ILEARNTOBOAT Final Exam Questions With All Correct Answers

ILEARNTOBOAT Final Exam
Questions With All Correct Answers

1. What is the main reason for assuming the HELP position when you are
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stranded in the water?ANS: reduces heat loss
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2. What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate?-
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ANS: maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
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3. What isthebestwaytoavoidoverloadingyourboat? ANS: Don'texceedthelimits
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listed on the capacity plate.
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4. What should you leave with a friend or relative before a long outing on the
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water?: ANS float plan
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5. Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for
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fueling? ANS: on the dock and away from the boat
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6. How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? ANS: Leave a little empty space in
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the tank.
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7. What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the environ-
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ment? ANS: Use plain water or non-phosphate detergent.
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8. You are getting ready to launch your boat.Where should you park to load
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your equipment and gear? ANS: well away from the boat ramp and approach
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lane
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9. When preparing to dock,what is the safest way to stop the forward motion of
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your boat? ANS: Shift into reverse gear.
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10. If the wind or current is pushing your boat away from the dock as you
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prepare to dock, which line should you secure first? ANS: bow line
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, 11. When must navigation lights be displayed? ANS:From sunset to sunrise
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and when visibility is restricted
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12. You are operatinga powerboat atnight.Your greensidelight mustbe visible to
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boats approaching from which direction(s)? ANS: head-on and starboard (right)
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13. A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on.Which one is the stand-on
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vessel? ANS: neither
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14. You encounter another boat.You assess the situation and determine that
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you are the give-way vessel.What must you do? ANS: Take early and
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substantial action to keep well away.
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15. Which of these causes the most collisions? ANS: failing to keep a proper lookou
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16. Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? ANS: operator
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17. Who may depart from the Navigation Rules? ANS:anyone who needs to avoid
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a collision
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18. You hear the fog signal of another vessel, and a risk of collision exists.
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What action must you take? ANS: Reduce to "idle speed," and proceed with
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caution.
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19. Which of these is a factor when determining the safe speed for a vessel?-
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20. Howdoyouknowwhenyouareoperatingyourvesselatasafespeed? ANS: You
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have enough time to avoid a collision.
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