NYS BOATING LATEST 2026 MAIN FINALS QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How do you know there's a risk of collision between 2 vessels? - ✔✔Constant
bearing , decreasing range.
✔✔When must navigation lights be displayed? - ✔✔From sunset to sun rise, and if
decrease visability.
✔✔What are the actions of a stand on boat? - ✔✔To maintain course and speed,
unless it it clear the other boat is not giving way as required.
✔✔What are the actions of a give away boat? - ✔✔To turn, reduce speed, stop or
reverse engines to avoid collision, actions should be early and obvious to other boat.
✔✔What are the important sound signals a boater should know and what do they
mean? - ✔✔one- two- three short blasts, five or more, one long
✔✔one short blast - ✔✔I intent to leave you on my port side- turning starboard
✔✔two short blasts - ✔✔I intent to leave you on my starboard side- turning to port
✔✔three short blasts - ✔✔Reversing engines
✔✔Five or more short blasts - ✔✔Danger signal
✔✔one long blast - ✔✔Boat is leaving a slip or rounding a bend
✔✔What is the state speed limit on the water? - ✔✔5 MPH when within 100 ft of shore,
dock, raft, pier of anchored boat.
✔✔What are conditions that must be taken into consideration for proceeding at a safe
speed? - ✔✔Operator expeience, boat handling characteristics, traffic, weather,
proximity to shore
✔✔What kinds of operations are considered reckless? - ✔✔High speed in congested
area, or in resticted visability, playing chicken, following too closely,being near dams,
towing skier in unsafe area, bow riding operation near swimmers, overloading
✔✔What effects can drinking alcohol have on a person? - ✔✔impair judgement,
balance, coordination, vision, suscptibility to hypothermia
, ✔✔How do boating stressors such as motion, heat, glare, spray, vibration, and noise
effect a person? - ✔✔fatique, decrease ability to respond, in crease effects of alcohol on
a boater
✔✔What are the legal consequences for someone under the age of 21 who drinks and
operates a boat? - ✔✔fines and possible loss of operating privilege.
✔✔When approaching the dock, what should you take in to consideration? - ✔✔current
and wind
✔✔How fast should you approach the dock? - ✔✔very slowly
✔✔Why is an anchor and important piece of safety equipment? - ✔✔It will keep the
boat from drifting into danger if the engine fails
✔✔Where should an anchor NOT be secured? - ✔✔The stern
✔✔Three knots every boater should be able to tie? - ✔✔bow line, square knot, and
clove hitch
✔✔What's the definition of personal watercraft? - ✔✔Boat with an inboard motor
powering a water jet, operated by sit stand or kneeling on, or being towed behind the
boat instead of being inside a boat.
✔✔What are requirements for a person to legally operate a PWC? - ✔✔At least 14 year
old and NYS boating certificate, or accompanied by someone over 18 with a boating
certificate
✔✔What happens when the throttle is released and an operator attempts to steer the
PWC? - ✔✔Can't steer.
✔✔What piece of equipment must be used if the PWC is so equipped? - ✔✔Lanyard
engine cut off switch
✔✔What time of operation is restricted for PWC - ✔✔Sunset to sunrise
✔✔Three reckless operations on a PWC? - ✔✔Playing chicken, weaving in/out traffic,
and wake jumping
✔✔Who is in the water ski team? Roles? - ✔✔operator- controls boat, observer- relays
commands, skier skis safe
✔✔If boater sees a red and white divers flag, what do you do? - ✔✔Boaters must stay
100 feet away from the flag.
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How do you know there's a risk of collision between 2 vessels? - ✔✔Constant
bearing , decreasing range.
✔✔When must navigation lights be displayed? - ✔✔From sunset to sun rise, and if
decrease visability.
✔✔What are the actions of a stand on boat? - ✔✔To maintain course and speed,
unless it it clear the other boat is not giving way as required.
✔✔What are the actions of a give away boat? - ✔✔To turn, reduce speed, stop or
reverse engines to avoid collision, actions should be early and obvious to other boat.
✔✔What are the important sound signals a boater should know and what do they
mean? - ✔✔one- two- three short blasts, five or more, one long
✔✔one short blast - ✔✔I intent to leave you on my port side- turning starboard
✔✔two short blasts - ✔✔I intent to leave you on my starboard side- turning to port
✔✔three short blasts - ✔✔Reversing engines
✔✔Five or more short blasts - ✔✔Danger signal
✔✔one long blast - ✔✔Boat is leaving a slip or rounding a bend
✔✔What is the state speed limit on the water? - ✔✔5 MPH when within 100 ft of shore,
dock, raft, pier of anchored boat.
✔✔What are conditions that must be taken into consideration for proceeding at a safe
speed? - ✔✔Operator expeience, boat handling characteristics, traffic, weather,
proximity to shore
✔✔What kinds of operations are considered reckless? - ✔✔High speed in congested
area, or in resticted visability, playing chicken, following too closely,being near dams,
towing skier in unsafe area, bow riding operation near swimmers, overloading
✔✔What effects can drinking alcohol have on a person? - ✔✔impair judgement,
balance, coordination, vision, suscptibility to hypothermia
, ✔✔How do boating stressors such as motion, heat, glare, spray, vibration, and noise
effect a person? - ✔✔fatique, decrease ability to respond, in crease effects of alcohol on
a boater
✔✔What are the legal consequences for someone under the age of 21 who drinks and
operates a boat? - ✔✔fines and possible loss of operating privilege.
✔✔When approaching the dock, what should you take in to consideration? - ✔✔current
and wind
✔✔How fast should you approach the dock? - ✔✔very slowly
✔✔Why is an anchor and important piece of safety equipment? - ✔✔It will keep the
boat from drifting into danger if the engine fails
✔✔Where should an anchor NOT be secured? - ✔✔The stern
✔✔Three knots every boater should be able to tie? - ✔✔bow line, square knot, and
clove hitch
✔✔What's the definition of personal watercraft? - ✔✔Boat with an inboard motor
powering a water jet, operated by sit stand or kneeling on, or being towed behind the
boat instead of being inside a boat.
✔✔What are requirements for a person to legally operate a PWC? - ✔✔At least 14 year
old and NYS boating certificate, or accompanied by someone over 18 with a boating
certificate
✔✔What happens when the throttle is released and an operator attempts to steer the
PWC? - ✔✔Can't steer.
✔✔What piece of equipment must be used if the PWC is so equipped? - ✔✔Lanyard
engine cut off switch
✔✔What time of operation is restricted for PWC - ✔✔Sunset to sunrise
✔✔Three reckless operations on a PWC? - ✔✔Playing chicken, weaving in/out traffic,
and wake jumping
✔✔Who is in the water ski team? Roles? - ✔✔operator- controls boat, observer- relays
commands, skier skis safe
✔✔If boater sees a red and white divers flag, what do you do? - ✔✔Boaters must stay
100 feet away from the flag.
