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ILEARNTOBOAT FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. A passenger on your boat falls overboard. What should you do
while this person is being pulled back into the boat? - correct
answer -Stop the engine.
2. What document must be on board and available for inspection
by enforcement officers whenever a vessel is operated? -
correct answer -Certificate of Number (registration card)
3. A person has boater education certification. According to Texas
law, how old must this person be to operate a PWC
unsupervised? - correct answer -at least 13 years of age
4. A person who is born after September 1, 1993, wants to
operate a powerboat powered by a motor more than 15
horsepower. What is this person required to have if he or she
wants to operate without supervision? - correct answer -a
boater education certification card
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5. When may passengers legally ride on the bow or gunwale
while a vessel is underway? - correct answer -never; it is
considered illegal operation
6. What is legal when operating a vessel on Texas waters? -
correct answer -operating at a speed that allows you to stop
the vessel safely
7. For a first conviction for BWI, how many days of jail time are
included in the penalty? - correct answer -up to 180
8. In Texas, what blood alcohol concentration constitutes proof
that an operator is operating a vessel while intoxicated (BWI)? -
correct answer -0.08% or greater
9. By law, what age children must wear a USCG-approved PFD at
all times while underway on a vessel less than 26 feet long? -
correct answer -under 13 years of age
ILEARNTOBOAT FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
1. A passenger on your boat falls overboard. What should you do
while this person is being pulled back into the boat? - correct
answer -Stop the engine.
2. What document must be on board and available for inspection
by enforcement officers whenever a vessel is operated? -
correct answer -Certificate of Number (registration card)
3. A person has boater education certification. According to Texas
law, how old must this person be to operate a PWC
unsupervised? - correct answer -at least 13 years of age
4. A person who is born after September 1, 1993, wants to
operate a powerboat powered by a motor more than 15
horsepower. What is this person required to have if he or she
wants to operate without supervision? - correct answer -a
boater education certification card
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5. When may passengers legally ride on the bow or gunwale
while a vessel is underway? - correct answer -never; it is
considered illegal operation
6. What is legal when operating a vessel on Texas waters? -
correct answer -operating at a speed that allows you to stop
the vessel safely
7. For a first conviction for BWI, how many days of jail time are
included in the penalty? - correct answer -up to 180
8. In Texas, what blood alcohol concentration constitutes proof
that an operator is operating a vessel while intoxicated (BWI)? -
correct answer -0.08% or greater
9. By law, what age children must wear a USCG-approved PFD at
all times while underway on a vessel less than 26 feet long? -
correct answer -under 13 years of age
