QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1) A capacity plate shows the: Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration
3"
numbers that are displayed on a boat?
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen
or recovered, the owner must notify the agency which 15
issued the certificate within this many days:
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this num-
ber permanently aflxed in block type, Arabic numerals
Oflcial number
not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal
structural part of the boat.
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on
Certificate of number
the boat whenever it is underway:
6) Motorized boats must be registered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of
Suppress flames
an inboard gasoline engine and is designed to:
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a
Personal watercraft
fire extinguisher on board:
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type
IV (throwable) Personal Floatation Device on board under 16" bass boat
USCG regulations?
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved
electric distress signal light
type of visual distress signaling device:
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally
an eflcient means of producing a sound signal
carry this item in order to communicate with other boats...
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguish-
ing system replaces this many portable B-I fire extinguish- 1
ers?
13) With whom should you leave your float plan? Friend, neighbor, or relative
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, 14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to
raise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
backing your boat into the water.
15) When fueling, you should always make certain this
item makes contact with the fuel tank opening to prevent Fuel nozzle
static spark.
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept: Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to
the carburetor of inboard gasoline engines to suppress backfire flame arrestors
flames:
18) After fueling, and before starting the engine, this item
engine exhaust blower
should be turned on for at least 4 minutes.
19) On boats required to carry visual distress signals, the
3 day/night combination flares
minimum amount is:
20) Passengers should all wear this item each time the
life jacket
boat gets underway.
21) An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater: 16 year-old operating a ski boat
22) When trailering a boat, which type maneuver requires
right hand turn
the widest turning radius?
23) Whenever a boat is taken out of the water, operators
should thoroughly clean their boat to prevent these from aquatic nuisance species
spreading to other water environments:
24) When operating on federal waters, boats of this
length and above must display the Federal Pollution (oil) 26 feet
Control Act placard:
25) All watercraft with inboard gasoline engines and in-
stalled fuel tanks are required to have this safety item on USCG approved fire extinguisher or fixed system
board:
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