Alabama Boating Test (60 questions) with verified answers
graded A+ already passed
1. How should a vessel's registration number
On both sides of the bow of
and validation decal be displayed?
the boat
2. What is important when selecting the
Passenger's body weight and
right PFD for a passenger?
chest size
3. What important safety information is found
on a boat's capacity plate? Maximum weight and/or
number of people the boat
can carry safely
4. What is the best way to find out about hazards on Consult a nautical
chart
a local waterway?
5. According to Alabama law, what operators are Operators who are 12
years of age
required to have completed an approved boating or older
course in order to operate a PWC?
6. Which type of PFD will turn most Type 1
unconscious people face up in the
water?
The vessel operator
7. Everyone on board a vessel should
understand basic safety practices. Who is
responsible for en- suring this?
8. Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher Mounted in an
accessible location
on a boat?
9. When should a life jacket be discarded are op- erating a
and re- placed? vessel?
10. What effect does alcohol have when you
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, Alabama Boating Test (60 questions) with verified answers
graded A+ already passed
When it is slightly torn
Increases the likelihood of acci-
dents
11. U.S. Coast Guard -approved
visual
distress signals
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graded A+ already passed
1. How should a vessel's registration number
On both sides of the bow of
and validation decal be displayed?
the boat
2. What is important when selecting the
Passenger's body weight and
right PFD for a passenger?
chest size
3. What important safety information is found
on a boat's capacity plate? Maximum weight and/or
number of people the boat
can carry safely
4. What is the best way to find out about hazards on Consult a nautical
chart
a local waterway?
5. According to Alabama law, what operators are Operators who are 12
years of age
required to have completed an approved boating or older
course in order to operate a PWC?
6. Which type of PFD will turn most Type 1
unconscious people face up in the
water?
The vessel operator
7. Everyone on board a vessel should
understand basic safety practices. Who is
responsible for en- suring this?
8. Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher Mounted in an
accessible location
on a boat?
9. When should a life jacket be discarded are op- erating a
and re- placed? vessel?
10. What effect does alcohol have when you
1/
12
, Alabama Boating Test (60 questions) with verified answers
graded A+ already passed
When it is slightly torn
Increases the likelihood of acci-
dents
11. U.S. Coast Guard -approved
visual
distress signals
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