BKAT 9R EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is important when selecting the right PFD for a passenger?
Answer: Passenger's body weight and chest size
●● What important safety information is found on a boat's capacity
plate?
Answer: Maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry
safely
●● What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local waterway?
Answer: Consult a nautical chart
●● According to Alabama law, what operators are required to have
completed an approved boating course in order to operate a PWC?
Answer: Operators who are 12 years of age or older
●● Which type of PFD will turn most unconscious people face up in the
water?
Answer: Type 1
, ●● Everyone on board a vessel should understand basic safety practices.
Who is responsible for ensuring this?
Answer: The vessel operator
●● Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat?
Answer: Mounted in an accessible location
●● When should a life jacket be discarded and replaced?
Answer: When it is slightly torn
●● What effect does alcohol have when you are operating a vessel?
Answer: Increases the likelihood of accidents
●● When boating on federally controlled waters in an 18-foot boat, what
equipment are you legally required to have on board?
Answer: U.S. Coast Guard -approved visual distress signals
●● What sound producing device(s) is required when boating on
Alabama waters in an 18-foot powerboat?
Answer: A whistle, a horn, or another sound device
●● Which of these provides a warning that dangerous weather is
approaching?
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is important when selecting the right PFD for a passenger?
Answer: Passenger's body weight and chest size
●● What important safety information is found on a boat's capacity
plate?
Answer: Maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry
safely
●● What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local waterway?
Answer: Consult a nautical chart
●● According to Alabama law, what operators are required to have
completed an approved boating course in order to operate a PWC?
Answer: Operators who are 12 years of age or older
●● Which type of PFD will turn most unconscious people face up in the
water?
Answer: Type 1
, ●● Everyone on board a vessel should understand basic safety practices.
Who is responsible for ensuring this?
Answer: The vessel operator
●● Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat?
Answer: Mounted in an accessible location
●● When should a life jacket be discarded and replaced?
Answer: When it is slightly torn
●● What effect does alcohol have when you are operating a vessel?
Answer: Increases the likelihood of accidents
●● When boating on federally controlled waters in an 18-foot boat, what
equipment are you legally required to have on board?
Answer: U.S. Coast Guard -approved visual distress signals
●● What sound producing device(s) is required when boating on
Alabama waters in an 18-foot powerboat?
Answer: A whistle, a horn, or another sound device
●● Which of these provides a warning that dangerous weather is
approaching?
