2026 MISSOURI BOATING STUDY EXAMS GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you are
the stand-on vessel. What must you do? - ✔✔Maintain course and speed unless the
give-way vessel fails to take action
✔✔Why should a vessel operator keep a proper lookout? - ✔✔to avoid collisions
✔✔When can a navigation rules be overlooked? - ✔✔When necessary to avoid
immediate danger.
✔✔Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - ✔✔Operator
✔✔A powerboat is underway in the fog. What signal sound should you hear? - ✔✔One
prolonged blast every two minutes
✔✔What should you check to decide if a speed is safe for your boat? - ✔✔Wind and
water conditions
✔✔What practice reduces the risk of a dangerous boating emergency? - ✔✔Maintaining
a safe speed based on the boat traffic
, ✔✔Which type of anchor should be used only for small lightweight boats -
✔✔Mushroom style
✔✔What does a green, can-shaped buoy mark? - ✔✔The edge of a channel on your
left side when heading upstream
✔✔One type of marker is used to warn boaters not to pass between the marker and the
shore. What color is this marker? - ✔✔White with black vertical stripes
✔✔What symbol on a regulatory marker is used to mark a no-wake or idle speed area?
- ✔✔Orange circle
✔✔Which of these anchors is a good choice for most recreational boats? - ✔✔Fluke-
style
✔✔How are nun-buoys marked? - ✔✔Red with even numbers
✔✔What color are safe-water markers? - ✔✔white with red vertical stripes
✔✔You see a white marker with an orange diamond and black lettering. What does this
marker tell you? - ✔✔Danger or hazard
✔✔You see a white marker with an orange crossed diamond and black lettering. What
does this marker tell you? - ✔✔keep out
✔✔Do you see a white marker with an orange crossed diamond and black lettering.
What does this marker tell you? - ✔✔Keep out
✔✔What piece of equipment on a boat is the most important in preventing propeller
strike injuries? - ✔✔Engine cut-off switch lanyard
✔✔What is the purpose of a lanyard attached to an engine cut-off switch? - ✔✔To shut
off the engine if the operator falls overboard
✔✔What should a PWC operator do to minimize the risk of accident or injury? - ✔✔Be
aware of all traffic in the boating area.
✔✔You are operating a PWC. What is most likely to create a blind spot that blocks
other boats from seeing you? - ✔✔Passing too closely behind another boat
✔✔What information would be included on a nautical chart of a harbor? - ✔✔Channel
locations
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you are
the stand-on vessel. What must you do? - ✔✔Maintain course and speed unless the
give-way vessel fails to take action
✔✔Why should a vessel operator keep a proper lookout? - ✔✔to avoid collisions
✔✔When can a navigation rules be overlooked? - ✔✔When necessary to avoid
immediate danger.
✔✔Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? - ✔✔Operator
✔✔A powerboat is underway in the fog. What signal sound should you hear? - ✔✔One
prolonged blast every two minutes
✔✔What should you check to decide if a speed is safe for your boat? - ✔✔Wind and
water conditions
✔✔What practice reduces the risk of a dangerous boating emergency? - ✔✔Maintaining
a safe speed based on the boat traffic
, ✔✔Which type of anchor should be used only for small lightweight boats -
✔✔Mushroom style
✔✔What does a green, can-shaped buoy mark? - ✔✔The edge of a channel on your
left side when heading upstream
✔✔One type of marker is used to warn boaters not to pass between the marker and the
shore. What color is this marker? - ✔✔White with black vertical stripes
✔✔What symbol on a regulatory marker is used to mark a no-wake or idle speed area?
- ✔✔Orange circle
✔✔Which of these anchors is a good choice for most recreational boats? - ✔✔Fluke-
style
✔✔How are nun-buoys marked? - ✔✔Red with even numbers
✔✔What color are safe-water markers? - ✔✔white with red vertical stripes
✔✔You see a white marker with an orange diamond and black lettering. What does this
marker tell you? - ✔✔Danger or hazard
✔✔You see a white marker with an orange crossed diamond and black lettering. What
does this marker tell you? - ✔✔keep out
✔✔Do you see a white marker with an orange crossed diamond and black lettering.
What does this marker tell you? - ✔✔Keep out
✔✔What piece of equipment on a boat is the most important in preventing propeller
strike injuries? - ✔✔Engine cut-off switch lanyard
✔✔What is the purpose of a lanyard attached to an engine cut-off switch? - ✔✔To shut
off the engine if the operator falls overboard
✔✔What should a PWC operator do to minimize the risk of accident or injury? - ✔✔Be
aware of all traffic in the boating area.
✔✔You are operating a PWC. What is most likely to create a blind spot that blocks
other boats from seeing you? - ✔✔Passing too closely behind another boat
✔✔What information would be included on a nautical chart of a harbor? - ✔✔Channel
locations
