Nebraska Game and Parks Boater Education
questions with correct answers
Bow - Answer front of a vessel
Hull - Answer body of a vessel
Gunwale - Answer upper edge of vessel's side
Starboard - Answer Right side of a vessel
Port - Answer left side of a vessel
Cleat - Answer metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Propeller - Answer rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
Stern - Answer Rear of a vessel
Displacement Mode - Answer a planing hull, when operated at very low speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull
Plowing Mode - Answer as speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bows, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in this mode Planing Mode - Answer your boat is in this mode when enough power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. different boats reach this mode at different speeds
Displacement Hulls - Answer moves through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
Planing Hulls - Answer designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is supplied
Length Overall - Answer measured from the tip of the bow in a straight line to the
stern of the vessel excluding any attachments
Class A - Answer less than 16 feet
Class 1 - Answer 16 feet to less than 26 feet
Class 2 - Answer 26 feet to less than 40 feet
Class 3 - Answer 40 feet to less than 65 feet
Transom - Answer vertical surface at the back of the hull
Tiller - Answer lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat (used for outboards)
Rudder - Answer steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat (used on inboards excluding PWC's and jet-drive boats) Outboards - Answer a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and propeller that is attached to the transom
Inboards - Answer an engine mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the transom
Stern Drives - Answer attached through the transom to a drive unit that is essentially the lower unit of an outboard (also known as inboard/outboards (I/O's)
Jet Drives - Answer propels a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the back of the vessel (can be inboard or outboard)
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - Answer a small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
Sheets - Answer lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
Halyards - Answer lines used to raise and lower the sails
Swamp - Answer to fill with water
Capsize - Answer to turn on the side or turn completely over
Capacity - Answer the maximum amount of weight or people that the boat can carry safely, and can be found near the operator's position
questions with correct answers
Bow - Answer front of a vessel
Hull - Answer body of a vessel
Gunwale - Answer upper edge of vessel's side
Starboard - Answer Right side of a vessel
Port - Answer left side of a vessel
Cleat - Answer metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Propeller - Answer rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
Stern - Answer Rear of a vessel
Displacement Mode - Answer a planing hull, when operated at very low speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull
Plowing Mode - Answer as speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bows, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in this mode Planing Mode - Answer your boat is in this mode when enough power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. different boats reach this mode at different speeds
Displacement Hulls - Answer moves through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
Planing Hulls - Answer designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is supplied
Length Overall - Answer measured from the tip of the bow in a straight line to the
stern of the vessel excluding any attachments
Class A - Answer less than 16 feet
Class 1 - Answer 16 feet to less than 26 feet
Class 2 - Answer 26 feet to less than 40 feet
Class 3 - Answer 40 feet to less than 65 feet
Transom - Answer vertical surface at the back of the hull
Tiller - Answer lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat (used for outboards)
Rudder - Answer steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat (used on inboards excluding PWC's and jet-drive boats) Outboards - Answer a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and propeller that is attached to the transom
Inboards - Answer an engine mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the transom
Stern Drives - Answer attached through the transom to a drive unit that is essentially the lower unit of an outboard (also known as inboard/outboards (I/O's)
Jet Drives - Answer propels a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the back of the vessel (can be inboard or outboard)
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - Answer a small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
Sheets - Answer lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
Halyards - Answer lines used to raise and lower the sails
Swamp - Answer to fill with water
Capsize - Answer to turn on the side or turn completely over
Capacity - Answer the maximum amount of weight or people that the boat can carry safely, and can be found near the operator's position
