NYS BOATING LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Transom - ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the stern which extends across the
stern from one side to the other. Outboard motors are mounted on the transom.
✔✔Gunwale - ✔✔Upper edge of a boat's sides
✔✔Bilge - ✔✔The area beneath the floorboards, or the lowest point of hull in a boat
without floorboards
✔✔Cabin - ✔✔An enclosed portion of the hull
✔✔Helm - ✔✔The operating station where the skipper controls the direction and speed
of the boat
✔✔Cockpit - ✔✔A recessed area in the after deck where the controls of the boat are
located
✔✔Rudder - ✔✔Steering device on the stern of the boat
✔✔Throttle - ✔✔A means of controlling the speed of the boat's engine
✔✔Deck - ✔✔The name of the floor on a boat
✔✔Propeller - ✔✔A device with two or more twisted blades that is designed to move a
moat through the water. It is connected to the engine by the shaft.
✔✔Boat plug - ✔✔A device used to close the drain hole in the bottom of the boat
✔✔Shear pin - ✔✔A steel pin that fits the propeller to the shaft and is designed to
protect the propeller.
✔✔Winch - ✔✔A hand or mechanical device used to pull in a rope or a chain
✔✔Hatch - ✔✔An opening in the boat's deck or hull that allows people or equipment to
pass through
✔✔Vent - ✔✔An opening that allows air to pass through the hull.
✔✔Foward - ✔✔Towards the bow of a boat
✔✔Aft - ✔✔Towards the stern of a boat
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Transom - ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the stern which extends across the
stern from one side to the other. Outboard motors are mounted on the transom.
✔✔Gunwale - ✔✔Upper edge of a boat's sides
✔✔Bilge - ✔✔The area beneath the floorboards, or the lowest point of hull in a boat
without floorboards
✔✔Cabin - ✔✔An enclosed portion of the hull
✔✔Helm - ✔✔The operating station where the skipper controls the direction and speed
of the boat
✔✔Cockpit - ✔✔A recessed area in the after deck where the controls of the boat are
located
✔✔Rudder - ✔✔Steering device on the stern of the boat
✔✔Throttle - ✔✔A means of controlling the speed of the boat's engine
✔✔Deck - ✔✔The name of the floor on a boat
✔✔Propeller - ✔✔A device with two or more twisted blades that is designed to move a
moat through the water. It is connected to the engine by the shaft.
✔✔Boat plug - ✔✔A device used to close the drain hole in the bottom of the boat
✔✔Shear pin - ✔✔A steel pin that fits the propeller to the shaft and is designed to
protect the propeller.
✔✔Winch - ✔✔A hand or mechanical device used to pull in a rope or a chain
✔✔Hatch - ✔✔An opening in the boat's deck or hull that allows people or equipment to
pass through
✔✔Vent - ✔✔An opening that allows air to pass through the hull.
✔✔Foward - ✔✔Towards the bow of a boat
✔✔Aft - ✔✔Towards the stern of a boat
