Public Vessel Operators License | 2024-2025 LATEST UPDATED |
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What a PVO must do for - a vessel inspection - (answers)Annual. Contact Marine Service
Bureau, fill out app and attach registration/capacity plate. Owner arranges time date and location.
Public Vessel - (answers)Propelled by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on
navigable waters which is performing a service that receives compensation
Direct Compensation - (answers)A person has paid you money for a ride on your boat
Indirect Compensation - (answers)A person has paid you a sum of money and a related service is
a boat/ operator. Ex: fishing guide, camps, motels, educational institution
What a PVO must do for - deficiencies and failures - (answers)Identical deficiencies require
immediate failure. All listed deficiencies must be corrected prior to placing vessel in service
before the next time passengers are taken out.
PVO inspection - (answers)Receive a copy of inspection report noting all deficiencies and how
to correct them. Mail a signed, notarized letter to MR&V once corrected. Schedule another
inspection or issue CofI.
Posting - (answers)Not require for vessel under 10 tons but always required onboard
What a PVO must do for - modification to PV - (answers)Send in letter saying they are corrected
and potentially have a second inspection.
Licensing requirements for - original license - (answers)Complete and sign application form.
ACEE info. Valid photo ID and proof of age. Evidence of boat safety course. 30 hours of
experience operation motorboats. Written exam
,Licensing requirements for - renewal license - (answers)Renee annually have until August 1st of
following year. Reexamination not required but some short open book exam given every 5 years
for updates. Re-examine if after time frame
Licensing requirements for - suspension license - (answers)Revoke by inspector by Article 4 for
proof of recklessness, carelessness, intemperance, incompetence, dereliction of duty, or willful
disobedience of law. Must hand over license $100 fine for every day following refusal to give up
license
Joint P&E - (answers)18 years, boat safety course, written exam, not usually req practical exam,
30 hours experience with motor boat operations. For smaller vessels
Engineer - (answers)Larger vessels with engine space that need tending determined by steam
propulsion, propulsion not entirely controlled by pilot house, or by discretion. 21 years of age,
boat safety, general question written exam, practical exam operation and explaining the
engineering systems, one season in engine room under licensed engineer supervision and 2
months if candidate is a licensed stationary engineer.
Apprentice - (answers)First step to master. Min 30 trips in logbook as deckhand on cease he
wants a license on with same knowledge demonstration as JPE. Must get this before masters.
Age 21, boat safety course, written exam unless already JPE, practical exam under discretion. 1
year as JPE or season
Masters - (answers)For boats over 65 feet, 50 ton displacement, 65 passengers. Age 21, boat
safety course, written exam at inspectors discretion, practical exam under inspectors observation,
served as apprentice master under supervision of licensed master for
Min 60 hours bridge time in vessels log book.
What a PVO must do for - boat repairs - (answers)Contact M&RV to provide info on nature and
extent of repairs. If alternating hull or propulsion must report to inspector. Failure to do so may
void the vessels CofI and delay operation.
Naval Arcitect - (answers)Structural modification requires architect to look at it to re-certify
stability. Intervals of 10 years, vessels with more than 20 passengers hauled in for hull
inspection. Over 65 passengers, survey by naval architect.
,What boats need to be registered? - (answers)Every mechanically propelled vessel operated
primarily on the navigable waters of state or within boundaries must be registered under article
48
Mechanically propelled vessel - (answers)Equipped with motor regardless of wether the motor if
the primary means of propulsion
Crew - (answers)One for each deck and one for every additional 50 passengers over 100
Passengers - (answers)Determined by inspector and by rail length, deck area, and fixed seating
Describe the display of registration numbers - (answers)On pocket sized card with owner name
and address. Series of numbers and letters. Must be displayed in forward part of port and
starboard with 3 in height for 100 ft visibility in color contrasting with hull and permanently
attached - painted decals or stickers with space or dash between
How can you tell which boat is a Public Vessel? - (answers)Letters PV on side above or below
registration at 5 inch height and 200 ft visibility
Length/Length Overall (LOA) - (answers)The distance from one end of the boat to the other end.
It does not include outboard motors, brackets, or other attachments.
Beam - (answers)The width of the boat at its widest point.
Displacement - (answers)The weight of water that the boat must push out of the way to float. As
you add gear or passengers, the boat's _______ increases and the boat sinks lower into the water.
Draft - (answers)The vertical distance from the bottom of the underside (keel) to the water line.
This determines the depth of water in which your boat operate - the larger the draft, the deeper
the water must be for the boat to operate without running aground.
Freeboard - (answers)The vertical distance from the waterline to the upper edge of the boat's
sides. Boats with low _______ may take on water in rough conditions or when crossing another
boat's wake.
, Centerline - (answers)An imaginary line drawn from the bow to the center of the stern.
Waterline length - (answers)The length of the boat from end to end when it is in the water.
Trim - (answers)The angle at which a boat rides in the water. A boat may be trimmed so it rides
even, down at the stern, or down at the bow.
Knot - (answers)A measurement of speed on the water equal to one nautical mile (6076.1 feet)
per hour.
Hull - (answers)The basic structural shell of a boat
Bow - (answers)The forward (front) part of the boat
Stern - (answers)The after (back) part of a boat
Keel - (answers)The backbone of the boat running from the bow to the stern along the underside
of the boat along the centerline.
Transom - (answers)Vertical surface at the back of the stern which extends across the stern from
one side to the other. Outboard motors are mounted on the transom
Gunwale - (answers)Upper edge of a boat's side (rails)
Bilge - (answers)The area beneath the floorboards, or the lowest point of hull in a boat without
floorboards.
