BoatUS Foundation's - Online Boating |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Safety Course exam with answers
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Lesson 1: |\ |\
Where may untreated human waste be dumped
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overboard while on inland waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔It may never be dumped in inland waters
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What special care must you take with your hull
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identification number (HIN)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
careful not to remove or destroy this number
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Where must registration numbers be displayed? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bow |\ |\
Where onboard a boat is the transom located? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔At the stern
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What is a characteristic of a catamaran hull? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A stable ride |\ |\ |\
,What does a capacity plate indicate? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Safe load limit |\ |\ |\
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the
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stern? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Behind you
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When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the
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bow? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In front of you
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Where onboard a boat are the gunwales located? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔At the top of the sides|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What type of planing hull handles rough water the best? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Deep V Hull |\ |\ |\ |\
The helm is what onboard a boat? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The mechanism controlling speed and direction
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What must be done with the vessel's registration paper? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keep it aboard the boat when in
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operation
What is another name for the boat's serial number? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hull identification number
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, What does a marine pump out station do? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pumps out waste from holding tanks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What type of garbage can you throw overboard on inland
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waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nothing can be thrown
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overboard
What can you do to help prevent the spread of aquatic
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nuisance species? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wash boat
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and trailer at the ramp after retrieving it
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Lesson 2: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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Which of the following is a requirement for life jackets? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They must be properly sized for
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the intended wearer
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What should you do with a torn life jacket? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Discard and replace it - do not attempt to|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fix it
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Which is a characteristic of a Type III life jacket? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It will not turn most unconscious
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wearers face-up |\
Safety Course exam with answers
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Lesson 1: |\ |\
Where may untreated human waste be dumped
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
overboard while on inland waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔It may never be dumped in inland waters
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What special care must you take with your hull
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
identification number (HIN)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
careful not to remove or destroy this number
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Where must registration numbers be displayed? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bow |\ |\
Where onboard a boat is the transom located? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔At the stern
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What is a characteristic of a catamaran hull? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔A stable ride |\ |\ |\
,What does a capacity plate indicate? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Safe load limit |\ |\ |\
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stern? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Behind you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When onboard and facing the front of a boat, where is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bow? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In front of you
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Where onboard a boat are the gunwales located? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔At the top of the sides|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What type of planing hull handles rough water the best? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Deep V Hull |\ |\ |\ |\
The helm is what onboard a boat? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔The mechanism controlling speed and direction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What must be done with the vessel's registration paper? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keep it aboard the boat when in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
operation
What is another name for the boat's serial number? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hull identification number
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, What does a marine pump out station do? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Pumps out waste from holding tanks |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What type of garbage can you throw overboard on inland
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
waters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nothing can be thrown
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overboard
What can you do to help prevent the spread of aquatic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nuisance species? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wash boat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and trailer at the ramp after retrieving it
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Lesson 2: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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Which of the following is a requirement for life jackets? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They must be properly sized for
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the intended wearer
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What should you do with a torn life jacket? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Discard and replace it - do not attempt to|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fix it
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Which is a characteristic of a Type III life jacket? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It will not turn most unconscious
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wearers face-up |\
