2026 MISSOURI BOATING LATEST EXAMS TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Swamp - ✔✔To fill with water
✔✔What is the equation (for boats less than 20 feet) for calculating the capacity? -
✔✔(Boat Length (ft) (boat width (ft)/15
✔✔What should you do for a float plan for a short outing? - ✔✔-Contact a responsible
person before you go out and tell him or her where you will be boating and when you
plan to return.
-Give your contact the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when
expected.
-Contact this person again when you return or if you decide to extend your time out on
the water.
✔✔What should your float plan include for longer outings? - ✔✔-Describes the vessel,
including its registration number, length, make, horsepower, and engine type.
Includes the description and license plate of the tow vehicle and trailer.
-Gives the number of passengers, their names and addresses, and a contact in case of
emergency.
-States where you are going, the detailed route, your planned departure time, and your
expected return time. Include the location of all stopping points, dates, and times.
, -Gives the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when expected. If
boating on waters under U.S. Coast Guard jurisdiction, give the phone number of the
U.S. Coast Guard.
✔✔What should you do before fueling a boat? - ✔✔Tie the boat securely to the fuel
dock.
Ask all passengers to leave the boat and go onto the dock.
Do not allow anyone in your group or others at the fuel dock to smoke or strike a match.
Check to see that fuel lines, connections, and fuel vents are in good condition.
Turn off anything that might cause a spark—engines, fans, or electrical equipment.
Shut off all fuel valves and extinguish all open flames, such as galley stoves and pilot
lights.
Close all windows, ports, doors, and other openings to prevent fumes from entering the
boat.
Remove portable fuel tanks from the boat and fill them on the dock.
Make sure that your fire extinguisher is within reach.
✔✔What should you do when fueling a boat? - ✔✔Keep the nozzle of the fuel-pump
hose in solid contact with the tank opening to prevent producing a static spark.
Use caution and fill the tank slowly to avoid spilling fuel into the boat's bilge or into the
water. Use an oil-absorbent pad to catch drips or spills.
Never fill a tank to the brim—leave room for fuel to expand.
✔✔bilge - ✔✔Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
✔✔What should you do after fueling your boat? - ✔✔Put the fill cap on tightly to prevent
vapors from escaping.
Wipe up any spilled fuel and properly dispose of the used paper towels or rags on
shore.
Open all windows, ports, doors, and other openings.
If your boat is equipped with a power ventilation system (exhaust blower), turn it on for
at least four minutes before starting your engine. This will help eliminate fuel vapors in
the bilge.
Before starting the engine, sniff the bilge and engine compartment for fuel vapors.
Continue ventilating until you cannot smell any fuel vapors. Consider installing a gas
vapor detection and alarm device.
Start the engine and then reload your passengers.
✔✔What should you remember when fueling? - ✔✔Evaporating gasoline creates
vapors or fumes that are heavier than air. These fumes settle to the bottom of the boat
where they could explode if enclosed areas, such as the bilge, are not ventilated
properly to remove fumes.
✔✔What is the rule of thirds? - ✔✔One third of the fuel for the way out, one third for the
way back, and one third for emergencies
PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Swamp - ✔✔To fill with water
✔✔What is the equation (for boats less than 20 feet) for calculating the capacity? -
✔✔(Boat Length (ft) (boat width (ft)/15
✔✔What should you do for a float plan for a short outing? - ✔✔-Contact a responsible
person before you go out and tell him or her where you will be boating and when you
plan to return.
-Give your contact the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when
expected.
-Contact this person again when you return or if you decide to extend your time out on
the water.
✔✔What should your float plan include for longer outings? - ✔✔-Describes the vessel,
including its registration number, length, make, horsepower, and engine type.
Includes the description and license plate of the tow vehicle and trailer.
-Gives the number of passengers, their names and addresses, and a contact in case of
emergency.
-States where you are going, the detailed route, your planned departure time, and your
expected return time. Include the location of all stopping points, dates, and times.
, -Gives the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when expected. If
boating on waters under U.S. Coast Guard jurisdiction, give the phone number of the
U.S. Coast Guard.
✔✔What should you do before fueling a boat? - ✔✔Tie the boat securely to the fuel
dock.
Ask all passengers to leave the boat and go onto the dock.
Do not allow anyone in your group or others at the fuel dock to smoke or strike a match.
Check to see that fuel lines, connections, and fuel vents are in good condition.
Turn off anything that might cause a spark—engines, fans, or electrical equipment.
Shut off all fuel valves and extinguish all open flames, such as galley stoves and pilot
lights.
Close all windows, ports, doors, and other openings to prevent fumes from entering the
boat.
Remove portable fuel tanks from the boat and fill them on the dock.
Make sure that your fire extinguisher is within reach.
✔✔What should you do when fueling a boat? - ✔✔Keep the nozzle of the fuel-pump
hose in solid contact with the tank opening to prevent producing a static spark.
Use caution and fill the tank slowly to avoid spilling fuel into the boat's bilge or into the
water. Use an oil-absorbent pad to catch drips or spills.
Never fill a tank to the brim—leave room for fuel to expand.
✔✔bilge - ✔✔Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
✔✔What should you do after fueling your boat? - ✔✔Put the fill cap on tightly to prevent
vapors from escaping.
Wipe up any spilled fuel and properly dispose of the used paper towels or rags on
shore.
Open all windows, ports, doors, and other openings.
If your boat is equipped with a power ventilation system (exhaust blower), turn it on for
at least four minutes before starting your engine. This will help eliminate fuel vapors in
the bilge.
Before starting the engine, sniff the bilge and engine compartment for fuel vapors.
Continue ventilating until you cannot smell any fuel vapors. Consider installing a gas
vapor detection and alarm device.
Start the engine and then reload your passengers.
✔✔What should you remember when fueling? - ✔✔Evaporating gasoline creates
vapors or fumes that are heavier than air. These fumes settle to the bottom of the boat
where they could explode if enclosed areas, such as the bilge, are not ventilated
properly to remove fumes.
✔✔What is the rule of thirds? - ✔✔One third of the fuel for the way out, one third for the
way back, and one third for emergencies
