Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety
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The maximum width of the hull is known as the - Correct
Answers ✅beam
Freeboard is the: - Correct Answers ✅distance from the
water to the lowest point of a boat where water could come
on board
Three factors affect the seaworthiness and safety of a vessel,
its design, construction materials, and: - Correct Answers
✅size
The lowest part of the interior of the hull is the: - Correct
Answers ✅bilge
The measurement of how deeply a boat's hull penetrates the
water is its: - Correct Answers ✅draft
A displacement hull is one that: - Correct Answers ✅moves
through the water by pushing it aside
To avoid running out of fuel, determine the usable capacity of
your fuel tank and your boat's rate of fuel consumption, and
then: - Correct Answers ✅plan to use 1/3 of the tank to
reach your destination, 1/3 to get home, and 1/3 for
emergencies
, Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety
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Papers)
Vessel equipment required by law: - Correct Answers ✅is
only part of that needed for safe and comfortable operation
Relative to the amount of trailer tongue weight, which of the
following statements is TRUE? - Correct Answers ✅Too little
weight on the coupler ball will cause the trailer to sway back
and forth
Trailer winch cables and straps can snap. Be sure to: -
Correct Answers ✅stay out of direct line with a winch cable
or strap
When launching a sailboat with the mast raised at a launch
area: - Correct Answers ✅be certain that no overhead
electrical wires come close to or in contact with the mast or
rigging
In addition to keeping the pump nozzle in constant metal-to-
metal contact with the filler pipe, an important safety
instruction to follow when refilling portable fuel cans and
tanks is to: - Correct Answers ✅take them out of the boat
and fill them on the dock
Exam Questions and Answers (Solved
Papers)
The maximum width of the hull is known as the - Correct
Answers ✅beam
Freeboard is the: - Correct Answers ✅distance from the
water to the lowest point of a boat where water could come
on board
Three factors affect the seaworthiness and safety of a vessel,
its design, construction materials, and: - Correct Answers
✅size
The lowest part of the interior of the hull is the: - Correct
Answers ✅bilge
The measurement of how deeply a boat's hull penetrates the
water is its: - Correct Answers ✅draft
A displacement hull is one that: - Correct Answers ✅moves
through the water by pushing it aside
To avoid running out of fuel, determine the usable capacity of
your fuel tank and your boat's rate of fuel consumption, and
then: - Correct Answers ✅plan to use 1/3 of the tank to
reach your destination, 1/3 to get home, and 1/3 for
emergencies
, Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety
Exam Questions and Answers (Solved
Papers)
Vessel equipment required by law: - Correct Answers ✅is
only part of that needed for safe and comfortable operation
Relative to the amount of trailer tongue weight, which of the
following statements is TRUE? - Correct Answers ✅Too little
weight on the coupler ball will cause the trailer to sway back
and forth
Trailer winch cables and straps can snap. Be sure to: -
Correct Answers ✅stay out of direct line with a winch cable
or strap
When launching a sailboat with the mast raised at a launch
area: - Correct Answers ✅be certain that no overhead
electrical wires come close to or in contact with the mast or
rigging
In addition to keeping the pump nozzle in constant metal-to-
metal contact with the filler pipe, an important safety
instruction to follow when refilling portable fuel cans and
tanks is to: - Correct Answers ✅take them out of the boat
and fill them on the dock
