boating safety chapter 3 (Well-enlightened)

if the wind or current direction is toward the dock, which line should you first cast off when leaving the dock correct answers Stern line The ________________ is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course correct answers give way vessel The stand on vessel must do what unless what correct answers it must maintain its course and speed unless the giveaway vessel is not taking appropriate action if you are driving a power boat or PWC and meet another power boat or PWC head-on, you should keep to which side correct answers right side True or false-if you are overtaking another vessel, you are the stand on vessel correct answers False True or false-if you see a red and a white light ahead when boating at night you should maintain course and speed correct answers false if you see only a green light while boating at night you may be approaching a what? and you must what? correct answers a sailboat and you must give way The phrase __________ ____________ _____________ reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral system of US aids to navigation correct answers red right returning this buoy marks the edge of the channel on a boaters ________ side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream /// a green buoy #5 correct answers left A regulatory marker with a diamond indicates what correct answers danger A regulatory marker with a diamond with a cross through it indicates what correct answers it is off limits to vessels A good rule of thumb is that the anchor line should be at least _________ times the depth of the water correct answers 7-10 you should never anchor from which part of the vessel which can make the vessel unstable correct answers the stern to maintain steering control of a PWC, you must never allow the engine to do what correct answers return to idle or shut off The most common complaints boaters have against PWC operators are what correct answers wake jumping and riding to close