Tennessee Boating Safety Education
Certificate Full Test Questions With Correct
Answers
bow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-front |of |a |boat
stern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rear |of |a |vessel
starboard |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-right |side |of |a |vessel
port |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |side |of |a |vessel
hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |frame |or |body |of |ship
gunwale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |upper |edge |of |the |side |of |a |boat |or |ship
cleat |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Metal |fitting |on |which |a |rope |can |be |fastened
propeller |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rotates |and |powers |a |boat |forward |or |backward
beam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Maximum |width |of |a |vessel
freeboard |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Distance |from |water |to |lowest |point |of |the |boat |where |
water |could |come |on |board
,draft |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Depth |of |water |needed |to |float |a |vessel
keel |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Main |centerline |(backbone) |of |a |vessel |or |the |extension |of |hull |
that |increases |stability |in |the |water
Displacement |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Boats |with |these |move |through |the |water |by |
pushing |the |water |aside |and |are |designed |to |cut |through |the |water |with |very |little |propulsion.
If |you |lower |a |boat |into |the |water, |some |of |the |water |moves |out |of |the |way |to |adjust |for |the |
boat. |If |you |could |weigh |that |displaced |water, |you |would |find |it |equals |the |weight |of |the |boat.
|That |weight |is |the |boat's |displacement.
Boats |with |these |are |limited |to |slower |speeds.
A |round-bottomed |hull |shape |acts |like |this. |Most |large |cruisers |and |most |sailboats |have |these,
|allowing |them |to |travel |more |smoothly |through |the |water.
Planing |Hulls |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Boats |are |designed |to |rise |up |and |glide |on |top |of |the |
water |when |enough |power |is |supplied. |These |boats |may |operate |like |displacement |hulls |when
|at |rest |or |at |slow |speeds |but |climb |toward |the |surface |of |the |water |as |they |move |faster.
Boats |can |skim |along |at |high |speed, |riding |almost |on |top |of |the |water |rather |than |pushing |it |
aside.
Flat-bottomed |and |vee-bottomed |hull |shapes. |Most |small |power-driven |vessels, |including |
personal |watercraft |(PWC), |and |some |small |sailboats |have |planing |hulls, |allowing |them |to |
travel |more |rapidly |across |the |water.
personal |watercraft |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |small |vessel |that |uses |an |inboard |jet |drive |as |
its |primary |source |of |propulsion, |and |is |designed |to |be |operated |by |a |person |or |persons |
sitting, |standing, |or |kneeling |on |the |vessel |rather |than |inside |the |vessel
,Planing |Hull |Speeds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Displacement |Mode: |A |planing |hull, |when |
operated |at |very |slow |speeds, |will |cut |through |the |water |like |a |displacement |hull.
Plowing |Mode: |As |speed |increases, |a |planing |hull |will |have |a |raised |bow, |reducing |the |
operator's |vision |and |throwing |a |very |large |wake. |Avoid |maintaining |a |speed |that |puts |your |
boat |in |plowing |mode.
Planing |Mode: |Your |boat |is |in |planing |mode |when |enough |power |is |applied |so |that |the |hull |
glides |on |top |of |the |water. |Different |boats |reach |planing |mode |at |different |speeds
Flat |Bottom |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |planing |hull |has |a |shallow |draft, |
which |is |good |for |fishing |in |small |lakes |and |rivers.
Disadvantages: |Rides |roughly |in |choppy |waters.
Deep |Vee |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |planing |hull |gives |a |smoother |ride |
than |a |flat |bottom |hull |in |rough |water.
Disadvantages: |Takes |more |power |to |move |at |the |same |speed |as |flat |bottom |hulls. |May |roll |or
|bank |in |sharp |turns.
Round |Bottom |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |typical |displacement |hull |moves |
easily |through |the |water |even |at |slow |speeds.
Disadvantages: |Has |a |tendency |to |roll |unless |it |has |a |deep |keel |or |stabilizers.
Multi |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantage: |Another |example |of |a |displacement |hull, |the |
multi-hull |has |greater |stability |because |of |its |wide |beam.
Disadvantage: |Needs |a |large |area |when |turning.
