CALIFORNIA BOATING UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What immediate action should you take when operating a boat if you hear the fog
signal of another boat you cannot see? - ✔✔Slow to minimum speed
✔✔What is the proper method for lowering an anchor? - ✔✔From the bow
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress? -
✔✔Keeping his/her vessel and him/herself out of danger
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguishers stream when extinguishing a fire - ✔✔At
the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔According to the US Coast Guard what are the leading causes of recreational
boating fatalities? - ✔✔Capsizing and falling overboard
✔✔Which of the following poses the greatest risk of serious injury to a person in the
water near a powerboat? - ✔✔Being struck by the moving proprller
✔✔Which term is used to describe a vessel that touches the bottom and gets stuck? -
✔✔Grounded
✔✔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.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What immediate action should you take when operating a boat if you hear the fog
signal of another boat you cannot see? - ✔✔Slow to minimum speed
✔✔What is the proper method for lowering an anchor? - ✔✔From the bow
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress? -
✔✔Keeping his/her vessel and him/herself out of danger
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguishers stream when extinguishing a fire - ✔✔At
the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔According to the US Coast Guard what are the leading causes of recreational
boating fatalities? - ✔✔Capsizing and falling overboard
✔✔Which of the following poses the greatest risk of serious injury to a person in the
water near a powerboat? - ✔✔Being struck by the moving proprller
✔✔Which term is used to describe a vessel that touches the bottom and gets stuck? -
✔✔Grounded
✔✔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.
