CONNECTICUT SAFE BOATING FINAL EXAM
| COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED) | 2026 UPDATE | A+ GRADE
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When must you sound fog signals? - Answer ✔✔-During periods of restricted visibility, such as
extreme fog.
What must you do when you hear a fog signal? - Answer ✔✔-If you hear the fog signal of a vessel you
cannot see, slow to a minimum speed until you are sure there is not a risk of collision.
What is the fog signal for a power boat? - Answer ✔✔-One prolonged blast at intervals of not more
than two minutes
What is the fog signal for a sail boat? - Answer ✔✔-One prolonged blast plus two short blasts at
intervals of not more than two minutes
What are the three basic rules of navigation? - Answer ✔✔-1) Practice good seamanship - take all
necessary action to avoid collision, taking into account weather, vessel traffic, and limits of other vessels.
2) Keep a proper lookout - using both sight and hearing, watch and listen for other vessels, radio
communications, navigational hazards, and others involved in water activities.
3) Maintain a safe speed - safe speed is the speed that ensures you have ample time to avoid collision and
can stop within an appropriate distance. Safe speed will vary depending on conditions such as wind, water
conditions, navigational hazards, visibility, surrounding vessel traffic density, and the maneuverability or
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,your boat or PWC. Always reduce speed and navigate with extreme caution at night and when visibility is
restricted.
When should you take evasive action? - Answer ✔✔-When approaching another vessel whose
intentions aren't clear
What is the stand-on vessel? - Answer ✔✔-The vessel that must maintain its course and speed unless it
becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action.
- If you must take action, do not turn toward the give-way vessel or cross in front of it.
What is the give-way vessel? - Answer ✔✔-The vessel that is required to take early and substantial
action to keep well away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
- Avoid crossing in front of other vessels
- Any change in course and/or speed should be large enough to be readily apparent to another vessel (A
series of small changes should be avoided).
What is the pecking order? - Answer ✔✔-1) Vessels not under command (NUC)
2) Vessels with a restricted ability to maneuver (RAM)
3) Vessels that are constrained by their draft (CBD)
4) Commercial fishing vessels
5) Sailboats under sail
6) Power boats or runabouts
7) Sea planes and paddlers
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, Sidelights - Answer ✔✔-These red and green lights are called sidelights (or combination lights)
because they are visible to another vessel approaching from the SIDE or HEAD-ON.
- The RED light indicates a vessel's PORT (LEFT) SIDE
- The GREEN light indicates a vessel's STARBOARD (RIGHT) SIDE
Sternlight - Answer ✔✔-This WHITE light is seen only from BEHIND or nearly behind the vessel.
Masthead light - Answer ✔✔-This white light shines forward and to both sides and is required on all
power-driven vessels. A masthead light must be displayed by all vessels when under engine power.
- On power-driven vessels less than 39.4 feet in length, the masthead light and the sternlight may be
combined into an all-round white light
- Power-driven vessels 39.4 feet in length or longer must have a separate masthead light
- The absence of this light indicates a sailing vessel because sailboats under sail display only sidelights
and a sternlight.
All-round white light - Answer ✔✔-On power-driven vessels LESS THAN 39.4 feet in length, this
light may be used to combine a masthead light and sternlight into a single white light that can be seen by
other vessels FROM ANY DIRECTION. This light serves as an anchor light when sidelights are
extinguished.
When must navigation lights be displayed? - Answer ✔✔-These lights must be displayed from sunset
to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility, such as fog.
What do you do if you see a RED, GREEN, and a WHITE light while boating at night? (encountering a
power-driven vessel) - Answer ✔✔-GIVE WAY - you are approaching another power-driven vessel
head-on and you both must give way
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| COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED) | 2026 UPDATE | A+ GRADE
PASS GUARANTEED
When must you sound fog signals? - Answer ✔✔-During periods of restricted visibility, such as
extreme fog.
What must you do when you hear a fog signal? - Answer ✔✔-If you hear the fog signal of a vessel you
cannot see, slow to a minimum speed until you are sure there is not a risk of collision.
What is the fog signal for a power boat? - Answer ✔✔-One prolonged blast at intervals of not more
than two minutes
What is the fog signal for a sail boat? - Answer ✔✔-One prolonged blast plus two short blasts at
intervals of not more than two minutes
What are the three basic rules of navigation? - Answer ✔✔-1) Practice good seamanship - take all
necessary action to avoid collision, taking into account weather, vessel traffic, and limits of other vessels.
2) Keep a proper lookout - using both sight and hearing, watch and listen for other vessels, radio
communications, navigational hazards, and others involved in water activities.
3) Maintain a safe speed - safe speed is the speed that ensures you have ample time to avoid collision and
can stop within an appropriate distance. Safe speed will vary depending on conditions such as wind, water
conditions, navigational hazards, visibility, surrounding vessel traffic density, and the maneuverability or
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,your boat or PWC. Always reduce speed and navigate with extreme caution at night and when visibility is
restricted.
When should you take evasive action? - Answer ✔✔-When approaching another vessel whose
intentions aren't clear
What is the stand-on vessel? - Answer ✔✔-The vessel that must maintain its course and speed unless it
becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action.
- If you must take action, do not turn toward the give-way vessel or cross in front of it.
What is the give-way vessel? - Answer ✔✔-The vessel that is required to take early and substantial
action to keep well away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
- Avoid crossing in front of other vessels
- Any change in course and/or speed should be large enough to be readily apparent to another vessel (A
series of small changes should be avoided).
What is the pecking order? - Answer ✔✔-1) Vessels not under command (NUC)
2) Vessels with a restricted ability to maneuver (RAM)
3) Vessels that are constrained by their draft (CBD)
4) Commercial fishing vessels
5) Sailboats under sail
6) Power boats or runabouts
7) Sea planes and paddlers
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, Sidelights - Answer ✔✔-These red and green lights are called sidelights (or combination lights)
because they are visible to another vessel approaching from the SIDE or HEAD-ON.
- The RED light indicates a vessel's PORT (LEFT) SIDE
- The GREEN light indicates a vessel's STARBOARD (RIGHT) SIDE
Sternlight - Answer ✔✔-This WHITE light is seen only from BEHIND or nearly behind the vessel.
Masthead light - Answer ✔✔-This white light shines forward and to both sides and is required on all
power-driven vessels. A masthead light must be displayed by all vessels when under engine power.
- On power-driven vessels less than 39.4 feet in length, the masthead light and the sternlight may be
combined into an all-round white light
- Power-driven vessels 39.4 feet in length or longer must have a separate masthead light
- The absence of this light indicates a sailing vessel because sailboats under sail display only sidelights
and a sternlight.
All-round white light - Answer ✔✔-On power-driven vessels LESS THAN 39.4 feet in length, this
light may be used to combine a masthead light and sternlight into a single white light that can be seen by
other vessels FROM ANY DIRECTION. This light serves as an anchor light when sidelights are
extinguished.
When must navigation lights be displayed? - Answer ✔✔-These lights must be displayed from sunset
to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility, such as fog.
What do you do if you see a RED, GREEN, and a WHITE light while boating at night? (encountering a
power-driven vessel) - Answer ✔✔-GIVE WAY - you are approaching another power-driven vessel
head-on and you both must give way
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