Massachusetts Boater-s License Test Questions With Correct Answers

Massachusetts Boater's License Test Questions
With Correct Answers

MA Boating Safety Certificate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Required for 16
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and 17 year olds to operate a PWC, 12-15 year olds operating a
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motorboat of any horsepower.
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class A Vessel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-length less than 16 feet
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class 1 vessel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-16 to 26 feet
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class 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-26 to 40 feet
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class 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-40 feet to 65 feet
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length classes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dictates necessary equipment
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(fire extinguishers, sound signal devices, personal floatation devices,
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etc.)


displacement hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-weight or volume of water
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that the vessel's hull occupies & greater the weight the greater the
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displacement (Tabor Boy) | |

, planing hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rises up and glides on top of water
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(Boston Whaler) |




Flat bottom hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-shallow draft, planing hull
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V-hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-more power to plane, smoother in rough
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water
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round bottom hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-most efficient with tendency
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to roll
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multi-hull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-greater stability because of wide
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beam, larger area necessary to turn
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wake - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dangerous because can rock, swamp, or
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capsize other boats, passengers can be thrown off balance or
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overboard, can cause erosion of the shoreline and damage important
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habitats


outboard engine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mounted on the transom
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