Boating Test (60+ Questions) Exam (2025 )
The port side of a vessel is the ___ side. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Left
The stern of a vessel is the ___ of the vessel. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Rear
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ___.
a) moving and non-moving
b) displacement and planing
c) rough and smooth
d) narrow and wide - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b) displacement and
planing
Name three basic hull shapes. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I) Round
Bottom
II) Flat Bottom
III) Vee Bottom
What are the four length classes of vessels? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔I) Less than 16 feet
II) 16 to less than 26 feet
III) 26 to less than 40 feet
IV) 40 to less than 65 feet
, Boating Test (60+ Questions) Exam (2025 )
List the four basic types of engines. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I)
Outboard
II) Inboard
III) Stern Drive
IV) Jet Drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are ___.
a) marinized outboard engines
b) specially designed and built engines
c) automotive engines adapted for marine use
d) jet drive engines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c) automotive
engines adapted for marine use
The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ___. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inboard Vessels
Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of
other vessels.
True / False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
An ___ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure
through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Impeller
The port side of a vessel is the ___ side. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Left
The stern of a vessel is the ___ of the vessel. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Rear
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ___.
a) moving and non-moving
b) displacement and planing
c) rough and smooth
d) narrow and wide - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b) displacement and
planing
Name three basic hull shapes. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I) Round
Bottom
II) Flat Bottom
III) Vee Bottom
What are the four length classes of vessels? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔I) Less than 16 feet
II) 16 to less than 26 feet
III) 26 to less than 40 feet
IV) 40 to less than 65 feet
, Boating Test (60+ Questions) Exam (2025 )
List the four basic types of engines. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I)
Outboard
II) Inboard
III) Stern Drive
IV) Jet Drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are ___.
a) marinized outboard engines
b) specially designed and built engines
c) automotive engines adapted for marine use
d) jet drive engines - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c) automotive
engines adapted for marine use
The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ___. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inboard Vessels
Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of
other vessels.
True / False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False
An ___ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure
through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Impeller