CALIFORNIA BOATING CORE EXAM SET QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔steering nozzle - ✔✔a device used to direct eh stream of water to the left or right at
the stern of a PWC, which steers the PWC
✔✔halyards - ✔✔lines used to raise and lower the sails
✔✔sheets - ✔✔lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
✔✔capsize - ✔✔to turn on the side or turn completely over
✔✔swamp - ✔✔to fill with water
✔✔bilge - ✔✔interior of the hull beneath the floorboards
✔✔Figure eight band - ✔✔The figure-eight knot has several uses, including connecting
two ropes to make a longer line or making a "stopper" knot in a single line in order to
prevent the line from slipping through a hole or a gap in a block or a cleat.
✔✔Bowline knot - ✔✔The bowline is a multi-purpose knot that is essential for boat
operators to know. Forming the knot creates a fixed loop on the end of the rope or
line—a loop that can be used for hitching, mooring, or lifting.
✔✔Anchor Bend Knot - ✔✔A type of hitching knot, the anchor bend is used to secure a
rope to an anchor or a ring. If additional security is needed, a half hitch can be tied at
the end.
✔✔Cleating Hitch - ✔✔Used to attach a line to a cleat on a dock, the cleating hitch is
formed by wrapping the line around the base of the cleat, then forming one or more
figure eights around the cleat. The knot is secured with a half hitch.
✔✔Round turn an two and a half hitches - ✔✔Handy for tying down a bulky load or tying
a boat to a mooring post, the round turn and two half hitches is versatile. It is a secure
knot that does not jam and is easy to undo.
✔✔ bow - ✔✔the front of the vessel
✔✔stern - ✔✔the back of the vessel
✔✔starboard - ✔✔the right side of the vessel
✔✔port - ✔✔the left side of the vessel
SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔steering nozzle - ✔✔a device used to direct eh stream of water to the left or right at
the stern of a PWC, which steers the PWC
✔✔halyards - ✔✔lines used to raise and lower the sails
✔✔sheets - ✔✔lines used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
✔✔capsize - ✔✔to turn on the side or turn completely over
✔✔swamp - ✔✔to fill with water
✔✔bilge - ✔✔interior of the hull beneath the floorboards
✔✔Figure eight band - ✔✔The figure-eight knot has several uses, including connecting
two ropes to make a longer line or making a "stopper" knot in a single line in order to
prevent the line from slipping through a hole or a gap in a block or a cleat.
✔✔Bowline knot - ✔✔The bowline is a multi-purpose knot that is essential for boat
operators to know. Forming the knot creates a fixed loop on the end of the rope or
line—a loop that can be used for hitching, mooring, or lifting.
✔✔Anchor Bend Knot - ✔✔A type of hitching knot, the anchor bend is used to secure a
rope to an anchor or a ring. If additional security is needed, a half hitch can be tied at
the end.
✔✔Cleating Hitch - ✔✔Used to attach a line to a cleat on a dock, the cleating hitch is
formed by wrapping the line around the base of the cleat, then forming one or more
figure eights around the cleat. The knot is secured with a half hitch.
✔✔Round turn an two and a half hitches - ✔✔Handy for tying down a bulky load or tying
a boat to a mooring post, the round turn and two half hitches is versatile. It is a secure
knot that does not jam and is easy to undo.
✔✔ bow - ✔✔the front of the vessel
✔✔stern - ✔✔the back of the vessel
✔✔starboard - ✔✔the right side of the vessel
✔✔port - ✔✔the left side of the vessel
