FLORIDA BOATING 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following must you do when anchoring at night? - ✔✔Display an all-
around white light
✔✔Which one of the following is designated as a mooring buoy? - ✔✔White buoy with
horizontal blue stripe
✔✔According to the Navigation Rules, what factor should be considered in determining
a safe speed? - ✔✔The state of the visibility
✔✔When a sailboat overtakes a powerboat, which vessel is the stand-on vessel? -
✔✔Powerboat
✔✔What should you always do when a person falls overboard? - ✔✔Have someone
keep the victim in sight
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress? -
✔✔Stay with the boat and signal for help
✔✔What type of Boating Emergency causes the most fatalities? - ✔✔Capsizing
✔✔What type of report must be filed if there is an accident while boating? - ✔✔Boating
Accident Report
✔✔If grounded aboard a small powerboat, which is a method to help free yourself? -
✔✔Try to kedge your boat off the obstruction
✔✔Where should fire extinguishers be stored on a boat? - ✔✔Where they are readily
available
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguisher's stream when extinguishing a fire? -
✔✔At the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔Which class of fire extinguisher should be onboard a vessel with a permanently
installed fuel tank? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔What is the Heat Escape Lessening Position (H.E.L.P.) designed to prevent? -
✔✔The loss of body heat when in the water
✔✔What is hypothermia? - ✔✔A serious condition that requires medical attention as a
result of cold water immersion
, ✔✔When arriving at a navigation lock, what is the order of priority? - ✔✔Military craft,
commercial vessels, fishing vessels then pleasure craft
✔✔When re-boarding a PWC after a fall, how should it be rolled? - ✔✔In the direction
shown in the manual
✔✔What is the purpose of the safety lanyard on a PWC? - ✔✔To shut off the engine if
the operator falls overboard
✔✔Which of the following is required equipment for personal watercraft? - ✔✔Fire
extinguisher, emergency signaling devices and PFDs
✔✔What information is most important when passing near a lighthouse? - ✔✔Water
depth
✔✔Which is a recommended water-skiing safety practice? - ✔✔Holding up a ski after
falling
✔✔Which is the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning? - ✔✔Keep air
flowing through the vessel
✔✔An engine cut-off lanyard helps to reduce the risk of what? - ✔✔Striking a person in
the water with a propeller
✔✔What should sportsman always consider when hunting from a boat? - ✔✔Most
accidents happen in open motorboats 16 feet or less
✔✔What should sportsman always consider when hunting from a boat? - ✔✔Most
accidents happen in open motorboats 16 feet or less
✔✔Why are low head dams dangerous to small boats and paddle craft? - ✔✔Backwash
can pin you and your boat indefinitely
✔✔Boating accidents involving sportsmen are usually a result of what? - ✔✔Improperly
or overloading the boat
✔✔On gasoline powered boats, when should the blower be operated? - ✔✔After
refueling and before starting the engine
✔✔In many states, trailers with a GVWR of 1,500 pounds or greater are required by law
to have what equipment? - ✔✔Brakes
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following must you do when anchoring at night? - ✔✔Display an all-
around white light
✔✔Which one of the following is designated as a mooring buoy? - ✔✔White buoy with
horizontal blue stripe
✔✔According to the Navigation Rules, what factor should be considered in determining
a safe speed? - ✔✔The state of the visibility
✔✔When a sailboat overtakes a powerboat, which vessel is the stand-on vessel? -
✔✔Powerboat
✔✔What should you always do when a person falls overboard? - ✔✔Have someone
keep the victim in sight
✔✔What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress? -
✔✔Stay with the boat and signal for help
✔✔What type of Boating Emergency causes the most fatalities? - ✔✔Capsizing
✔✔What type of report must be filed if there is an accident while boating? - ✔✔Boating
Accident Report
✔✔If grounded aboard a small powerboat, which is a method to help free yourself? -
✔✔Try to kedge your boat off the obstruction
✔✔Where should fire extinguishers be stored on a boat? - ✔✔Where they are readily
available
✔✔Where should you aim a fire extinguisher's stream when extinguishing a fire? -
✔✔At the base of the fire and use a sweeping motion
✔✔Which class of fire extinguisher should be onboard a vessel with a permanently
installed fuel tank? - ✔✔Class B
✔✔What is the Heat Escape Lessening Position (H.E.L.P.) designed to prevent? -
✔✔The loss of body heat when in the water
✔✔What is hypothermia? - ✔✔A serious condition that requires medical attention as a
result of cold water immersion
, ✔✔When arriving at a navigation lock, what is the order of priority? - ✔✔Military craft,
commercial vessels, fishing vessels then pleasure craft
✔✔When re-boarding a PWC after a fall, how should it be rolled? - ✔✔In the direction
shown in the manual
✔✔What is the purpose of the safety lanyard on a PWC? - ✔✔To shut off the engine if
the operator falls overboard
✔✔Which of the following is required equipment for personal watercraft? - ✔✔Fire
extinguisher, emergency signaling devices and PFDs
✔✔What information is most important when passing near a lighthouse? - ✔✔Water
depth
✔✔Which is a recommended water-skiing safety practice? - ✔✔Holding up a ski after
falling
✔✔Which is the best precaution against carbon monoxide poisoning? - ✔✔Keep air
flowing through the vessel
✔✔An engine cut-off lanyard helps to reduce the risk of what? - ✔✔Striking a person in
the water with a propeller
✔✔What should sportsman always consider when hunting from a boat? - ✔✔Most
accidents happen in open motorboats 16 feet or less
✔✔What should sportsman always consider when hunting from a boat? - ✔✔Most
accidents happen in open motorboats 16 feet or less
✔✔Why are low head dams dangerous to small boats and paddle craft? - ✔✔Backwash
can pin you and your boat indefinitely
✔✔Boating accidents involving sportsmen are usually a result of what? - ✔✔Improperly
or overloading the boat
✔✔On gasoline powered boats, when should the blower be operated? - ✔✔After
refueling and before starting the engine
✔✔In many states, trailers with a GVWR of 1,500 pounds or greater are required by law
to have what equipment? - ✔✔Brakes
