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What information is usually found on the capacity plate of a
powerboat?
Ans: Maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry
safely
What is the best way to avoid overloading your boat?
Ans: Don't exceed the limits listed on the capacity plate.
What should be included on a float plan?
Ans: your plans for the water outing
What is a good safety precaution when fueling your boat?
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Ans: Sniff for fumes after fueling and before starting the engine.
Should you equip your boat in order to be prepared for cold
water immersion?
Ans: Have a ladder or sling in position so that you can re-enter the boat
if you fall overboard.
Where should portable gasoline fuel tanks be filled?
Ans: on the dock
Which statement regarding vessel maintenance is true?
Ans: When replacing electrical parts on a vessel, never use automotive
parts.
What is the problem with using your boat's engine to drive it
onto a
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trailer?
Ans: The propeller's wash can create a large hole just beyond the ramp.
You are operating a powerboat at night. You see red and white
lights on another boat. What do these lights tell you?
Ans: You must give way to the other vessel
You are operating a powerboat at night. Your red sidelight must
be visible to boats approaching from which direction(s)?
Ans: head-on and port (left)
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the
stand-on vessel?
Ans: neither