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⩥ Vessel operators involved in a reportable boating accident
must report the accident by the quickest means possible to:
Answer: all the above
⩥ A boat's capacity plate gives the maximum weight and/or
number of people the boat can carry safely in certain weather
conditions. What are the conditions?
Answer: good weather
⩥ When you see a red flag or body with a white diagonal stripe (
divers down symbol), you must:
Answer: both A and C
⩥ Any person born on or after January 1,1988, who operates a
vessel with a motor of 10 horsepower or greater must have the
following:
, Answer: proof of approved boater safety education
⩥ What is the purpose of a lanyard attached to an engine cut off
switch?
Answer: to shut off the engine if the operator falls overboard
⩥ our boat capsizes but remains afloat , what should you do ?
Answer: hang onto to the boat or climb
⩥ When boating in shallow areas or seagrass beds, you see a
mud trail in your wake where your boat has churned up the
bottom, if you see this trail you should:
Answer: stop your vessel and pole or walk it out the area
⩥ What three ingredients ignite a fire?
Answer: heat,oxygen,fire
⩥ You are traveling upstream on a river. You see a red triangular
daymark, why should you do?
Answer: keep the marker on your starboard (right side)