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MAINE GUIDES TEST 2024 (Q & A) SOLVED CORRECTLY!!

Maine Guide Exam - Prep Questions When I get my guide license, I no longer have to purchase a hunting or fishing license in the state of Maine. - False What license(s) would I need to guide a client fishing for stripers on salt water? - USCG Captain's License - Tidewater Fishing Which license(s) would I need to guide day trips in sea kayaks on inland waters? - Recreational Which license(s) would I need to guide overnight trips in sea kayaks on the ocean? - Sea Kayaking What license(s)...

Major causes of boating accidents and fatalities - Drinking alcohol and not wearing a PFD How much alcohol on land makes a boater equally intoxicated on water? - one third, most people are impaired after one drink What should be included in a float plan? - Describe the watercraft, destination, departure and return times, names and info of people on board. When operating a power driven watercraft, who must you give way to? - Any watercraft not under command, such as anchored or disab...

MAINE GUIDES TEST/268 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

How much alcohol does it take to make a boater intoxicated? - 1/3 of what takes a driver to be equally intoxicated. What percentage of Maine drowning victims were not wearing lifejackets? - 90% How is boat length measured? - From the tip of the bow to the back of the stern, excluding outboard motor. What defines a Class A boat? - Its length is less than 16 feet. What defines a class 1 boat? - It is at least 16 feet but less than 26 feet. What defines a class 2 boat? - It is ...

MAINE GUIDES TEST 2024 (Q & A) SOLVED CORRECTLY!! Keel - ANS A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down slide slipping. Haystacks - ANS Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current Ledge - ANS The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a series of such dams. Lining - ANS The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore. Non-power face - ANS The face of the paddle blade, opposite the po...

Herring Gull - ANSWER Charadriiformes Laridae Ring-billed Gull - ANSWER Charadriiformes Laridae Mallard - ANSWER Anseriformes Anatidae Red Tailed Hawk - ANSWER Accipitriformes Accipitridae Bald Eagle - ANSWER Accipitriformes Accipitridae Downy Woodpecker - ANSWER Piciformes

onshore wind - ANSWER wind that blows from the sea towards the land Venturi effect - ANSWER wind flowing through a restricted space and increases wind speed. Questions when in big waves - ANSWER Can we see out clients? Can they stay upright? Where might the wave break? Wavelength - ANSWER Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves

Contour Index Line - ANSWER Every fifth line, shows elevation WL - ANSWER Water level above sea level at the average high water mark Contour lines pointing north, which way does the brook flow? - ANSWER South Declination - ANSWER Difference between true north and magnetic north What does WELS stand for? - ANSWER West of the easterly line of the state of Maine What does TRN stand for? - ANSWER Township and range What are brown lines on a map called and what do they represent? - ...

Turkey - ANSWER Common Loon - ANSWER Osprey - ANSWER Red Tailed Hawk - ANSWER Pileated woodpecker - ANSWER Ring Necked Pheasant - ANSWER

what is the water safety zone? - ANSWER 200ft from any shoreline must a manually-powered craft have lights on after sunset? - ANSWER NO (white light must be ready to be displayed) which PFD must have reflective patches? - ANSWER Type I define power face? - ANSWER the one pushing, the side you can see define rocker? - ANSWER the curvature of the canoe from bow to stern

How much alcohol does it take to make a boater intoxicated? - ANSWER 1/3 of what takes a driver to be equally intoxicated. What percentage of Maine drowning victims were not wearing lifejackets? - ANSWER 90% How is boat length measured? - ANSWER From the tip of the bow to the back of the stern, excluding outboard motor. What defines a Class A boat? - ANSWER Its length is less than 16 feet. What defines a class 1 boat? - ANSWER It is at least 16 feet but less than 26 feet. What def...