USCG Aux Boating Skills Final Exam |
244 Questions with Verified Answers
Stanchion - -It holds up a rail
- Starboard - -The right side of a boat, looking forward
- Aft - -Toward the back of the boat
- Head - -A marine toilet
- Tender - -It transports people and gear
- Transom - -Stern cross section of a square-stern boat
- Planing hull - -It rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
- Outboard - -Its engine is mounted on the transom
- Bowrider - -A runabout with seats in the front
- PWC - -A personal watercraft
- The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels sides or
transom is its - -Freeboard
- Select your boat to suit your - -needs
- A vessel is anything used on the water for - -transportation
- The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called the - -
outdrive
- If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it - -sinks
- Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used only - -in
sheltered waters
- The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a boat
whether rented or privately owned belongs to - -the boat operator
- The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where
propellers are easily damaged is - -a jet drive
, - You can get information about product recalls and possible safety defects
in vessels by calling - -the Coast Guard Customer Infoline
- If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible defects by - -a
marine surveyor
- The forward part of a vessel is called the - -bow
- Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is - -strong and
heavy, easily molded, easily repaired, all of the above
- From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which eventually
became - -starboard
- The keel and the planks of a boat together make the - -hull
- Which of the following is a vessel? - -raft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the
above
- A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of - -its low
freeboard
- A planing hulled vessel - -rides on top of the water at cruising speeds
- The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the - -transom
- The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily on its - -
length
- In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of engine to
work on is - -a stern-drive
- Vessel Safety Check - -free: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Not inherently buoyant - -an inflatable life jacket
- Sound signal - -all vessels must have means to make
- marine sanitation device - -required on installed toilets that do not have
holding tanks
- Throwable PFD - -it's on the transom
- VDS - -Type IV life jacket
- HIN - -
244 Questions with Verified Answers
Stanchion - -It holds up a rail
- Starboard - -The right side of a boat, looking forward
- Aft - -Toward the back of the boat
- Head - -A marine toilet
- Tender - -It transports people and gear
- Transom - -Stern cross section of a square-stern boat
- Planing hull - -It rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
- Outboard - -Its engine is mounted on the transom
- Bowrider - -A runabout with seats in the front
- PWC - -A personal watercraft
- The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels sides or
transom is its - -Freeboard
- Select your boat to suit your - -needs
- A vessel is anything used on the water for - -transportation
- The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called the - -
outdrive
- If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it - -sinks
- Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used only - -in
sheltered waters
- The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a boat
whether rented or privately owned belongs to - -the boat operator
- The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where
propellers are easily damaged is - -a jet drive
, - You can get information about product recalls and possible safety defects
in vessels by calling - -the Coast Guard Customer Infoline
- If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible defects by - -a
marine surveyor
- The forward part of a vessel is called the - -bow
- Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is - -strong and
heavy, easily molded, easily repaired, all of the above
- From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which eventually
became - -starboard
- The keel and the planks of a boat together make the - -hull
- Which of the following is a vessel? - -raft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the
above
- A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of - -its low
freeboard
- A planing hulled vessel - -rides on top of the water at cruising speeds
- The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the - -transom
- The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily on its - -
length
- In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of engine to
work on is - -a stern-drive
- Vessel Safety Check - -free: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Not inherently buoyant - -an inflatable life jacket
- Sound signal - -all vessels must have means to make
- marine sanitation device - -required on installed toilets that do not have
holding tanks
- Throwable PFD - -it's on the transom
- VDS - -Type IV life jacket
- HIN - -
