BOAT ED TEMPORARY BOATERS TEST
TERMINAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Hull identification number.
Answer: a unique 12-digit number assigned by manufacturer to
vessels built after 1972; distinguishes one vessel from another;
engraved in fiberglass or on a metal plate permanently attached
to transom; illegal to destroy, remove, alter, or deface; number
consists of 3 characters for manufacturer's identification code, 5
for serial number, 2 for date of manufacture, and 2 for model
year
⩥ Operators under 12.
Answer: may operate boat powered by motor of no more than 6
horsepower; may operate boat powered by motor between 6 and
35 horsepower if they have been issues a boating safety
certificate and are supervised by a person of at least 16 years of
age; may not operate a boat powered by a motor of more than 35
horsepower
⩥ Operators born on or after July 1, 1996.
,Answer: may operate a boat legally if they have been issued a
boating safety certificate
⩥ Operators born before July 1, 1996.
Answer: may operate a boat without any restriction
⩥ PWC operators less than 14.
Answer: may not operate a PWC
⩥ PWC operators 14 and 15.
Answer: may operate PW if they have a boating safety
certificate and they are accompanied by parent or guardian or
are operating at a distance of no more than 100 feet from parent
or guardian
⩥ PWC operators at least 16 and born after December 31, 1978.
Answer: may operate a PWC if they have a boating safety
certificate
⩥ Operators born before December 31, 1978.
Answer: may operate PWC with no restriction
,⩥ Reckless operation.
Answer: operation that disregards the safety or rights of others
or endangers person or property of others; weaving vessel
through congested traffic or swerving at last possible moment;
jumping wake of another vessel unnecessarily close to other
vessel or wen visibility is restricted; chasing, harassing, or
disturbing wildlife; causing damage from wake of your vessel
⩥ Failure to regulate speed.
Answer: operating a vessel at speeds that may cause danger to
life or property of any other person at speeds that will not permit
you to bring vessel to safe stop; illegal to operate vessel in
excess of 55 mph unless you are 1 mile or more offshore on
Great Lakes or Lake St. Clair; illegal to operate a vessel at
greater than slow, no wake when person is in bow without
proper seating; illegal to operate vessel faster than is reasonable
and prudent under conditions
⩥ Slow, no wake speed.
Answer: slowest speed at which it is possible to maintain
steering and which does not create a wake
, ⩥ Improper distance.
Answer: not maintaining a proper distance while operating a
vessel or towing a person; vessel and persons being towed must
not be within 100 feet of shorelines, any moored or anchored
vessels, a dock or raft, any marked swimming areas or people in
water; PWC must stay 200 feet from any Great Lakes shoreline
and not cross within 150 feet behind another vessel other than
PWC
⩥ Riding on bow.
Answer: illegal is vessel not equipped with bow seating and
vessel is operated at faster than slow, no wake speed; persons
not allowed to ride on gunwale; while underway, persons on
vessel may not sit, stand, or walk on any portion of vessel no
designated for that purpose
⩥ Improper direction.
Answer: failure to operate in counterclockwise direction except
in areas marked by well-defined channels or rivers
⩥ Boating in restricted areas.
Answer: operating within a restricted area clearly marked by
buoys, beacons, diver-down flags, etc
TERMINAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Hull identification number.
Answer: a unique 12-digit number assigned by manufacturer to
vessels built after 1972; distinguishes one vessel from another;
engraved in fiberglass or on a metal plate permanently attached
to transom; illegal to destroy, remove, alter, or deface; number
consists of 3 characters for manufacturer's identification code, 5
for serial number, 2 for date of manufacture, and 2 for model
year
⩥ Operators under 12.
Answer: may operate boat powered by motor of no more than 6
horsepower; may operate boat powered by motor between 6 and
35 horsepower if they have been issues a boating safety
certificate and are supervised by a person of at least 16 years of
age; may not operate a boat powered by a motor of more than 35
horsepower
⩥ Operators born on or after July 1, 1996.
,Answer: may operate a boat legally if they have been issued a
boating safety certificate
⩥ Operators born before July 1, 1996.
Answer: may operate a boat without any restriction
⩥ PWC operators less than 14.
Answer: may not operate a PWC
⩥ PWC operators 14 and 15.
Answer: may operate PW if they have a boating safety
certificate and they are accompanied by parent or guardian or
are operating at a distance of no more than 100 feet from parent
or guardian
⩥ PWC operators at least 16 and born after December 31, 1978.
Answer: may operate a PWC if they have a boating safety
certificate
⩥ Operators born before December 31, 1978.
Answer: may operate PWC with no restriction
,⩥ Reckless operation.
Answer: operation that disregards the safety or rights of others
or endangers person or property of others; weaving vessel
through congested traffic or swerving at last possible moment;
jumping wake of another vessel unnecessarily close to other
vessel or wen visibility is restricted; chasing, harassing, or
disturbing wildlife; causing damage from wake of your vessel
⩥ Failure to regulate speed.
Answer: operating a vessel at speeds that may cause danger to
life or property of any other person at speeds that will not permit
you to bring vessel to safe stop; illegal to operate vessel in
excess of 55 mph unless you are 1 mile or more offshore on
Great Lakes or Lake St. Clair; illegal to operate a vessel at
greater than slow, no wake when person is in bow without
proper seating; illegal to operate vessel faster than is reasonable
and prudent under conditions
⩥ Slow, no wake speed.
Answer: slowest speed at which it is possible to maintain
steering and which does not create a wake
, ⩥ Improper distance.
Answer: not maintaining a proper distance while operating a
vessel or towing a person; vessel and persons being towed must
not be within 100 feet of shorelines, any moored or anchored
vessels, a dock or raft, any marked swimming areas or people in
water; PWC must stay 200 feet from any Great Lakes shoreline
and not cross within 150 feet behind another vessel other than
PWC
⩥ Riding on bow.
Answer: illegal is vessel not equipped with bow seating and
vessel is operated at faster than slow, no wake speed; persons
not allowed to ride on gunwale; while underway, persons on
vessel may not sit, stand, or walk on any portion of vessel no
designated for that purpose
⩥ Improper direction.
Answer: failure to operate in counterclockwise direction except
in areas marked by well-defined channels or rivers
⩥ Boating in restricted areas.
Answer: operating within a restricted area clearly marked by
buoys, beacons, diver-down flags, etc
