Wisconsin Boater Safety Class Exam Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest 2026 Update

Wisconsin Boater Safety Class Exam Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions | Latest 2026 Update


Q: Hull
Answer:
Body of a vessel

Q: Bow
Answer:
Front of boat

Q: Stern
Answer:
Back of boat

Q: Port
Answer:
(Red light) left side of boat

Q: Starboard
Answer:
(Green light) Right side of boat

Q: Keel
Answer:
Backbone of the boat

Q: Gunwale
Answer:
Upper edge of boat's side

Q: Beam
Answer:
Width of boat (port to starboard)

Q: Length

, Answer:
Length of boat (bow to stern)

Q: Draft
Answer:
Waterline to keel (Down) (Need to know for your own boat)

Q: Freeboard
Answer:
Waterline to Gunwale (up)

Q: Cleat
Answer:
Thing you tie the line onto

Q: All around white light
Answer:
on top of the cover

Q: Red & Green Sidelight
Answer:
front of boat

Q: Safety lanyard
Answer:
kill switch if you fall off a personal boat

Q: Capacity plate
Answer:
All vessels after 1972 have a plate- They have how many people (people=150
pounds) and the weight and it is always by the steering wheel

Q: Propeller
Answer:
Rotate and powers a boat forward and backward

Q: Displacement Mode