Alabama Boating Test Questions With
New Update Solutions
/. When did Alabama pass the Boater Safety app? - Answer-✅1994
/.Alabama Boater Safety Act of 1994 - Answer-✅A law passed in 1994 detailing safety
procedures on Alabama waterways
/.Under the Alabama Boater Safety Act, who doesn't have to take a safety course? -
Answer-✅Those who are 40 years of age as of April 28, 1994 will not have to take a
boating safety course.
/.What age does the Alabama Boater Safety Act prohibit from operating boats? -
Answer-✅Prohibits anyone younger than 12 from operating a mechanically powered
boat
/.What do boats pulling a skier need? - Answer-✅Boats pulling a skier must have either
a rearward facing observer or a 78 square inch rearview mirror with a 170 degree field
of vision.
/.Boats less than 24 ft long powered by 50 horsepower or more must be.. - Answer-
✅Equipped with an emergency cutoff switch with a lanyard attached to the operator
/.All children younger than 8 must wear - Answer-✅A Coast Guard approved life
preserver at all times
/.What does Alabama Boater Safety Act say about Alcohol? - Answer-✅The act
extends highway DUI laws to the waterways
/.What should a boat engine not do? - Answer-✅Exceed the recommended horsepower
printed on the boat's capacity plate
/.What must a boat have? - Answer-✅A Coast Guard approved life preserver in boat for
each occupant
/.Salt water boaters should have... - Answer-✅flares or other visual signaling devices
/.Where is the port side? - Answer-✅The left of the boat
/.Where is the starboard on the boat? - Answer-✅Right side of the boat
, /.Where is the stern of the boat? - Answer-✅The back or rear of the book
/.Where is the bow of the boat? - Answer-✅The front of the boat
/.What is the hull of the boat? - Answer-✅The body of the boat
/.What is the draft of a boat? - Answer-✅the vertical distance between the waterline and
the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included
/.What is the keel of the boat? - Answer-✅a flat blade sticking down into the water from
a sailboat's bottom. It has two functions: it prevents the boat from being blown sideways
by the wind, and it holds the ballast that keeps the boat right-side up.
/.What is the gunwale? - Answer-✅upper edge of vessel's side
/.What is the cleat? - Answer-✅a metal fitting that a rope can be fastened to
/.What are the 2 types of hulls? - Answer-✅Planing and Displacement
/.Planing Hulls - Answer-✅designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when
enough power is supplied.
/.Displacement Hull - Answer-✅The type of hull that plows through the water
/.The 3 basic hull shapes - Answer-✅round bottom
flat bottom
v bottom
/.what are the 4 length classes of vessels - Answer-✅Class A: less than 16
Class 1: 16-26
Class 2: 26- under 40
Class 3: 40 to under 65
/.List 4 basic types of engines - Answer-✅outboard, inboard, stern drive, and jet drive.
/.stern drive and inboard engines are - Answer-✅automotive engines adapted for
marine use
/.The U.S Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be - Answer-✅Class A vessels
with an inboard engine
/.True or False: Personal Watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of
other vessels - Answer-✅False
New Update Solutions
/. When did Alabama pass the Boater Safety app? - Answer-✅1994
/.Alabama Boater Safety Act of 1994 - Answer-✅A law passed in 1994 detailing safety
procedures on Alabama waterways
/.Under the Alabama Boater Safety Act, who doesn't have to take a safety course? -
Answer-✅Those who are 40 years of age as of April 28, 1994 will not have to take a
boating safety course.
/.What age does the Alabama Boater Safety Act prohibit from operating boats? -
Answer-✅Prohibits anyone younger than 12 from operating a mechanically powered
boat
/.What do boats pulling a skier need? - Answer-✅Boats pulling a skier must have either
a rearward facing observer or a 78 square inch rearview mirror with a 170 degree field
of vision.
/.Boats less than 24 ft long powered by 50 horsepower or more must be.. - Answer-
✅Equipped with an emergency cutoff switch with a lanyard attached to the operator
/.All children younger than 8 must wear - Answer-✅A Coast Guard approved life
preserver at all times
/.What does Alabama Boater Safety Act say about Alcohol? - Answer-✅The act
extends highway DUI laws to the waterways
/.What should a boat engine not do? - Answer-✅Exceed the recommended horsepower
printed on the boat's capacity plate
/.What must a boat have? - Answer-✅A Coast Guard approved life preserver in boat for
each occupant
/.Salt water boaters should have... - Answer-✅flares or other visual signaling devices
/.Where is the port side? - Answer-✅The left of the boat
/.Where is the starboard on the boat? - Answer-✅Right side of the boat
, /.Where is the stern of the boat? - Answer-✅The back or rear of the book
/.Where is the bow of the boat? - Answer-✅The front of the boat
/.What is the hull of the boat? - Answer-✅The body of the boat
/.What is the draft of a boat? - Answer-✅the vertical distance between the waterline and
the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included
/.What is the keel of the boat? - Answer-✅a flat blade sticking down into the water from
a sailboat's bottom. It has two functions: it prevents the boat from being blown sideways
by the wind, and it holds the ballast that keeps the boat right-side up.
/.What is the gunwale? - Answer-✅upper edge of vessel's side
/.What is the cleat? - Answer-✅a metal fitting that a rope can be fastened to
/.What are the 2 types of hulls? - Answer-✅Planing and Displacement
/.Planing Hulls - Answer-✅designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when
enough power is supplied.
/.Displacement Hull - Answer-✅The type of hull that plows through the water
/.The 3 basic hull shapes - Answer-✅round bottom
flat bottom
v bottom
/.what are the 4 length classes of vessels - Answer-✅Class A: less than 16
Class 1: 16-26
Class 2: 26- under 40
Class 3: 40 to under 65
/.List 4 basic types of engines - Answer-✅outboard, inboard, stern drive, and jet drive.
/.stern drive and inboard engines are - Answer-✅automotive engines adapted for
marine use
/.The U.S Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be - Answer-✅Class A vessels
with an inboard engine
/.True or False: Personal Watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of
other vessels - Answer-✅False
