Maryland Boating Exam – Safe Boating Test Study Guide & Practice
Questions
What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - correct answer ✔✔Call the National Response
Center
What are red buoys called? - correct answer ✔✔Nun buoys
In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stand on vessel? - correct answer ✔✔The vessel in
the front
When boats are meeting head on, who is stand on - correct answer ✔✔Neither. They must both
give way and pass port to port.
In water skiing, how old should the captain and observer be? - correct answer ✔✔They both
must be twelve
In a crossing situation, what boat is giveaway? - correct answer ✔✔The boat on the left is the
giveaway vessel. The boat on the right has the right of way.
What speed must PWCs travel when within 100 feet of other structures - correct answer ✔✔6
knots
The noise and vibration of a boat... - correct answer ✔✔Make people tire more easily.
At what water depth does a PWC have to slow down to minimum wake speed? - correct answer
✔✔18 inches
, What do Gasoline inboards need? - correct answer ✔✔A Backfire flame arrestor
How old does a captain need to be when towing someone, and what do they need to have? -
correct answer ✔✔12 years old with a boaters safety certificate
What type of PFD is best for rough waters? - correct answer ✔✔Type 1
Do sound-producing devices need to be Coast Guard approved? - correct answer ✔✔No
What is the age required to wear a PFD - correct answer ✔✔Anyone less than 13 years old
What two pieces of information are on a boat's maximum capacity plate? - correct answer
✔✔Max people, max weight.
If you see a white buoy with orange horizontal stripes and a cross inside a diamond, what is it
communicating - correct answer ✔✔Boat exclusion area
What is the minimum blood-alcohol concentration to be considered impaired? - correct answer
✔✔0.08%
What type of fire is gasoline? - correct answer ✔✔Type B
What determines the boat's length? - correct answer ✔✔Measured from the tip of the bow to
the stern of the vessel
What dictates the equipment the vessel must have? - correct answer ✔✔The vessel's overall
length.
Questions
What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - correct answer ✔✔Call the National Response
Center
What are red buoys called? - correct answer ✔✔Nun buoys
In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stand on vessel? - correct answer ✔✔The vessel in
the front
When boats are meeting head on, who is stand on - correct answer ✔✔Neither. They must both
give way and pass port to port.
In water skiing, how old should the captain and observer be? - correct answer ✔✔They both
must be twelve
In a crossing situation, what boat is giveaway? - correct answer ✔✔The boat on the left is the
giveaway vessel. The boat on the right has the right of way.
What speed must PWCs travel when within 100 feet of other structures - correct answer ✔✔6
knots
The noise and vibration of a boat... - correct answer ✔✔Make people tire more easily.
At what water depth does a PWC have to slow down to minimum wake speed? - correct answer
✔✔18 inches
, What do Gasoline inboards need? - correct answer ✔✔A Backfire flame arrestor
How old does a captain need to be when towing someone, and what do they need to have? -
correct answer ✔✔12 years old with a boaters safety certificate
What type of PFD is best for rough waters? - correct answer ✔✔Type 1
Do sound-producing devices need to be Coast Guard approved? - correct answer ✔✔No
What is the age required to wear a PFD - correct answer ✔✔Anyone less than 13 years old
What two pieces of information are on a boat's maximum capacity plate? - correct answer
✔✔Max people, max weight.
If you see a white buoy with orange horizontal stripes and a cross inside a diamond, what is it
communicating - correct answer ✔✔Boat exclusion area
What is the minimum blood-alcohol concentration to be considered impaired? - correct answer
✔✔0.08%
What type of fire is gasoline? - correct answer ✔✔Type B
What determines the boat's length? - correct answer ✔✔Measured from the tip of the bow to
the stern of the vessel
What dictates the equipment the vessel must have? - correct answer ✔✔The vessel's overall
length.