Cabin - (answers)An enclosed portion of the hull
Helm - (answers)The operating station where the operator controls the direction and speed of the
boat
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100% RATED CORRECT ANSWERS |
GET IT CORRECT!(ALREADY GRADED A+)
What a PVO must do for - a vessel inspection - (answers)Annual. Contact Marine Service
Bureau, fill out app and attach registration/capacity plate. Owner arranges time date and location.
Public Vessel - (answers)Propelled by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on
navigable waters which is performing a service that receives compensation
Direct Compensation - (answers)A person has paid you money for a ride on your boat
Indirect Compensation - (answers)A person has paid you a sum of money and a related service is
a boat/ operator. Ex: fishing guide, camps, motels, educational institution
What a PVO must do for - deficiencies and failures - (answers)Identical deficiencies require
immediate failure. All listed deficiencies must be corrected prior to placing vessel in service
before the next time passengers are taken out.
PVO inspection - (answers)Receive a copy of inspection report noting all deficiencies and how
to correct them. Mail a signed, notarized letter to MR&V once corrected. Schedule another
inspection or issue CofI.
Posting - (answers)Not require for vessel under 10 tons but always required onboard
What a PVO must do for - modification to PV - (answers)Send in letter saying they are corrected
and potentially have a second inspection.
Licensing requirements for - original license - (answers)Complete and sign application form.
ACEE info. Valid photo ID and proof of age. Evidence of boat safety course. 30 hours of
experience operation motorboats. Written exam
,Licensing requirements for - renewal license - (answers)Renee annually have until August 1st of
following year. Reexamination not required but some short open book exam given every 5 years
for updates. Re-examine if after time frame
Licensing requirements for - suspension license - (answers)Revoke by inspector by Article 4 for
proof of recklessness, carelessness, intemperance, incompetence, dereliction of duty, or willful
disobedience of law. Must hand over license $100 fine for every day following refusal to give up
license
Joint P&E - (answers)18 years, boat safety course, written exam, not usually req practical exam,
30 hours experience with motor boat operations. For smaller vessels
Engineer - (answers)Larger vessels with engine space that need tending determined by steam
propulsion, propulsion not entirely controlled by pilot house, or by discretion. 21 years of age,
boat safety, general question written exam, practical exam operation and explaining the
engineering systems, one season in engine room under licensed engineer supervision and 2
months if candidate is a licensed stationary engineer.
Apprentice - (answers)First step to master. Min 30 trips in logbook as deckhand on cease he
wants a license on with same knowledge demonstration as JPE. Must get this before masters.
Age 21, boat safety course, written exam unless already JPE, practical exam under discretion. 1
year as JPE or season
Masters - (answers)For boats over 65 feet, 50 ton displacement, 65 passengers. Age 21, boat
safety course, written exam at inspectors discretion, practical exam under inspectors observation,
served as apprentice master under supervision of licensed master for
Min 60 hours bridge time in vessels log book.
What a PVO must do for - boat repairs - (answers)Contact M&RV to provide info on nature and
extent of repairs. If alternating hull or propulsion must report to inspector. Failure to do so may
void the vessels CofI and delay operation.
Naval Arcitect - (answers)Structural modification requires architect to look at it to re-certify
stability. Intervals of 10 years, vessels with more than 20 passengers hauled in for hull
inspection. Over 65 passengers, survey by naval architect.
,What boats need to be registered? - (answers)Every mechanically propelled vessel operated
primarily on the navigable waters of state or within boundaries must be registered under article
48
Mechanically propelled vessel - (answers)Equipped with motor regardless of wether the motor if
the primary means of propulsion
Crew - (answers)One for each deck and one for every additional 50 passengers over 100
Passengers - (answers)Determined by inspector and by rail length, deck area, and fixed seating
Describe the display of registration numbers - (answers)On pocket sized card with owner name
and address. Series of numbers and letters. Must be displayed in forward part of port and
starboard with 3 in height for 100 ft visibility in color contrasting with hull and permanently
attached - painted decals or stickers with space or dash between
How can you tell which boat is a Public Vessel? - (answers)Letters PV on side above or below
registration at 5 inch height and 200 ft visibility
Length/Length Overall (LOA) - (answers)The distance from one end of the boat to the other end.
It does not include outboard motors, brackets, or other attachments.
Beam - (answers)The width of the boat at its widest point.
Displacement - (answers)The weight of water that the boat must push out of the way to float. As
you add gear or passengers, the boat's _______ increases and the boat sinks lower into the water.
Draft - (answers)The vertical distance from the bottom of the underside (keel) to the water line.
This determines the depth of water in which your boat operate - the larger the draft, the deeper
the water must be for the boat to operate without running aground.
Freeboard - (answers)The vertical distance from the waterline to the upper edge of the boat's
sides. Boats with low _______ may take on water in rough conditions or when crossing another
boat's wake.
, Centerline - (answers)An imaginary line drawn from the bow to the center of the stern.
Waterline length - (answers)The length of the boat from end to end when it is in the water.
Trim - (answers)The angle at which a boat rides in the water. A boat may be trimmed so it rides
even, down at the stern, or down at the bow.
Knot - (answers)A measurement of speed on the water equal to one nautical mile (6076.1 feet)
per hour.
Hull - (answers)The basic structural shell of a boat
Bow - (answers)The forward (front) part of the boat
Stern - (answers)The after (back) part of a boat
Keel - (answers)The backbone of the boat running from the bow to the stern along the underside
of the boat along the centerline.
Transom - (answers)Vertical surface at the back of the stern which extends across the stern from
one side to the other. Outboard motors are mounted on the transom
Gunwale - (answers)Upper edge of a boat's side (rails)
Bilge - (answers)The area beneath the floorboards, or the lowest point of hull in a boat without
floorboards.
Cabin - (answers)An enclosed portion of the hull
Helm - (answers)The operating station where the operator controls the direction and speed of the
boat
