FLORIDA BOATING UPDATED 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are ways to be a courteous personal watercraft (PWC) operator
EXCEPT: - ✔✔circle around boats with people fishing from them
✔✔Since they are relatively small and fast, personal watercraft (PWC) are: - ✔✔difficult
to see on the water
✔✔Drinking alcohol before or while operating a vessel: - ✔✔slows your judgment and
reaction time
✔✔In Florida, which of the following is a situation that requires a boating accident report
be filed? - ✔✔
✔✔In Florida, what is the minimum legal age required to sign a contract to rent a
personal watercraft (PWC)? - ✔✔18
✔✔You and your friend are both riding personal watercraft (PWC), and he is out in front
of you. If he stops abruptly, you must: - ✔✔quickly slow down and turn to the right
✔✔Boaters operating in rivers, inlets or navigation channels must make reasonable
effort to stay at least how may feet from the "divers-down" flag? - ✔✔100
✔✔In Florida, which of the following provide natural habitats for marine life? - ✔✔sea
grasses
✔✔The engine cutoff switch (kill switch) lanyard is important for the operator to wear
because: - ✔✔it is required by law for all personal watercraft operators (PWC)
✔✔In Florida, what is the legal requirement for passengers on a PWC? - ✔✔wear a
properly fitting, non-inflatable life jacket
✔✔Which action may cause the loss of steering ability in a personal watercraft (PWC)?
- ✔✔letting off the throttle control
✔✔When you see a red flag with a white diagonal stripe (divers-down flag/device), you
must: - ✔✔both a and c
✔✔How does alcohol use affect boat operators or passengers? - ✔✔physical reactions
become slower
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All of the following are ways to be a courteous personal watercraft (PWC) operator
EXCEPT: - ✔✔circle around boats with people fishing from them
✔✔Since they are relatively small and fast, personal watercraft (PWC) are: - ✔✔difficult
to see on the water
✔✔Drinking alcohol before or while operating a vessel: - ✔✔slows your judgment and
reaction time
✔✔In Florida, which of the following is a situation that requires a boating accident report
be filed? - ✔✔
✔✔In Florida, what is the minimum legal age required to sign a contract to rent a
personal watercraft (PWC)? - ✔✔18
✔✔You and your friend are both riding personal watercraft (PWC), and he is out in front
of you. If he stops abruptly, you must: - ✔✔quickly slow down and turn to the right
✔✔Boaters operating in rivers, inlets or navigation channels must make reasonable
effort to stay at least how may feet from the "divers-down" flag? - ✔✔100
✔✔In Florida, which of the following provide natural habitats for marine life? - ✔✔sea
grasses
✔✔The engine cutoff switch (kill switch) lanyard is important for the operator to wear
because: - ✔✔it is required by law for all personal watercraft operators (PWC)
✔✔In Florida, what is the legal requirement for passengers on a PWC? - ✔✔wear a
properly fitting, non-inflatable life jacket
✔✔Which action may cause the loss of steering ability in a personal watercraft (PWC)?
- ✔✔letting off the throttle control
✔✔When you see a red flag with a white diagonal stripe (divers-down flag/device), you
must: - ✔✔both a and c
✔✔How does alcohol use affect boat operators or passengers? - ✔✔physical reactions
become slower
