ASA 101 ALL 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔A vessel overtaking another vessel must ____ _____ to the vessel being overtaken.
- ✔✔give way
✔✔When two sailing vessels are approaching on opposite tacks, the vessel with the
wind on the __________ side is the stand-on vessel. - ✔✔starboard
✔✔When two vessels are sailing with the wind on the same side, the vessel to
____________ is the give-way vessel. - ✔✔windward
✔✔When a sailboat has its engine and in gear, it is defined as a ______-__________
vessel, regardless of whether the sails are raised. - ✔✔power-driven
✔✔A powerboat, not in a channel or restricted in its ability to maneuver, should
__________ _______ to a sailboat under sail, unless the sailboat is ________ the
powerboat - ✔✔give way, overtaking
✔✔When two power-driven vessels are meeting head-on, ________ boat is the stand-
on vessel. Instead, both vessels should alter course to __________ and pass port-to-
port. - ✔✔neither, starboard
, ✔✔In a crossing situation, if powerboat A sees powerboat B on its starboard side, then
powerboat A shall __________ _____________. - ✔✔give way
✔✔The give-way vessel shall take _______ and _________ action to keep clear. If the
give-way vessel does not seem to be taking early or substantial enough action, then the
______-___________ vessel must take action to avoid the collision. - ✔✔early,
substantial, stand-on
✔✔Nearly all vessels must be _______ with the state in which they operate, and/or
_________ through the US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation center. - ✔✔registered,
documentation
✔✔There must be at least on type I, II, III, or V ______ _______ on board for _______
person. - ✔✔life jacket, each
✔✔Visual distress signals include - ✔✔flares, smoke signals, distress flag, electric
distress signal
✔✔An _____ _____ can serve as a sound-producing device - ✔✔air horn
✔✔Any sailboat under 26 feet in length with an engine must carry a ___ _____. - ✔✔fire
extinguisher
✔✔A sailing vessel over 23 feet in length under way at night or in restricted visibility is
required to display a ______ sidelight on the port side, a green sidelight on the ______
side, and a _______ light on the stern - ✔✔red, starboard, white
✔✔When a sailboat 23 feet or longer is navigating at night with its engine operating in
gear it must also display a white ______ light in addition to the sidelights and stern light.
- ✔✔steaming
✔✔The federal limit for blood alcohol content is _____ percent. - ✔✔0.08
✔✔In the aids to navigation system, a ______ is a floating aid anchored to the bottom.
A beacon is a ______ mark and can be on land or in the water. - ✔✔buoy, fixed
✔✔lateral aids to navigation are identified by three features, ________, _______ and
________. - ✔✔color, shape, number
✔✔A way to remember on which side to keep the starboard-hand (red) markers when
entering a channel from seaward is the phrase "_____ _____ ______". - ✔✔red right
returning
SURE A+
✔✔A vessel overtaking another vessel must ____ _____ to the vessel being overtaken.
- ✔✔give way
✔✔When two sailing vessels are approaching on opposite tacks, the vessel with the
wind on the __________ side is the stand-on vessel. - ✔✔starboard
✔✔When two vessels are sailing with the wind on the same side, the vessel to
____________ is the give-way vessel. - ✔✔windward
✔✔When a sailboat has its engine and in gear, it is defined as a ______-__________
vessel, regardless of whether the sails are raised. - ✔✔power-driven
✔✔A powerboat, not in a channel or restricted in its ability to maneuver, should
__________ _______ to a sailboat under sail, unless the sailboat is ________ the
powerboat - ✔✔give way, overtaking
✔✔When two power-driven vessels are meeting head-on, ________ boat is the stand-
on vessel. Instead, both vessels should alter course to __________ and pass port-to-
port. - ✔✔neither, starboard
, ✔✔In a crossing situation, if powerboat A sees powerboat B on its starboard side, then
powerboat A shall __________ _____________. - ✔✔give way
✔✔The give-way vessel shall take _______ and _________ action to keep clear. If the
give-way vessel does not seem to be taking early or substantial enough action, then the
______-___________ vessel must take action to avoid the collision. - ✔✔early,
substantial, stand-on
✔✔Nearly all vessels must be _______ with the state in which they operate, and/or
_________ through the US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation center. - ✔✔registered,
documentation
✔✔There must be at least on type I, II, III, or V ______ _______ on board for _______
person. - ✔✔life jacket, each
✔✔Visual distress signals include - ✔✔flares, smoke signals, distress flag, electric
distress signal
✔✔An _____ _____ can serve as a sound-producing device - ✔✔air horn
✔✔Any sailboat under 26 feet in length with an engine must carry a ___ _____. - ✔✔fire
extinguisher
✔✔A sailing vessel over 23 feet in length under way at night or in restricted visibility is
required to display a ______ sidelight on the port side, a green sidelight on the ______
side, and a _______ light on the stern - ✔✔red, starboard, white
✔✔When a sailboat 23 feet or longer is navigating at night with its engine operating in
gear it must also display a white ______ light in addition to the sidelights and stern light.
- ✔✔steaming
✔✔The federal limit for blood alcohol content is _____ percent. - ✔✔0.08
✔✔In the aids to navigation system, a ______ is a floating aid anchored to the bottom.
A beacon is a ______ mark and can be on land or in the water. - ✔✔buoy, fixed
✔✔lateral aids to navigation are identified by three features, ________, _______ and
________. - ✔✔color, shape, number
✔✔A way to remember on which side to keep the starboard-hand (red) markers when
entering a channel from seaward is the phrase "_____ _____ ______". - ✔✔red right
returning