Vessel |Length |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dictates |the |equipment |the |vessel |must |have |to |comply
|with |federal |and |state |laws. |Length |overall |is |measured |from |the |tip |of |the |bow |in |a |straight |
line |to |the |stern |of |the |vessel. |Bowsprits; |rudders; |outboard |motors |and |motor |brackets; |
, handles; |and |other |fittings, |attachments, |and |extensions |are |not |included |in |the |
measurement.
Length |Classes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Class |A |Less |than |16 |feet
Class |1 |16 |feet |to |less |than |26 |feet
Class |2 |26 |feet |to |less |than |40 |feet
Class |3 |40 |feet |to |less |than |65 |feet
Outboard |Engines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |more |power |per |pound |of |weight |than |do |
inboard |engines.
|a |portable, |self-contained |package |of |an |engine, |gear |case, |and |propeller |that |is |attached |to |
the |transom |of |a |boat.
A |growing |number |are |of |four-stroke |design, |but |many |are |still |conventional |two-stroke |
engines |that |burn |oil |as |a |lubricant |along |with |the |fuel. |New-technology |two-stroke |outboards
|are |direct-injection |engines |and |burn |over |75% |cleaner |than |conventional |two-stroke |
outboards.
Steering |controlled |by |a |tiller |or |steering |wheel |that |swivels |the |entire |engine |to |direct |
propeller |thrust.
tiller |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lever |used |to |turn |a |rudder |to |steer |a |boat
transom |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vertical |surface |at |the |back |of |the |hull
Inboard |Engines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |four-stroke |automotive |engine |adapted |for |marine |
use. |Inboard |engines |are |mounted |inside |the |hull's |midsection |or |in |front |of |the |transom.
The |engine |turns |a |drive |shaft |that |runs |through |the |bottom |of |the |hull |and |is |attached |to |a |
propeller |at |the |other |end.
Many |PWC |have |two-stroke |_____ |engines |that |burn |oil |as |a |lubricant |along |with |the |fuel. |
New-technology |two-stroke |PWC |engines |are |direct-injection |engines |and |burn |cleaner |than |
conventional |PWC |engines.
Certificate Full Test Questions With Correct
Answers
bow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-front |of |a |boat
stern |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rear |of |a |vessel
starboard |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-right |side |of |a |vessel
port |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |side |of |a |vessel
hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |frame |or |body |of |ship
gunwale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |upper |edge |of |the |side |of |a |boat |or |ship
cleat |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Metal |fitting |on |which |a |rope |can |be |fastened
propeller |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rotates |and |powers |a |boat |forward |or |backward
beam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Maximum |width |of |a |vessel
freeboard |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Distance |from |water |to |lowest |point |of |the |boat |where |
water |could |come |on |board
,draft |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Depth |of |water |needed |to |float |a |vessel
keel |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Main |centerline |(backbone) |of |a |vessel |or |the |extension |of |hull |
that |increases |stability |in |the |water
Displacement |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Boats |with |these |move |through |the |water |by |
pushing |the |water |aside |and |are |designed |to |cut |through |the |water |with |very |little |propulsion.
If |you |lower |a |boat |into |the |water, |some |of |the |water |moves |out |of |the |way |to |adjust |for |the |
boat. |If |you |could |weigh |that |displaced |water, |you |would |find |it |equals |the |weight |of |the |boat.
|That |weight |is |the |boat's |displacement.
Boats |with |these |are |limited |to |slower |speeds.
A |round-bottomed |hull |shape |acts |like |this. |Most |large |cruisers |and |most |sailboats |have |these,
|allowing |them |to |travel |more |smoothly |through |the |water.
Planing |Hulls |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Boats |are |designed |to |rise |up |and |glide |on |top |of |the |
water |when |enough |power |is |supplied. |These |boats |may |operate |like |displacement |hulls |when
|at |rest |or |at |slow |speeds |but |climb |toward |the |surface |of |the |water |as |they |move |faster.
Boats |can |skim |along |at |high |speed, |riding |almost |on |top |of |the |water |rather |than |pushing |it |
aside.
