USCG Aux Boating Skills Final Exam
Questions with Solutions
Stanchion - answerIt holds up a rail
Starboard - answerThe right side of a boat, looking forward
Aft - answerToward the back of the boat
Head - answerA marine toilet
Tender - answerIt transports people and gear
Transom - answerStern cross section of a square-stern boat
Planing hull - answerIt rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
Outboard - answerIts engine is mounted on the transom
Bowrider - answerA runabout with seats in the front
PWC - answerA personal watercraft
The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels sides or transom is its -
answerFreeboard
Select your boat to suit your - answerneeds
A vessel is anything used on the water for - answertransportation
The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called the - answeroutdrive
If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it - answersinks
Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used only - answerin
sheltered waters
The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a boat whether rented
or privately owned belongs to - answerthe boat operator
The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where propellers are easily
damaged is - answera jet drive
, You can get information about product recalls and possible safety defects in vessels by
calling - answerthe Coast Guard Customer Infoline
If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible defects by - answera
marine surveyor
The forward part of a vessel is called the - answerbow
Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is - answerstrong and heavy,
easily molded, easily repaired, all of the above
From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which eventually became -
answerstarboard
The keel and the planks of a boat together make the - answerhull
Which of the following is a vessel? - answerraft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the above
A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of - answerits low
freeboard
A planing hulled vessel - answerrides on top of the water at cruising speeds
The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the - answertransom
The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily on its - answerlength
In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of engine to work on is -
answera stern-drive
Vessel Safety Check - answerfree: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Not inherently buoyant - answeran inflatable life jacket
Sound signal - answerall vessels must have means to make
marine sanitation device - answerrequired on installed toilets that do not have holding
tanks
Throwable PFD - answerit's on the transom
VDS - answerType IV life jacket
HIN - answer
Questions with Solutions
Stanchion - answerIt holds up a rail
Starboard - answerThe right side of a boat, looking forward
Aft - answerToward the back of the boat
Head - answerA marine toilet
Tender - answerIt transports people and gear
Transom - answerStern cross section of a square-stern boat
Planing hull - answerIt rises up on top of the water when it has enough speed
Outboard - answerIts engine is mounted on the transom
Bowrider - answerA runabout with seats in the front
PWC - answerA personal watercraft
The shortest distance from the waterline to the top of a vessels sides or transom is its -
answerFreeboard
Select your boat to suit your - answerneeds
A vessel is anything used on the water for - answertransportation
The part of a stern-drive engine that is outside the vessel is called the - answeroutdrive
If a boat weighs more than the water it displaces, it - answersinks
Skiffs, jon-boats, houseboats, and pontoon boats should be used only - answerin
sheltered waters
The primary responsibility for the safety of all persons on board a boat whether rented
or privately owned belongs to - answerthe boat operator
The means of propulsion often used in rocky shallow water where propellers are easily
damaged is - answera jet drive
, You can get information about product recalls and possible safety defects in vessels by
calling - answerthe Coast Guard Customer Infoline
If you are buying a used boat, have it examined for possible defects by - answera
marine surveyor
The forward part of a vessel is called the - answerbow
Fiberglass is a popular boatbuilding material because it is - answerstrong and heavy,
easily molded, easily repaired, all of the above
From the Norse, we got the term "steering board," which eventually became -
answerstarboard
The keel and the planks of a boat together make the - answerhull
Which of the following is a vessel? - answerraft, an inflatable,a PWC, all of the above
A bass boat can become dangerous in rough water because of - answerits low
freeboard
A planing hulled vessel - answerrides on top of the water at cruising speeds
The flat, vertical surface on the aft portion of boats is called the - answertransom
The top speed of a displacement hulled vessel depends primarily on its - answerlength
In the water, and especially when it is rough, the easiest type of engine to work on is -
answera stern-drive
Vessel Safety Check - answerfree: made by the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Not inherently buoyant - answeran inflatable life jacket
Sound signal - answerall vessels must have means to make
marine sanitation device - answerrequired on installed toilets that do not have holding
tanks
Throwable PFD - answerit's on the transom
VDS - answerType IV life jacket
HIN - answer
