BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The blank is a number assigned and imprinted by the vessel manufacturer and is
unique to your vessel. - Answers- hull ID number
Allowing passengers to ride on the blank or blank while underway is reckless operation.
- Answers- bow; gunwale
If your Blood Alcohol Concentration is above the legal limit, it is illegal to blank a vessel.
- Answers- operate
In order for a PFD to be legal, it must be blank approved, in blank condition, and blank
accessible. - Answers- US Coast Guard; good and serviceable; readily
All vessels must have at least one US Coast Guard approved blank life jacket for each
person on the boat. - Answers- wearable
Throw able PFDs are required aboard vessels that are blank feet in length or longer. -
Answers- 16
PWC operators, no matter what age, must wear an approved blank whenever
underway. - Answers- PFD
Fire extinguishers should be places in an area that is blank and not near the blank. -
Answers- accessible; engine
It is recommended that you wait at least blank minutes after turning on your vessel's
blower (if equipped) and before starting your engine. - Answers- 4
For an 18 foot powerboat, required navigation lights include a red light on the blank,
green light on the blank, and blank. - Answers- left; right; white light
A 16 foot canoe away from the dock after dark must have on hand at least a blank or
blank. - Answers- flashlight; lantern
Name 2 visual distress signals (VDS) for use at night. - Answers- red flares and
electrics lights
Describe the appearance of a driver's flag. - Answers- Red with a white diagonal stripe
If an observer is on board when pulling a skier behind a vessel, the vessel should be
rated to carry at least blank people. - Answers- three
Water skiers may be towed at night with proper lighting. T/F? - Answers- false
, It is illegal to discharge blank, blank, and blank into federally controlled or state waters. -
Answers- waste; oil; trash
You must report any incident you are involved in if it results in blank, blank, or blank. -
Answers- death; serious injury; property damage
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard power boat? -
Answers- maximum weight/people capacity and maximum horse power
What are three things that should be included in your float plan before you embark on
an extending outing? - Answers- kind of boat, where you're going, and who's going
Name three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - Answers-
keep nozzle in solid contact, fill slowly, and don't fill it all the way
A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is blank, blank, and blank. -
Answers- 1/3, 1/3, and 1/3
If the combined weight of the vessel and it's engine is more than blank of the
recommended load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next largest trailer. -
Answers- 90%
"Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that blank. - Answers-
presses down on the towing hitch
Two strong safety chains should be blank to support the trailer's coupler in case it
becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle. - Answers- crisscrossed
Where should you prepare your vessel before launching it from the trailer? - Answers-
from the boat ramp
Name three engine maintenance tips. - Answers- clean all lines, clean sails with a soft
brush, and store vessels in dry area out of the sun
in a typical boating fatality, life jackets are ___ but are not ___ - Answers- on the boat;
worn
name 3 boat stressors that make you tire more rapidly when on water - Answers- 1.
heat of sun
2. motion of vessel b/c of wind and waves
3. noise and vibration of engine
to prevent dehydration while on a boat how often should you drink water? - Answers-
every 15-20 minutes
The blank is a number assigned and imprinted by the vessel manufacturer and is
unique to your vessel. - Answers- hull ID number
Allowing passengers to ride on the blank or blank while underway is reckless operation.
- Answers- bow; gunwale
If your Blood Alcohol Concentration is above the legal limit, it is illegal to blank a vessel.
- Answers- operate
In order for a PFD to be legal, it must be blank approved, in blank condition, and blank
accessible. - Answers- US Coast Guard; good and serviceable; readily
All vessels must have at least one US Coast Guard approved blank life jacket for each
person on the boat. - Answers- wearable
Throw able PFDs are required aboard vessels that are blank feet in length or longer. -
Answers- 16
PWC operators, no matter what age, must wear an approved blank whenever
underway. - Answers- PFD
Fire extinguishers should be places in an area that is blank and not near the blank. -
Answers- accessible; engine
It is recommended that you wait at least blank minutes after turning on your vessel's
blower (if equipped) and before starting your engine. - Answers- 4
For an 18 foot powerboat, required navigation lights include a red light on the blank,
green light on the blank, and blank. - Answers- left; right; white light
A 16 foot canoe away from the dock after dark must have on hand at least a blank or
blank. - Answers- flashlight; lantern
Name 2 visual distress signals (VDS) for use at night. - Answers- red flares and
electrics lights
Describe the appearance of a driver's flag. - Answers- Red with a white diagonal stripe
If an observer is on board when pulling a skier behind a vessel, the vessel should be
rated to carry at least blank people. - Answers- three
Water skiers may be towed at night with proper lighting. T/F? - Answers- false
, It is illegal to discharge blank, blank, and blank into federally controlled or state waters. -
Answers- waste; oil; trash
You must report any incident you are involved in if it results in blank, blank, or blank. -
Answers- death; serious injury; property damage
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard power boat? -
Answers- maximum weight/people capacity and maximum horse power
What are three things that should be included in your float plan before you embark on
an extending outing? - Answers- kind of boat, where you're going, and who's going
Name three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - Answers-
keep nozzle in solid contact, fill slowly, and don't fill it all the way
A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is blank, blank, and blank. -
Answers- 1/3, 1/3, and 1/3
If the combined weight of the vessel and it's engine is more than blank of the
recommended load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next largest trailer. -
Answers- 90%
"Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that blank. - Answers-
presses down on the towing hitch
Two strong safety chains should be blank to support the trailer's coupler in case it
becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle. - Answers- crisscrossed
Where should you prepare your vessel before launching it from the trailer? - Answers-
from the boat ramp
Name three engine maintenance tips. - Answers- clean all lines, clean sails with a soft
brush, and store vessels in dry area out of the sun
in a typical boating fatality, life jackets are ___ but are not ___ - Answers- on the boat;
worn
name 3 boat stressors that make you tire more rapidly when on water - Answers- 1.
heat of sun
2. motion of vessel b/c of wind and waves
3. noise and vibration of engine
to prevent dehydration while on a boat how often should you drink water? - Answers-
every 15-20 minutes
