USCG AUXILIARY AUXWEA EXAM B UPDATED
EXAM SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Planing hull.
Answer: It rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
◉ Outboard.
Answer: Its engine is mounted on the transom
◉ Bowrider.
Answer: A runabout with seats in the front
◉ PWC.
Answer: A personal watercraft
◉ The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels
sides or transom is its.
Answer: Freeboard
◉ Select your boat to suit your.
Answer: needs
,◉ A vessel is anything used on the water for.
Answer: transportation
◉ The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called
the.
Answer: outdrive
◉ If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it.
Answer: sinks
◉ Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used
only.
Answer: in sheltered waters
◉ The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a
boat whether rented or privately owned belongs to.
Answer: the boat operator
◉ The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where
propellers are easily damaged is.
Answer: a jet drive
,◉ You can get information about product recalls and possible safety
defects in vessels by calling.
Answer: the Coast Guard Customer Infoline
◉ If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible
defects by.
Answer: a marine surveyor
◉ The forward part of a vessel is called the.
Answer: bow
◉ Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is.
Answer: strong and heavy, easily molded, easily repaired, all of the
above
◉ From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which
eventually became.
Answer: starboard
◉ The keel and the planks of a boat together make the.
Answer: hull
◉ Which of the following is a vessel?.
, Answer: raft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the above
◉ A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of.
Answer: its low freeboard
◉ A planing hulled vessel.
Answer: rides on top of the water at cruising speeds
◉ The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the.
Answer: transom
◉ The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily
on its.
Answer: length
◉ In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of
engine to work on is.
Answer: a stern-drive
◉ Vessel Safety Check.
Answer: free: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
EXAM SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Planing hull.
Answer: It rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
◉ Outboard.
Answer: Its engine is mounted on the transom
◉ Bowrider.
Answer: A runabout with seats in the front
◉ PWC.
Answer: A personal watercraft
◉ The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels
sides or transom is its.
Answer: Freeboard
◉ Select your boat to suit your.
Answer: needs
,◉ A vessel is anything used on the water for.
Answer: transportation
◉ The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called
the.
Answer: outdrive
◉ If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it.
Answer: sinks
◉ Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used
only.
Answer: in sheltered waters
◉ The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a
boat whether rented or privately owned belongs to.
Answer: the boat operator
◉ The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where
propellers are easily damaged is.
Answer: a jet drive
,◉ You can get information about product recalls and possible safety
defects in vessels by calling.
Answer: the Coast Guard Customer Infoline
◉ If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible
defects by.
Answer: a marine surveyor
◉ The forward part of a vessel is called the.
Answer: bow
◉ Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is.
Answer: strong and heavy, easily molded, easily repaired, all of the
above
◉ From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which
eventually became.
Answer: starboard
◉ The keel and the planks of a boat together make the.
Answer: hull
◉ Which of the following is a vessel?.
, Answer: raft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the above
◉ A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of.
Answer: its low freeboard
◉ A planing hulled vessel.
Answer: rides on top of the water at cruising speeds
◉ The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the.
Answer: transom
◉ The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily
on its.
Answer: length
◉ In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of
engine to work on is.
Answer: a stern-drive
◉ Vessel Safety Check.
Answer: free: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
