TN Boating License (From Boat-ed) Exam with verified
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detailed solutions ||\\//||
Cleat - correct answer✔✔Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
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Gunwale (gunnel) - correct answer✔✔upper edge of vessel's side ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Hull - correct answer✔✔Body of a vessel
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Propeller - correct answer✔✔Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
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bow - correct answer✔✔Front of a boat
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Port - correct answer✔✔Left side of a vessel
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Stern - correct answer✔✔Rear of a vessel
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Starboard - correct answer✔✔Right side of a boat ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Beam - correct answer✔✔Width of a vessel
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Draft - correct answer✔✔Depth of water needed to float a vessel
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Freeboard - correct answer✔✔Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
could come on board ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,Keel - correct answer✔✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that
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increases stability in the water
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Displacement Hulls... - correct answer✔✔Move through the water by pushing the water ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
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Planing hulls are.... - correct answer✔✔designed to rise up and glide on top of the water
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when enough power is supplied. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Displacement Mode - correct answer✔✔A planing hull, when operated at very slow speeds, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
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Plowing Mode - correct answer✔✔As speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bow,
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reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. Avoid maintaining a speed
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that puts your boat in plowing mode.
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Planing Mode - correct answer✔✔Your boat is in planing mode when enough power is
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applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach planing mode at
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different speeds. ||\\//||
Length overall - correct answer✔✔Length of the hull excluding any attachments
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Rudder - correct answer✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or
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near, the stern of the boat ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Class A boat - correct answer✔✔Less than 16 feet
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, Class 1 Boat - correct answer✔✔16 feet to less than 26 feet
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Class 2 Boat - correct answer✔✔26 feet to less than 40 feet
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Class 3 Boat - correct answer✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet
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Outboard motor - correct answer✔✔A portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
case, and propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
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Stern Drives (Inboard/Outboard hybrids) - correct answer✔✔Have quieter and more fuel-
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efficient engines ||\\//||
Tiller - correct answer✔✔Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
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Impeller - correct answer✔✔Device used to pump and force water under pressure through
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a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
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Intake - correct answer✔✔Opening in the hull that draws water toward the impeller
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Transom - correct answer✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
PWC Safety lanyard - correct answer✔✔Short cord for attaching the ignition safety switch
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to the operators wrist or life jacket
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PWC drive shaft - correct answer✔✔The long stem connection between the motor and the
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impeller
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detailed solutions ||\\//||
Cleat - correct answer✔✔Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
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Gunwale (gunnel) - correct answer✔✔upper edge of vessel's side ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Hull - correct answer✔✔Body of a vessel
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Propeller - correct answer✔✔Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
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bow - correct answer✔✔Front of a boat
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Port - correct answer✔✔Left side of a vessel
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Stern - correct answer✔✔Rear of a vessel
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Starboard - correct answer✔✔Right side of a boat ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Beam - correct answer✔✔Width of a vessel
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Draft - correct answer✔✔Depth of water needed to float a vessel
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Freeboard - correct answer✔✔Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
could come on board ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
,Keel - correct answer✔✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that
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increases stability in the water
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Displacement Hulls... - correct answer✔✔Move through the water by pushing the water ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
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Planing hulls are.... - correct answer✔✔designed to rise up and glide on top of the water
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when enough power is supplied. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Displacement Mode - correct answer✔✔A planing hull, when operated at very slow speeds, ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
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Plowing Mode - correct answer✔✔As speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bow,
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reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. Avoid maintaining a speed
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that puts your boat in plowing mode.
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Planing Mode - correct answer✔✔Your boat is in planing mode when enough power is
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applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach planing mode at
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different speeds. ||\\//||
Length overall - correct answer✔✔Length of the hull excluding any attachments
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Rudder - correct answer✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or
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near, the stern of the boat ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Class A boat - correct answer✔✔Less than 16 feet
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, Class 1 Boat - correct answer✔✔16 feet to less than 26 feet
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Class 2 Boat - correct answer✔✔26 feet to less than 40 feet
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Class 3 Boat - correct answer✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet
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Outboard motor - correct answer✔✔A portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
case, and propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
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Stern Drives (Inboard/Outboard hybrids) - correct answer✔✔Have quieter and more fuel-
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efficient engines ||\\//||
Tiller - correct answer✔✔Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
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Impeller - correct answer✔✔Device used to pump and force water under pressure through
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a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
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Intake - correct answer✔✔Opening in the hull that draws water toward the impeller
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Transom - correct answer✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
PWC Safety lanyard - correct answer✔✔Short cord for attaching the ignition safety switch
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to the operators wrist or life jacket
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PWC drive shaft - correct answer✔✔The long stem connection between the motor and the
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impeller
