Boating Test 2023 Review Questions and Answers Latest (Already Graded A+)

Boating Test 2023 Review Questions and Answers Latest (Already Graded A+) What factor determines a boat's required equipment? storage capacity rate of speed fuel tank weight length of boat - answerlength of boat What is the problem with using your boat's engine to drive it onto a trailer? You may break the winch cable. You may damage the engine. The boat's forward motion can disconnect the trailer lights. The propeller's wash can create a large hole just beyond the ramp. - answerThe propeller's wash can create a large hole just beyond the ramp. How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? Leave a little empty space in the tank. Fill the tank all the way up. Tip the PWC to top off the fuel tank. Overfill slightly to avoid any air pocket. - answerLeave a little empty space in the tank. When moored to a dock, what should you do before casting off while you warm up the engine? Make sure everyone on board is wearing a life jacket. Use an oar or boat hook to keep the boat moving in the water. Shift into forward gear. Raise the engine out of the water. - answerMake sure everyone on board is wearing a life jacket. Which side of a boat has a green light at night? gunwale starboard (right) stern keel - answerstarboard (right) Which vessel should display yellow lights when towing? PWC sailboat ski boat commercial vessel - answercommercial vessel You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to boats approaching from which direction(s)? head-on only port (left) only head-on and starboard (right) head-on and behind - answerhead-on and starboard (right) You are operating a powerboat at night. You see red and white lights on another boat. What do these lights tell you? A power-driven vessel is approaching head-on, but you have the right of way. A sailing vessel is crossing your path, and you must swerve to avoid it. You must give way to the other vessel. You are the stand-on vessel. - answerYou must give way to the other vessel. What is the best source for a complete listing of navigation rules that apply to recreational boaters? U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Game Commission U.S. Wildlife Federation - answerU.S. Coast Guard Two powerboats are about to cross paths. What should the boat on the starboard (right) do? Speed up to cross in front of the other boat. Speed up and turn toward the other boat. Maintain course and speed, but stay alert. Shoot a flare and sound a danger signal on a horn or whistle. - answerMaintain course and speed, but stay alert. A sailboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand-on vessel? sailboat PWC neither both - answersailboat One boat is overtaking another. Which boat must give way? the faster boat the larger boat the boat that is overtaking the boat being overtaken - answerthe boat that is overtaking You are out on the water in foggy conditions. You hear one prolonged blast every two minutes. What does this sound signal mean? I am a power-driven vessel at anchor. I am a power-driven vessel underway. I am an inflatable raft at anchor. I am an inflatable raft adrift in the water. - answerI am a power-driven vessel underway. Which of these anchors is a good choice for most recreational boats? fluke-style clamp-style galvanized chain concrete block - answerfluke-style What is the best way to avoid being run over by your own PWC or motorboat? wear a USCG-approved life jacket use the PWC's self-circling feature swim away from the boat or PWC if you fall overboard wear an ignition safety switch lanyard - answerwear an ignition safety switch lanyard Which class of boats has priority when using river locks? paddleboats personal watercraft commercial boats private fishing boats - answercommercial boats You are traveling upstream on a river. You see a green square daymark. What should you do? Slow down to no-wake speed. Keep the marker on your port (left) side. Wave a skier-down flag. Go around the marker on either side. - answerKeep the marker on your port (left) side. You see a white marker with red vertical stripes. What type of marker is this? polluted water marker safe water marker low bridge marker information marker - answersafe water marker Which symbol on a regulatory marker indicates hazards such as rocks or stumps? green square yellow crossed diamond aqua circle orange diamond - answerorange diamond You see a white marker with an orange crossed diamond and black lettering. What does this marker tell you?