MISSOURI BOATING LICENSE
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Stern Answer: Rear of the vessel.
⫸ Starboard Answer: Right side of the vessel.
⫸ Port Answer: Left side of the vessel.
⫸ Hull Answer: Body of the vessel.
⫸ Gunwale Answer: Upper edge of vessel's side.
⫸ Cleat Answer: Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened.
⫸ Propeller Answer: Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward.
⫸ Beam Answer: Maximum width of a vessel.
,⫸ Freeboard Answer: Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board.
⫸ Draft Answer: Depth of the water needed to float a vessel.
⫸ Keel Answer: Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of hull that increases stability in the water.
⫸ Hull Answer: Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell.
⫸ Personal watercraft 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.
⫸ Displacement Mode Answer: A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
⫸ Plowing Mode Answer: 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 Answer: 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.
,⫸ Bow Answer: Front of a vessel.
⫸ Length overall Answer: Length of the hull excluding any
attachments.
⫸ Rudder Answer: Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to
a post at, or near, the stern of the boat.
⫸ Stern Answer: Rear of a vessel
⫸ Flat Bottom Hull Advantages Answer: This planing hull has a
shallow draft, which is good for fishing in small lakes and rivers.
⫸ Deep Vee Hull Advantages Answer: This planing hull gives a
smoother ride than a flat bottom hull in rough water.
⫸ Round Bottom Hull Advantages Answer: This typical displacement
hull moves easily through the water even at slow speeds.
⫸ Multi Hull Advantages Answer: Another example of a displacement
hull, the multi-hull has greater stability because of its wide beam.
⫸ Flat Bottom Hull Disadvantages Answer: Rides roughly and choppy
in the waters.
, ⫸ Deep Vee Hull Disadvantages Answer: Takes more power to move at
the same speed as flat bottom hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
⫸ Round Bottom Hull Disadvantages Answer: Has a tendency to roll
unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
⫸ Multi Hull Disadvantages Answer: Needs a large area when turning.
⫸ Class A Answer: Less than 16 feet.
⫸ Class 1 Answer: 16 feet less than 26 feet.
⫸ Class 2 Answer: 26 feet less than 40 feet.
⫸ Class 3 Answer: 40 feet to less than 65 feet.
⫸ Propeller Answer: Rotating device that turns and powers a boat
forward or backward.
⫸ Tiller Answer: Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat.
⫸ Transform Answer: Vertical surface at the back of the hull.
⫸ Steering Control Answer: Means of controlling the steering nozzle.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Stern Answer: Rear of the vessel.
⫸ Starboard Answer: Right side of the vessel.
⫸ Port Answer: Left side of the vessel.
⫸ Hull Answer: Body of the vessel.
⫸ Gunwale Answer: Upper edge of vessel's side.
⫸ Cleat Answer: Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened.
⫸ Propeller Answer: Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward.
⫸ Beam Answer: Maximum width of a vessel.
,⫸ Freeboard Answer: Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board.
⫸ Draft Answer: Depth of the water needed to float a vessel.
⫸ Keel Answer: Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of hull that increases stability in the water.
⫸ Hull Answer: Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell.
⫸ Personal watercraft 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.
⫸ Displacement Mode Answer: A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
⫸ Plowing Mode Answer: 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 Answer: 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.
,⫸ Bow Answer: Front of a vessel.
⫸ Length overall Answer: Length of the hull excluding any
attachments.
⫸ Rudder Answer: Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to
a post at, or near, the stern of the boat.
⫸ Stern Answer: Rear of a vessel
⫸ Flat Bottom Hull Advantages Answer: This planing hull has a
shallow draft, which is good for fishing in small lakes and rivers.
⫸ Deep Vee Hull Advantages Answer: This planing hull gives a
smoother ride than a flat bottom hull in rough water.
⫸ Round Bottom Hull Advantages Answer: This typical displacement
hull moves easily through the water even at slow speeds.
⫸ Multi Hull Advantages Answer: Another example of a displacement
hull, the multi-hull has greater stability because of its wide beam.
⫸ Flat Bottom Hull Disadvantages Answer: Rides roughly and choppy
in the waters.
, ⫸ Deep Vee Hull Disadvantages Answer: Takes more power to move at
the same speed as flat bottom hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
⫸ Round Bottom Hull Disadvantages Answer: Has a tendency to roll
unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
⫸ Multi Hull Disadvantages Answer: Needs a large area when turning.
⫸ Class A Answer: Less than 16 feet.
⫸ Class 1 Answer: 16 feet less than 26 feet.
⫸ Class 2 Answer: 26 feet less than 40 feet.
⫸ Class 3 Answer: 40 feet to less than 65 feet.
⫸ Propeller Answer: Rotating device that turns and powers a boat
forward or backward.
⫸ Tiller Answer: Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat.
⫸ Transform Answer: Vertical surface at the back of the hull.
⫸ Steering Control Answer: Means of controlling the steering nozzle.
