Boatsmart Exam Questions and
Answers
Contraventions act - Answer -- Disregarding speed limits
- Carless operation
-Operating without prescribed saftey equipment
Collision Regulations - Answer -- Navigation
- Right of way rules
- Lookout rules
You keep a look out for distress singals only during poor weather - Answer -False
What type or size of vessals must be equipped with a compliance notice - Answer -All
pleasure craft crafts propelled (or designed to be propelled) by a motor
Which act code or regulation requires that safty equipment be carried on board at all
times? - Answer -The small vessel regulations
Who is responsible if you lend your boat to a friend - Answer -Both you and the person
who who borrowed your craft
The small vessel regulations require that certain pleasure boats must be licensed or
registered. Which are they? - Answer -All pleasure craft of all sizes equipped with one
or more primary propulsion motors totalling 7.5 .kw or more
The Canada shipping act of 2001 requires all operators of to offer assistance to other
boats in distress. Under what circumstances are you required to help? - Answer -Only of
you can do so without placing yourself or your passengers in danger
Which act governs the navigation rules on Canadian waterways? - Answer -The
collision regulations
Who is the operator? - Answer -A boat operator is considered to be the person who is in
control of the pleasure craft
What is a pleasure craft? - Answer -A pleasure craft is a any vessel, ship, boat or other
type of watercraft that is used exclusively for pleasure or recreatiom
, What is a powerful driven craft? - Answer -Any vessel propelled by motor .pr propelling
machinery
What is a sailing vessel? - Answer -The small vessel regulations define a pleasure
sailing craft (sailboat) as any vessel that's under the power of a sail
What is a personal water craft (PCW's) - Answer -Personal watercraft (PCW's) are
equipped with an onboard engine and are propelled by an internal jet propulsion system
The hull - Answer -Th hull Oscar considered to to be the protion of the boat that rides
both in and on top of the water
Planning hull - Answer -Is desgined to lift or plane onto the surface of the water as the
boat gains speed.
Displacement hull - Answer -Is designed to travel through the water using propulsion.
Pontoon hull - Answer -Utilizes two or more pontoons to create a lift and floatation.
Hull sizes: round bottom - Answer -Typical to sailboats and conoes. Round bottom hulls
tend to roll more easily
Hull sizes: flat bottom - Answer -Designed for slow speeds and calm water
Hull sizes: V-bottom - Answer -The moat common type of power boat hull. Move
through rough water at higher speeds. Smoother rides.
Hull sizes: Multi-chine - Answer -Catamarans are very stable but can be disscult to
manoeurve
Bow - Answer -Forward part or front section of the boat
Stern - Answer -The back part of the boat
Transom - Answer -The stern cross section of the boat
Port - Answer -The left side of the boat
Starboard - Answer -The right side of the boat
Waterline - Answer -In respect of a pleasure craft means the waterline at the
recommended maximum gross load capacity
Draft - Answer -Defined as the depth of water that a boat needs in order to float freely
Answers
Contraventions act - Answer -- Disregarding speed limits
- Carless operation
-Operating without prescribed saftey equipment
Collision Regulations - Answer -- Navigation
- Right of way rules
- Lookout rules
You keep a look out for distress singals only during poor weather - Answer -False
What type or size of vessals must be equipped with a compliance notice - Answer -All
pleasure craft crafts propelled (or designed to be propelled) by a motor
Which act code or regulation requires that safty equipment be carried on board at all
times? - Answer -The small vessel regulations
Who is responsible if you lend your boat to a friend - Answer -Both you and the person
who who borrowed your craft
The small vessel regulations require that certain pleasure boats must be licensed or
registered. Which are they? - Answer -All pleasure craft of all sizes equipped with one
or more primary propulsion motors totalling 7.5 .kw or more
The Canada shipping act of 2001 requires all operators of to offer assistance to other
boats in distress. Under what circumstances are you required to help? - Answer -Only of
you can do so without placing yourself or your passengers in danger
Which act governs the navigation rules on Canadian waterways? - Answer -The
collision regulations
Who is the operator? - Answer -A boat operator is considered to be the person who is in
control of the pleasure craft
What is a pleasure craft? - Answer -A pleasure craft is a any vessel, ship, boat or other
type of watercraft that is used exclusively for pleasure or recreatiom
, What is a powerful driven craft? - Answer -Any vessel propelled by motor .pr propelling
machinery
What is a sailing vessel? - Answer -The small vessel regulations define a pleasure
sailing craft (sailboat) as any vessel that's under the power of a sail
What is a personal water craft (PCW's) - Answer -Personal watercraft (PCW's) are
equipped with an onboard engine and are propelled by an internal jet propulsion system
The hull - Answer -Th hull Oscar considered to to be the protion of the boat that rides
both in and on top of the water
Planning hull - Answer -Is desgined to lift or plane onto the surface of the water as the
boat gains speed.
Displacement hull - Answer -Is designed to travel through the water using propulsion.
Pontoon hull - Answer -Utilizes two or more pontoons to create a lift and floatation.
Hull sizes: round bottom - Answer -Typical to sailboats and conoes. Round bottom hulls
tend to roll more easily
Hull sizes: flat bottom - Answer -Designed for slow speeds and calm water
Hull sizes: V-bottom - Answer -The moat common type of power boat hull. Move
through rough water at higher speeds. Smoother rides.
Hull sizes: Multi-chine - Answer -Catamarans are very stable but can be disscult to
manoeurve
Bow - Answer -Forward part or front section of the boat
Stern - Answer -The back part of the boat
Transom - Answer -The stern cross section of the boat
Port - Answer -The left side of the boat
Starboard - Answer -The right side of the boat
Waterline - Answer -In respect of a pleasure craft means the waterline at the
recommended maximum gross load capacity
Draft - Answer -Defined as the depth of water that a boat needs in order to float freely