Flat-bottomed |and |vee-bottomed |hull |shapes. |Most |small |power-driven |vessels, |including |
personal |watercraft |(PWC), |and |some |small |sailboats |have |planing |hulls, |allowing |them |to |
travel |more |rapidly |across |the |water.
personal |watercraft |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |small |vessel |that |uses |an |inboard |jet |drive |as |
its |primary |source |of |propulsion, |and |is |designed |to |be |operated |by |a |person |or |persons |
sitting, |standing, |or |kneeling |on |the |vessel |rather |than |inside |the |vessel
,Planing |Hull |Speeds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Displacement |Mode: |A |planing |hull, |when |
operated |at |very |slow |speeds, |will |cut |through |the |water |like |a |displacement |hull.
Plowing |Mode: |As |speed |increases, |a |planing |hull |will |have |a |raised |bow, |reducing |the |
operator's |vision |and |throwing |a |very |large |wake. |Avoid |maintaining |a |speed |that |puts |your |
boat |in |plowing |mode.
Planing |Mode: |Your |boat |is |in |planing |mode |when |enough |power |is |applied |so |that |the |hull |
glides |on |top |of |the |water. |Different |boats |reach |planing |mode |at |different |speeds
Flat |Bottom |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |planing |hull |has |a |shallow |draft, |
which |is |good |for |fishing |in |small |lakes |and |rivers.
Disadvantages: |Rides |roughly |in |choppy |waters.
Deep |Vee |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |planing |hull |gives |a |smoother |ride |
than |a |flat |bottom |hull |in |rough |water.
Disadvantages: |Takes |more |power |to |move |at |the |same |speed |as |flat |bottom |hulls. |May |roll |or
|bank |in |sharp |turns.
Round |Bottom |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantages: |This |typical |displacement |hull |moves |
easily |through |the |water |even |at |slow |speeds.
Disadvantages: |Has |a |tendency |to |roll |unless |it |has |a |deep |keel |or |stabilizers.
Multi |Hull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advantage: |Another |example |of |a |displacement |hull, |the |
multi-hull |has |greater |stability |because |of |its |wide |beam.
Disadvantage: |Needs |a |large |area |when |turning.
Vessel |Length |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dictates |the |equipment |the |vessel |must |have |to |comply
|with |federal |and |state |laws. |Length |overall |is |measured |from |the |tip |of |the |bow |in |a |straight |
line |to |the |stern |of |the |vessel. |Bowsprits; |rudders; |outboard |motors |and |motor |brackets; |
, handles; |and |other |fittings, |attachments, |and |extensions |are |not |included |in |the |
measurement.
Length |Classes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Class |A |Less |than |16 |feet
Class |1 |16 |feet |to |less |than |26 |feet
Class |2 |26 |feet |to |less |than |40 |feet
Class |3 |40 |feet |to |less |than |65 |feet
Outboard |Engines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-have |more |power |per |pound |of |weight |than |do |
inboard |engines.
|a |portable, |self-contained |package |of |an |engine, |gear |case, |and |propeller |that |is |attached |to |
the |transom |of |a |boat.
A |growing |number |are |of |four-stroke |design, |but |many |are |still |conventional |two-stroke |
engines |that |burn |oil |as |a |lubricant |along |with |the |fuel. |New-technology |two-stroke |outboards
|are |direct-injection |engines |and |burn |over |75% |cleaner |than |conventional |two-stroke |
outboards.
Steering |controlled |by |a |tiller |or |steering |wheel |that |swivels |the |entire |engine |to |direct |
propeller |thrust.
tiller |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lever |used |to |turn |a |rudder |to |steer |a |boat
transom |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vertical |surface |at |the |back |of |the |hull
Inboard |Engines |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |four-stroke |automotive |engine |adapted |for |marine |
use. |Inboard |engines |are |mounted |inside |the |hull's |midsection |or |in |front |of |the |transom.
The |engine |turns |a |drive |shaft |that |runs |through |the |bottom |of |the |hull |and |is |attached |to |a |
propeller |at |the |other |end.
Many |PWC |have |two-stroke |_____ |engines |that |burn |oil |as |a |lubricant |along |with |the |fuel. |
New-technology |two-stroke |PWC |engines |are |direct-injection |engines |and |burn |cleaner |than |
conventional |PWC |engines.
