ALABAMA BOATING BASICS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
ALABAMA BOATING
STUDYGLOBAL 5/16/25 ALABAMA BOATING
, Most boat fatalities are the result of: - Accurate answers capsizing or falls overboard.
You should always watch for changes in the weather while boating. Most changes come from the: -
Accurate answers West.
Regulatory Buoys in the Uniform State Waterway Marketing System are recognized by: - Accurate
answers the horizontal orange bands at the top and bottom.
Being a courteous boater includes: - Accurate answers All of the above; not throwing your litter
into the water, keeping noise to a minimum at night, and watching your wake so as not to cause damage
to other vessels or to shorelines.
When boating near large vessels, you should: - Accurate answers Avoid jumping wakes, riding close
alongside, or cutting under the bow.
The necessary length of a boat trailer is determined by: - Accurate answers The length of the boat.
When boarding a small boat from a dock or low pier: - Accurate answers step into the center of the
boat.
A boat is less stable and more likely to capsize when: - Accurate answers overloaded or
overpowered.
Planing hulls: - Accurate answers are designed to skim on top of the water.
An example of negligent or reckless operation would be: - Accurate answers All of the above;
excessive speed in a congested area, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or operating in a
swimming area w/ bathers present.
If a boat capsizes: - Accurate answers grab a PDF, swim to the boat, and stay w/the boat.
If you see something off the port beam, you are seeing something: - Accurate answers straight out
from the middle of the vessel on the left side.
You should always have the following equipment on your vessel: - Accurate answers All of the
above; a Coast Guard approved PFD for each person on board, paddles or oars, and a tool kit and spare
parts.
When you are trying to bring someone into your boat from the water, you should bring them in: -
Accurate answers over the stern.
Under the Lateral Buoyage System, you can tell which side of the channel a buoy is on by its: - Accurate
answers color.
WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
ALABAMA BOATING
STUDYGLOBAL 5/16/25 ALABAMA BOATING
, Most boat fatalities are the result of: - Accurate answers capsizing or falls overboard.
You should always watch for changes in the weather while boating. Most changes come from the: -
Accurate answers West.
Regulatory Buoys in the Uniform State Waterway Marketing System are recognized by: - Accurate
answers the horizontal orange bands at the top and bottom.
Being a courteous boater includes: - Accurate answers All of the above; not throwing your litter
into the water, keeping noise to a minimum at night, and watching your wake so as not to cause damage
to other vessels or to shorelines.
When boating near large vessels, you should: - Accurate answers Avoid jumping wakes, riding close
alongside, or cutting under the bow.
The necessary length of a boat trailer is determined by: - Accurate answers The length of the boat.
When boarding a small boat from a dock or low pier: - Accurate answers step into the center of the
boat.
A boat is less stable and more likely to capsize when: - Accurate answers overloaded or
overpowered.
Planing hulls: - Accurate answers are designed to skim on top of the water.
An example of negligent or reckless operation would be: - Accurate answers All of the above;
excessive speed in a congested area, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or operating in a
swimming area w/ bathers present.
If a boat capsizes: - Accurate answers grab a PDF, swim to the boat, and stay w/the boat.
If you see something off the port beam, you are seeing something: - Accurate answers straight out
from the middle of the vessel on the left side.
You should always have the following equipment on your vessel: - Accurate answers All of the
above; a Coast Guard approved PFD for each person on board, paddles or oars, and a tool kit and spare
parts.
When you are trying to bring someone into your boat from the water, you should bring them in: -
Accurate answers over the stern.
Under the Lateral Buoyage System, you can tell which side of the channel a buoy is on by its: - Accurate
answers color.
