Boat Smart module 1 Exam with correct
Answers
Drivers under 12 - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat with a 10 hp engine, but not a
PWC
Drivers between the ages of 12-16 - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat with a 40 hp
engine, but not a PWC
Drivers 16 years and older - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat without hp restrictions
m, also can drive a PWC
Operator - Answer -The person in control of the boat and is responsible for there selves,
passengers, and the safety of other boaters
Pleasure Craft - Answer -Is any boat exclusively used for pleasure or recreation
Commercial Craft - Answer -Any boat that carries goods or passengers for profit,
payment, reward, or hire
Power Driven Craft - Answer -Any boat powered by a motor or engine
Non-powered Craft - Answer -Operates without a motor or engine
Sailing vessel - Answer -Any boat under the power of a sail
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - Answer -Has an inboard engine and is powered by a jet-
propulsion system
Hull - Answer -The portion of the boat that rides in and on top of the water
Displacement Hull - Answer -Designers to power throwing the water and is often found
on larger boats (sailboats)
Planing Hull - Answer -Designed to glide on the surface of the water as the boat gains
speed (sailboats)
Pontoon Hull - Answer -Uses two or more pontoons to create lift and floatation
Round bottom - Answer -Tend to roll in waves and are not as stable (sailboats and
canoes)
Answers
Drivers under 12 - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat with a 10 hp engine, but not a
PWC
Drivers between the ages of 12-16 - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat with a 40 hp
engine, but not a PWC
Drivers 16 years and older - Answer -With proof, can drive a boat without hp restrictions
m, also can drive a PWC
Operator - Answer -The person in control of the boat and is responsible for there selves,
passengers, and the safety of other boaters
Pleasure Craft - Answer -Is any boat exclusively used for pleasure or recreation
Commercial Craft - Answer -Any boat that carries goods or passengers for profit,
payment, reward, or hire
Power Driven Craft - Answer -Any boat powered by a motor or engine
Non-powered Craft - Answer -Operates without a motor or engine
Sailing vessel - Answer -Any boat under the power of a sail
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - Answer -Has an inboard engine and is powered by a jet-
propulsion system
Hull - Answer -The portion of the boat that rides in and on top of the water
Displacement Hull - Answer -Designers to power throwing the water and is often found
on larger boats (sailboats)
Planing Hull - Answer -Designed to glide on the surface of the water as the boat gains
speed (sailboats)
Pontoon Hull - Answer -Uses two or more pontoons to create lift and floatation
Round bottom - Answer -Tend to roll in waves and are not as stable (sailboats and
canoes)
