answers Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026
1) A capacity plate shows the: - Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registra on numbers that are displayed on a
boat? - 3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner must no fy
the agency which issued the cer ficate within this many days: - 15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently affixed in block
type, Arabic numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal structural part of
the boat. - Official number
5) This legal proof of state registra on is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway:
- Cer ficate of number
6) Motorized boats must be - registered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is a>ached to the air intake of an inboard gasoline engine and is
designed to: - Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire ex nguisher on board: -
Personal watercraC
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floata on
Device on board under USCG regula ons? - 16" bass boat
,10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling
device: - electric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to
communicate with other boats... - an efficient means of producing a sound signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire ex nguishing system replaces this many
portable B-I fire ex nguishers? - 1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan? - Friend, neighbor, or rela ve
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water. -
raise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
15) When fueling, you should always make certain this item makes contact with the fuel tank
opening to prevent sta c spark. - Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept: - Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is a>ached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline
engines to suppress flames: - backfire flame arrestors
18) ACer fueling, and before star ng the engine, this item should be turned on for at least 4
minutes. - engine exhaust blower
19) On boats required to carry visual distress signals, the minimum amount is: - 3 day/night
combina on flares
, 20) Passengers should all wear this item each me the boat gets underway. - life jacket
21) An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater: - 16 year-old opera ng a ski boat
22) When trailering a boat, which type maneuver requires the widest turning radius? - right
hand turn
23) Whenever a boat is taken out of the water, operators should thoroughly clean their boat
to prevent these from spreading to other water environments: - aqua c nuisance species
24) When opera ng on federal waters, boats of this length and above must display the
Federal Pollu on (oil) Control Act placard: - 26 feet
25) All watercraC with inboard gasoline engines and installed fuel tanks are required to have
this safety item on board: - USCG approved fire ex nguisher or fixed system
26) If a boat operator's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is at or above this level, they are
considered to be legally intoxicated by federal (U.S. Coast Guard) statute. - .08
27) The danger signal consists of at least this many short blasts in quick succession: - 5
28) At night you observe only a green bow light (no all-round white light) ahead and to your
leC. This indicates: - a sailing vessel crossing leC to right
29) A sailing vessel is usually the stand on vessel when interac ng with a power driven vessel,
except when the sailing vessel is... - Overtaking another vessel