Ri boater's license unit 4 Test Questions
And Solved Answers.
Requirements in RI - Answer you must have a Certificate of Number (registration card) and validation
decals to operate your vessel legally on Rhode Island's public waters. Anyone operating a personal
watercraft (PWC), regardless of age, must have passed an approved boater education course.
Boating under the influence - Answer Rhode Island law sets the blood alcohol limit for boating while
intoxicated at 0.08% or greater.
cowl - Answer Hooded opening designed to scoop in air
mufflers - Answer All vessels equipped with an engine must have a factory-type muffler or exhaust
water manifold installed on the engine or another effective muffling system for noise reduction
purposes.
Federally controlled waters - Answer Coastal waters, The Great Lakes, Territorial seas, Bodies of water
connected directly to one of the above, up to a point where the body of water is less than two miles
wide
Pollutant disposal laws - Answer It is illegal to discharge waste, oil, or trash into any state or federally
controlled waters. All waters of Rhode Island have been declared "No Discharge Zones."
validation decal - Answer Must be placed on both sides of the vessel to the right of, and in line with,
the registration number
According to Rhode Island law, during what hours is it legal to operate a personal watercraft (PWC)? -
Answer between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset
And Solved Answers.
Requirements in RI - Answer you must have a Certificate of Number (registration card) and validation
decals to operate your vessel legally on Rhode Island's public waters. Anyone operating a personal
watercraft (PWC), regardless of age, must have passed an approved boater education course.
Boating under the influence - Answer Rhode Island law sets the blood alcohol limit for boating while
intoxicated at 0.08% or greater.
cowl - Answer Hooded opening designed to scoop in air
mufflers - Answer All vessels equipped with an engine must have a factory-type muffler or exhaust
water manifold installed on the engine or another effective muffling system for noise reduction
purposes.
Federally controlled waters - Answer Coastal waters, The Great Lakes, Territorial seas, Bodies of water
connected directly to one of the above, up to a point where the body of water is less than two miles
wide
Pollutant disposal laws - Answer It is illegal to discharge waste, oil, or trash into any state or federally
controlled waters. All waters of Rhode Island have been declared "No Discharge Zones."
validation decal - Answer Must be placed on both sides of the vessel to the right of, and in line with,
the registration number
According to Rhode Island law, during what hours is it legal to operate a personal watercraft (PWC)? -
Answer between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset
