29 RBS COXSWAIN EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 29 RBS Hull Answer: 5086 Aluminum
● MSU Baton Rouge AOR Answer: Lower Mississippi MM167-
MM303
AOR 1 MM219 Port Allen Locks North to Old River Lock
AOR 2 MM219 Port Allen Locks South to
AOR 3 Atchafalaya MM 0 -65, Portion of Lake Maurepas in Livingston
Parish
Extra AOR: Downriver, Bonnett Carre Spillway Launch Ramp LMR
125
● GAR Model Answer: (General Assessment Risk)
0-23/Green, 24-44/Amber, 45-60/Red
Supervision
Planning
Team Selection
Team Fitness
,Environment
Event/ Evolution Complexity
● MSU Baton Rouge Core AOR - HDPA Answer: MM 200 - MM240
● 29 RBS Navigational Draft Answer: 5 Ft required for normal
operations
● Coxswain Responsibility Answer: Coxswain responsible for safety
and conduct of passengers and crew, safe operation and navigation of
boat, completion of missions, and respond to hazards to life/property,
violations of law, and discrepancies in aids to navigation.
● Coxswain Authority Answer: CG REGS 1992 , COMDTINST
M5000.3
Direct representative of Commanding Officer and as such has authority
independent of rank or seniority in relation to other personnel embarked.
Coxswains authority only exists only when the boat is engaged in a
specific sortie or mission.
● Night Time Patrols Answer: Limited to core AOR and authorized only
when river gauge under 25 feet
● Boat Ramps Mississippi River: Answer: Ergon (No restrictions)
, Plaquemine (Can only be used when river gage 28 or higher)
Port Allen Locks
● Boat Ramps ICW Port Allen to Morgan City Answer: Port Allen
Locks
Jack Millers Landing
● Boat Ramps Atchafalaya River Answer: Atchafalaya Basin
Canprground
● Tickfaw River Boat Ramps Answer: Make Em Wet
● Diversion Canal Boat Ramps Answer: Hilltop Ramp
● 29 Length Overall including collar and taffrail Answer: 31 ft 8 inches
● 29 Length at waterline Answer: 26 ft 2 inches
● Length overall on trailer Answer: 36 ft 10 inches
● 29 Beam Answer: 8 ft 5 inches
● 29 Draft DIW Engines down Answer: 33 inches
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● 29 RBS Hull Answer: 5086 Aluminum
● MSU Baton Rouge AOR Answer: Lower Mississippi MM167-
MM303
AOR 1 MM219 Port Allen Locks North to Old River Lock
AOR 2 MM219 Port Allen Locks South to
AOR 3 Atchafalaya MM 0 -65, Portion of Lake Maurepas in Livingston
Parish
Extra AOR: Downriver, Bonnett Carre Spillway Launch Ramp LMR
125
● GAR Model Answer: (General Assessment Risk)
0-23/Green, 24-44/Amber, 45-60/Red
Supervision
Planning
Team Selection
Team Fitness
,Environment
Event/ Evolution Complexity
● MSU Baton Rouge Core AOR - HDPA Answer: MM 200 - MM240
● 29 RBS Navigational Draft Answer: 5 Ft required for normal
operations
● Coxswain Responsibility Answer: Coxswain responsible for safety
and conduct of passengers and crew, safe operation and navigation of
boat, completion of missions, and respond to hazards to life/property,
violations of law, and discrepancies in aids to navigation.
● Coxswain Authority Answer: CG REGS 1992 , COMDTINST
M5000.3
Direct representative of Commanding Officer and as such has authority
independent of rank or seniority in relation to other personnel embarked.
Coxswains authority only exists only when the boat is engaged in a
specific sortie or mission.
● Night Time Patrols Answer: Limited to core AOR and authorized only
when river gauge under 25 feet
● Boat Ramps Mississippi River: Answer: Ergon (No restrictions)
, Plaquemine (Can only be used when river gage 28 or higher)
Port Allen Locks
● Boat Ramps ICW Port Allen to Morgan City Answer: Port Allen
Locks
Jack Millers Landing
● Boat Ramps Atchafalaya River Answer: Atchafalaya Basin
Canprground
● Tickfaw River Boat Ramps Answer: Make Em Wet
● Diversion Canal Boat Ramps Answer: Hilltop Ramp
● 29 Length Overall including collar and taffrail Answer: 31 ft 8 inches
● 29 Length at waterline Answer: 26 ft 2 inches
● Length overall on trailer Answer: 36 ft 10 inches
● 29 Beam Answer: 8 ft 5 inches
● 29 Draft DIW Engines down Answer: 33 inches
