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New Jersey official boating safety course Latest
Update (84 Terms in this set).
Chapter One - ✔✔✔Know Your Boat
The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ✔✔✔Left
The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ✔✔✔Right
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - ✔✔✔Displacement & Planing
Three basic hull shapes: - ✔✔✔I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
Four length classes of vessels - ✔✔✔I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
Four basic types of engines - ✔✔✔Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - ✔✔✔Automotive engines adapted for
marine use.
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The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - ✔✔✔Inboard
vessels
True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - ✔✔✔False
An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - ✔✔✔Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - ✔✔✔BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? - ✔✔✔I.
Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an
extended outing. - ✔✔✔I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make, etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - ✔✔✔I. Keep the
nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
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New Jersey official boating safety course Latest
Update (84 Terms in this set).
Chapter One - ✔✔✔Know Your Boat
The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ✔✔✔Left
The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ✔✔✔Right
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - ✔✔✔Displacement & Planing
Three basic hull shapes: - ✔✔✔I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
Four length classes of vessels - ✔✔✔I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
Four basic types of engines - ✔✔✔Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - ✔✔✔Automotive engines adapted for
marine use.
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The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - ✔✔✔Inboard
vessels
True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - ✔✔✔False
An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - ✔✔✔Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - ✔✔✔BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? - ✔✔✔I.
Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an
extended outing. - ✔✔✔I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make, etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - ✔✔✔I. Keep the
nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
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