ANS Phrase that reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral
system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.
Anchor Line Length - ANS A good rule of thumb is 7-10 times the depth of the water.
Stern (In regards to the anchor) - ANS Never anchor from the ___________________ of the
vessel as that can make the vessel unstable.
To maintain steering control of a PWC - ANS Don't allow the engine to return to idle or shut
off
Most common complaints against PWC operators - ANS Wake jumping and riding to close
PWC operators should vary their operating area as a... - ANS Courtesy to other boaters and
people on shore.
Emergency Ignition Safety Switch - ANS Safety device that shuts the engine off if the
operator is thrown from the proper operating position
Avoid propeller strike accidents by... - ANS making sure the engine is shut off when
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passengers are boarding or disembarking a boat
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, Three Major Responsibilities of the Operator - ANS Practice good seamanship
Keep a proper lookout
Maintain a safe speed
Vessel - ANS Every kind of watercraft capable of being used as a means of transportation on
water, including seaplanes
Power-driven vessel - ANS Any vessel propelled by machinery, including a sailboat using an
engine
Sailing vessel - ANS Any vessel under sail and with no engine in use
Underway - ANS No anchored, tied to shore, or aground
Risk of collision - ANS Any situation where an approaching vessel continues on a collision
course or anytime you are approaching a very large vessel
if the wind or current direction is toward the dock, which line should you first cast off when
leaving the dock - ANS Stern line
The ________________ is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by
stopping, slowing down, or changing course - ANS give way vessel
The stand on vessel must do what unless what - ANS it must maintain its course and speed
unless the giveaway vessel is not taking appropriate action
if you are driving a power boat or PWC and meet another power boat or PWC head-on, you
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should keep to which side - ANS right side
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Left side of a boat/vessel - ANS Port
Front of a boat - ANS Bow
What color lights are the sidelights? - ANS Red and green
Color of all-round light - ANS White
Rear of a boat/vessel - ANS Stern
Right side of a boat/vessel - ANS Starboard
Body of a vessel/boat - ANS Hull
Upper edge of a vessel/boats side - ANS Gunwale
Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened - ANS Cleat
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Rotates and powers a boat foward and backward - ANS Propeller
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, Maximum width of a vessel - ANS Beam
Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board -
ANS Freeboard
Depth of water needed to float a vessel - ANS Draft
Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the
water - ANS Keel
A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion -
ANS Personal Watercrafts (PWCs)
Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat - ANS Tiller
Vertical surface at the back of the hull - ANS Transom
means of controlling the steering nozzle - ANS Steering control
Short cord for attaching the ignition safety switch to the operators wrist or personal flotation
device - ANS
Stern Line (Review Page 10 Docking) - ANS If the wind or current direction is toward the
dock, you should cast off the ___________________________ first when leaving the dock.
The Give-way Vessel - ANS This vessel is required to take early and substantial action to
avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
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, The Stand-on vessel - ANS must maintain its course and speed unless it becomes apparent
the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action.
Keep to the Right when... - ANS You are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet another
powerboat or PWC head-on
Buoys and markers - ANS "Traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course.
Red, Right, Return - ANS Phrase that reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral
system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.
Anchor Line Length - ANS A good rule of thumb is 7-10 times the depth of the water.
Stern (In regards to the anchor) - ANS Never anchor from the ___________________ of the
vessel as that can make the vessel unstable.
To maintain steering control of a PWC - ANS Don't allow the engine to return to idle or shut
off
Most common complaints against PWC operators - ANS Wake jumping and riding to close
PWC operators should vary their operating area as a... - ANS Courtesy to other boaters and
people on shore.
Emergency Ignition Safety Switch - ANS Safety device that shuts the engine off if the
operator is thrown from the proper operating position
Avoid propeller strike accidents by... - ANS making sure the engine is shut off when
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passengers are boarding or disembarking a boat
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, Three Major Responsibilities of the Operator - ANS Practice good seamanship
Keep a proper lookout
Maintain a safe speed
Vessel - ANS Every kind of watercraft capable of being used as a means of transportation on
water, including seaplanes
Power-driven vessel - ANS Any vessel propelled by machinery, including a sailboat using an
engine
Sailing vessel - ANS Any vessel under sail and with no engine in use
Underway - ANS No anchored, tied to shore, or aground
Risk of collision - ANS Any situation where an approaching vessel continues on a collision
course or anytime you are approaching a very large vessel
if the wind or current direction is toward the dock, which line should you first cast off when
leaving the dock - ANS Stern line
The ________________ is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by
stopping, slowing down, or changing course - ANS give way vessel
The stand on vessel must do what unless what - ANS it must maintain its course and speed
unless the giveaway vessel is not taking appropriate action
if you are driving a power boat or PWC and meet another power boat or PWC head-on, you
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should keep to which side - ANS right side
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