Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating
Safety Questions and Answers
beam - correct answer ✔✔The maximum width of the hull is known as the
distance from the water to the lowest point of a boat where water could come on board -
correct answer ✔✔Freeboard is the:
size - correct answer ✔✔Three factors affect the seaworthiness and safety of a vessel, its
design, construction materials, and:
bilge - correct answer ✔✔The lowest part of the interior of the hull is the:
draft - correct answer ✔✔The measurement of how deeply a boat's hull penetrates the water is
its:
moves through the water by pushing it aside - correct answer ✔✔A displacement hull is one
that:
plan to use 1/3 of the tank to reach your destination, 1/3 to get home, and 1/3 for emergencies
- correct answer ✔✔To avoid running out of fuel, determine the usable capacity of your fuel
tank and your boat's rate of fuel consumption, and then:
is only part of that needed for safe and comfortable operation - correct answer ✔✔Vessel
equipment required by law:
Safety Questions and Answers
beam - correct answer ✔✔The maximum width of the hull is known as the
distance from the water to the lowest point of a boat where water could come on board -
correct answer ✔✔Freeboard is the:
size - correct answer ✔✔Three factors affect the seaworthiness and safety of a vessel, its
design, construction materials, and:
bilge - correct answer ✔✔The lowest part of the interior of the hull is the:
draft - correct answer ✔✔The measurement of how deeply a boat's hull penetrates the water is
its:
moves through the water by pushing it aside - correct answer ✔✔A displacement hull is one
that:
plan to use 1/3 of the tank to reach your destination, 1/3 to get home, and 1/3 for emergencies
- correct answer ✔✔To avoid running out of fuel, determine the usable capacity of your fuel
tank and your boat's rate of fuel consumption, and then:
is only part of that needed for safe and comfortable operation - correct answer ✔✔Vessel
equipment required by law:
