MARYLAND BOATING EXAM WITH ANSWERS #32
What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - correct answer Call the National
Response Center
What are red buoys called? - correct answer Nun buoys
In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stand on vessel? - correct answer The
vessel in the front
When boats are meeting head on, who is stand on - correct answer Neither. They must
both give way and pass port to port.
In water skiing, how old should the captain and observer be? - correct answer They
both must be twelve
In a crossing situation, what boat is giveaway? - correct answer The boat on the left is
the giveaway vessel. The boat on the right has the right of way.
What speed must pwcs travel when within 100 feet of other structures - correct answer
6 knots
The noise and vibration of a boat... - correct answer Make people tire more easily.
At what water depth does a PWC have to slow down to minimum wake speed? - correct
answer 18 inches
What do Gasoline inboards need? - correct answer A Backfire flame arrestor
How old does a captain need to be when towing someone, and what do they need to
have? - correct answer 12 years old with a boaters safety certificate
What type of PFD is best for rough waters? - correct answer Type 1
Do sound-producing devices need to be Coast Guard approved? - correct answer No
What is the age required to wear a PFD - correct answer Anyone less than 13 years old
What two pieces of information are on a boat's maximum capacity plate? - correct
answer Max people, max weight.
If you see a white buoy with orange horizontal stripes and a cross inside a diamond,
what is it communicating - correct answer Boat exclusion area
What is the minimum blood-alcohol concentration to be considered impaired? - correct
answer 0.08%
, What type of fire is gasoline? - correct answer Type B
What determines the boat's length? - correct answer Measured from the tip of the bow
to the stern of the vessel
What dictates the equipment the vessel must have? - correct answer The vessel's
overall length.
What should you do before going out on a boat? - correct answer Tell somewhere
where you are going, and ask them to take action if you fail to return on time. Float Plan.
A boat operator should never... - correct answer Take a boat on the water with excess
people or excess gear.
What should you do before starting the engine? - correct answer Sniff the bulge and
engine compartment for fuel vapors. Ventilate your boat until you cannot smell any fuel
vapors. Consider installing a gas vapor detection and alarm device.
What is tongue weight? - correct answer Tongue weight is the amount of loaded trailer's
weight that presses down on the towing hitch.
What percent should the tongue weight be in comparison to the combined weight of the
trailer and vessel? - correct answer 10%
What will happen if the tongue weight is too light? - correct answer The trailer will swing
from side to side, or "fishtail."
How should the safety chains be to support the trailer's coupler? - correct answer
Crisscrossed
What is a give-way vessel? - correct answer The vessel that is required to take early
and substantial action to keep well away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down,
or changing course.
What is the stand-on vessel? - correct answer The vessel that must maintain its course
and speed unless it becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking
appropriate action.
In a crossing situation at night, between a sailboat and powerboat, who is the stand on
boat? - correct answer The sailboat.
What does it mean if, at night, you see a red, green, and a white light? - correct answer
You are approaching another vessel head on and you must give way.
What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - correct answer Call the National
Response Center
What are red buoys called? - correct answer Nun buoys
In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stand on vessel? - correct answer The
vessel in the front
When boats are meeting head on, who is stand on - correct answer Neither. They must
both give way and pass port to port.
In water skiing, how old should the captain and observer be? - correct answer They
both must be twelve
In a crossing situation, what boat is giveaway? - correct answer The boat on the left is
the giveaway vessel. The boat on the right has the right of way.
What speed must pwcs travel when within 100 feet of other structures - correct answer
6 knots
The noise and vibration of a boat... - correct answer Make people tire more easily.
At what water depth does a PWC have to slow down to minimum wake speed? - correct
answer 18 inches
What do Gasoline inboards need? - correct answer A Backfire flame arrestor
How old does a captain need to be when towing someone, and what do they need to
have? - correct answer 12 years old with a boaters safety certificate
What type of PFD is best for rough waters? - correct answer Type 1
Do sound-producing devices need to be Coast Guard approved? - correct answer No
What is the age required to wear a PFD - correct answer Anyone less than 13 years old
What two pieces of information are on a boat's maximum capacity plate? - correct
answer Max people, max weight.
If you see a white buoy with orange horizontal stripes and a cross inside a diamond,
what is it communicating - correct answer Boat exclusion area
What is the minimum blood-alcohol concentration to be considered impaired? - correct
answer 0.08%
, What type of fire is gasoline? - correct answer Type B
What determines the boat's length? - correct answer Measured from the tip of the bow
to the stern of the vessel
What dictates the equipment the vessel must have? - correct answer The vessel's
overall length.
What should you do before going out on a boat? - correct answer Tell somewhere
where you are going, and ask them to take action if you fail to return on time. Float Plan.
A boat operator should never... - correct answer Take a boat on the water with excess
people or excess gear.
What should you do before starting the engine? - correct answer Sniff the bulge and
engine compartment for fuel vapors. Ventilate your boat until you cannot smell any fuel
vapors. Consider installing a gas vapor detection and alarm device.
What is tongue weight? - correct answer Tongue weight is the amount of loaded trailer's
weight that presses down on the towing hitch.
What percent should the tongue weight be in comparison to the combined weight of the
trailer and vessel? - correct answer 10%
What will happen if the tongue weight is too light? - correct answer The trailer will swing
from side to side, or "fishtail."
How should the safety chains be to support the trailer's coupler? - correct answer
Crisscrossed
What is a give-way vessel? - correct answer The vessel that is required to take early
and substantial action to keep well away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down,
or changing course.
What is the stand-on vessel? - correct answer The vessel that must maintain its course
and speed unless it becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking
appropriate action.
In a crossing situation at night, between a sailboat and powerboat, who is the stand on
boat? - correct answer The sailboat.
What does it mean if, at night, you see a red, green, and a white light? - correct answer
You are approaching another vessel head on and you must give way.
