EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
HowWshouldWaWvessel'sWregistrationWnumberWandWvalidationWdecalWbeWdisplayed?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-OnWbothWsidesWofWtheWbowWofWtheWboat.
WhatWisWmostWimportantWwhenWselectingWtheWrightWPFDWforWaWpassenger?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-TotalWnumberWofWpassengersWonWboard.
WhatWimportantWsafetyWinformationWisWfoundWonWaWboat'sWcapacityWplate?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-MaximumWweightWand/orWnumberWofWpeopleWtheWboatWcanWcarryWsafely.
whatWisWtheWbestWwayWtoWfindWoutWaboutWhazardsWonWaWlocalWwaterway?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
ConsultWaWnauticalWchart.
AccordingWtoWAlabamaWlaw,WwhatWoperatorsWareWrequiredWtoWhaveWcompletedWanWapprovedWbo
atingWcourseWinWorderWtoWoperateWaWpersonalWwatercraft(PWC)?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
OperatorsWwhoWareW12WyearsWofWageWorWolder.
WhichWtypeWofWPFDWwillWturnWmostWunconsciousWpersonsWfaceWupWinWtheWwater?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-TypeW1
EveryoneWonWboardWaWvesselWshouldWunderstandWbasicWsafetyWpractices.WWhoWisWresponsibleWfo
rWensuringWthis?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-TheWvesselWoperator.
WhereWisWtheWbestWplaceWtoWstoreWaWfireWextinguisherWonWaWboat?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
MountedWinWanWaccessibleWlocation.
, WhenWshouldWaWlifeWjacketWbeWdiscardedWandWreplaced?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
WhenWitsWslightlyWtorn.
WhatWeffectWdoesWalcoholWhaveWwhenWyouWareWoperatingWaWvessel?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
IncreasesWtheWlikelihoodWofWaccidents.
WhenWboatingWonWfederallyWcontrolledWwatersWinWandW18-
footWboat,WwhatWequipmentWareWyouWlegallyWrequiredWtoWhaveWonWboard?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-U.S.WCoastWGuard-WapprovedWvisualWdistressWsignals.
WhatWsound-producingWdevice(s)WisWrequiredWwhenWboatingWonWAlabamaWwatersWinWanW18-
footWpowerboat?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-AWwhistle,WAWhorn,WorWanotherWsoundWdevice.
WhichWofWtheseWprovidesWaWwarningWthatWdangerousWweatherWisWapproaching?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-DarkWcloudsW&WshiftingWwinds.
WhatWisWoneWpartWofWaWregularWvesselWandWengineWmaintenanceWprogram?W-
WCORRECTWANSWERS-CheckingWtheWoilWlevelWbeforeWeveryWouting.
HowWshouldWyouWapproachWtheWdockWwhenWdockingWyourWvessel?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
IntoWtheWwindWorWcurrent,WwhicheverWisWstronger.
WhatWshouldWyouWdoWbeforeWfuelingWyourWboat?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
TurnWoffWtheWengineW&WopenWallWwindows,Wports,W&WotherWopenings.
WhereWshouldWyourWtrailerWbeWlocatedWwhileWyouWprepareWyourWvessel?W-WCORRECTWANSWERS-
WellWawayWfromWtheWboatWramp.