CALIFORNIA BOATING EXAM UPDATED FINALS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔While water-skiing, what is the preferred form of communication between the skier
and the observer? - ✔✔Hand signals
✔✔Who has the primary responsibility for preventing a PWC accident? - ✔✔The PWC
operator
✔✔Which is the most stable position for a canoe paddlers? - ✔✔Sitting
✔✔According the the CA law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is it illegal for a
person younger than 21 to operate a vessel? - ✔✔0.01 percent or more
✔✔People who hunt or fish from a boat should follow the boating safety rules and
practices established by which organization? - ✔✔The Coast Guard and applicable
state boating agencies
✔✔If jumping another boats wake, what must a personal watercraft operator do? -
✔✔Stay at least 100 feet away from the other vessel
✔✔On a recreational boat, the location of emergency equipment such as life jackets,
fire extinguisher, visual distress signals and the radio should be reviewed before
departure with which persons? - ✔✔Everyone aboard.
✔✔According to CA law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is a person
considered to be under the influence when operating a recreational boat? - ✔✔0.08
percent or more
✔✔Which agency must receive a boating accident report within 10 days if an accident
involves more than $500 in damages? - ✔✔California Division of Boating and
Waterways
✔✔What is the minimum unsupervised age for operating a motorboat of more than 15
horsepower? - ✔✔16
✔✔When can a PWC be operated at night in California? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What should you do with your float plan when you return from boat outings? -
✔✔Cancel it
✔✔In US coastal waters, what colors are cone-shaped, even-numbered nun buoys? -
✔✔Red
, ✔✔Regulatory and informational markers are easily identified through which features? -
✔✔White color with orange geometric shapes
✔✔What is the main danger of teak surfing, body surfing or platform dragging? -
✔✔Exposure to lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide
✔✔If too much weight is placed on a hitch, what affect can it have on the tow vehicle? -
✔✔Front end will lift and make the vehicle difficult to control
✔✔Motorboats under 26-feet with installed fuel tank(s) are required to have which type
of fire extinguishers on-board? - ✔✔Type B
✔✔Which are Coast Guard approved visual distressed signals - ✔✔Red meteor flares
✔✔To stop the spread of aquatic nuisance species, when is the best time ti clean your
boat? - ✔✔When you get back home
✔✔What is a common first indicator of an approaching thunderstorm? - ✔✔Threatening
clouds such as thunderheads.
✔✔What do a red, green and white light indicate when seen together at night? - ✔✔It is
the stern side of another boat that you are overtaking
✔✔What is the cause of most fatal boating accidents? - ✔✔Operator error
✔✔You man not exceed 5 miles per hour when operating within how many feet of a
swimmer? - ✔✔200 feet
✔✔What is the main factor to consider when planning your vessel's approach to a dock
where you intend to tie up? - ✔✔Strength of the wind or current.
✔✔What should you do if your boat capsizes? - ✔✔Stay with the boat and climb on top
of it
✔✔Which is the the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning? - ✔✔Keep
fresh air flowing though the vessel
✔✔Which safety precaution should be taken first by a boater operator when boating in
stormy weather? - ✔✔Make sure all aboard are wearing life jackets.
✔✔What is the main reason operators are involved with collisions with reefs/shoals or
submerged hazards? - ✔✔Did not check for local hazards prior to launch
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔While water-skiing, what is the preferred form of communication between the skier
and the observer? - ✔✔Hand signals
✔✔Who has the primary responsibility for preventing a PWC accident? - ✔✔The PWC
operator
✔✔Which is the most stable position for a canoe paddlers? - ✔✔Sitting
✔✔According the the CA law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is it illegal for a
person younger than 21 to operate a vessel? - ✔✔0.01 percent or more
✔✔People who hunt or fish from a boat should follow the boating safety rules and
practices established by which organization? - ✔✔The Coast Guard and applicable
state boating agencies
✔✔If jumping another boats wake, what must a personal watercraft operator do? -
✔✔Stay at least 100 feet away from the other vessel
✔✔On a recreational boat, the location of emergency equipment such as life jackets,
fire extinguisher, visual distress signals and the radio should be reviewed before
departure with which persons? - ✔✔Everyone aboard.
✔✔According to CA law, at what blood alcohol concentration level is a person
considered to be under the influence when operating a recreational boat? - ✔✔0.08
percent or more
✔✔Which agency must receive a boating accident report within 10 days if an accident
involves more than $500 in damages? - ✔✔California Division of Boating and
Waterways
✔✔What is the minimum unsupervised age for operating a motorboat of more than 15
horsepower? - ✔✔16
✔✔When can a PWC be operated at night in California? - ✔✔Never
✔✔What should you do with your float plan when you return from boat outings? -
✔✔Cancel it
✔✔In US coastal waters, what colors are cone-shaped, even-numbered nun buoys? -
✔✔Red
, ✔✔Regulatory and informational markers are easily identified through which features? -
✔✔White color with orange geometric shapes
✔✔What is the main danger of teak surfing, body surfing or platform dragging? -
✔✔Exposure to lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide
✔✔If too much weight is placed on a hitch, what affect can it have on the tow vehicle? -
✔✔Front end will lift and make the vehicle difficult to control
✔✔Motorboats under 26-feet with installed fuel tank(s) are required to have which type
of fire extinguishers on-board? - ✔✔Type B
✔✔Which are Coast Guard approved visual distressed signals - ✔✔Red meteor flares
✔✔To stop the spread of aquatic nuisance species, when is the best time ti clean your
boat? - ✔✔When you get back home
✔✔What is a common first indicator of an approaching thunderstorm? - ✔✔Threatening
clouds such as thunderheads.
✔✔What do a red, green and white light indicate when seen together at night? - ✔✔It is
the stern side of another boat that you are overtaking
✔✔What is the cause of most fatal boating accidents? - ✔✔Operator error
✔✔You man not exceed 5 miles per hour when operating within how many feet of a
swimmer? - ✔✔200 feet
✔✔What is the main factor to consider when planning your vessel's approach to a dock
where you intend to tie up? - ✔✔Strength of the wind or current.
✔✔What should you do if your boat capsizes? - ✔✔Stay with the boat and climb on top
of it
✔✔Which is the the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning? - ✔✔Keep
fresh air flowing though the vessel
✔✔Which safety precaution should be taken first by a boater operator when boating in
stormy weather? - ✔✔Make sure all aboard are wearing life jackets.
✔✔What is the main reason operators are involved with collisions with reefs/shoals or
submerged hazards? - ✔✔Did not check for local hazards prior to launch
