Rhode Island Boating Safety Exam
Questions And Answers Rated A+.
what do rating symbols on a fire extinguisher indicate? - Answer the number indicates the relative size
of the extinguisher and the letter indicates the type of fire it will extinguish
type A fire extinguishers - Answer fires are of combustible solids
type b extinguishers - Answer fires of flammable liquids
type c extinguishers - Answer electrical fires
what part of a low head dam poses the greatest hazard from a strong, recirculating current or boil? -
Answer base of the dam
In Rhode Island, how far must a PWC operating at more than "headway speed" stay from swimmers,
divers, the shoreline, or moored vessels? - Answer 200 feet
Which of the following is legal operation of a PWC in Rhode Island? - Answer operating at headway
speed in a direct path to the operating area for PWCs
what should you do to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning while boating? - Answer never allow
swimmers to enter an enclosed area under a swim or dive platform, even for one second
what should a motorboat operator do when someone is being pulled into the boat from the water? -
Answer turn off the engine
according to Rhode Island law, during what hours is it illegal to tow a person behind a boat on water skis
or other device? - Answer between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise
, According to Rhode Island law, children of what age are required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved
life jacket while underway on an open vessel less than 65 feet in length? - Answer those under 13 years
of age
what can you do to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species from one waterway to another? -
Answer allow your boat to dry before its next use
how should you pull someone out of the water and onto a small boat? - Answer over the stern with the
engine turned off
bow - Answer front of a vessel
cleat - Answer metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
gunwale - Answer upper edge of vessel's side
hull - Answer body of a vessel
port - Answer left side of a vessel
propeller - Answer rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
starboard - Answer right side of a vessel
stern - Answer rear of a vessel
beam - Answer maximum width of a vessel
draft - Answer depth of water needed to float a vessel
Questions And Answers Rated A+.
what do rating symbols on a fire extinguisher indicate? - Answer the number indicates the relative size
of the extinguisher and the letter indicates the type of fire it will extinguish
type A fire extinguishers - Answer fires are of combustible solids
type b extinguishers - Answer fires of flammable liquids
type c extinguishers - Answer electrical fires
what part of a low head dam poses the greatest hazard from a strong, recirculating current or boil? -
Answer base of the dam
In Rhode Island, how far must a PWC operating at more than "headway speed" stay from swimmers,
divers, the shoreline, or moored vessels? - Answer 200 feet
Which of the following is legal operation of a PWC in Rhode Island? - Answer operating at headway
speed in a direct path to the operating area for PWCs
what should you do to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning while boating? - Answer never allow
swimmers to enter an enclosed area under a swim or dive platform, even for one second
what should a motorboat operator do when someone is being pulled into the boat from the water? -
Answer turn off the engine
according to Rhode Island law, during what hours is it illegal to tow a person behind a boat on water skis
or other device? - Answer between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise
, According to Rhode Island law, children of what age are required to wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved
life jacket while underway on an open vessel less than 65 feet in length? - Answer those under 13 years
of age
what can you do to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species from one waterway to another? -
Answer allow your boat to dry before its next use
how should you pull someone out of the water and onto a small boat? - Answer over the stern with the
engine turned off
bow - Answer front of a vessel
cleat - Answer metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
gunwale - Answer upper edge of vessel's side
hull - Answer body of a vessel
port - Answer left side of a vessel
propeller - Answer rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
starboard - Answer right side of a vessel
stern - Answer rear of a vessel
beam - Answer maximum width of a vessel
draft - Answer depth of water needed to float a vessel
