BOAT TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. When must navigation lights be displayed?
a. at night when there is a risk of collision with another boat
b. only when adrift at night
c. from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility d. only when you are
anchored or in fog - Answers - c. from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted
visibility d. only when you are anchored or in fog
2. How does the effect of alcohol consumed while boating compare to the effect on
land?
a. about the same effect whether on land or out boating
b. much greater effect while boating
c. much greater effect when on land d. slightly greater effect when on land - Answers -
b. much greater effect while boating
5. How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC?
b. Fill the tank all the way up.
c. Tip the PWC to top off the fuel tank.
d. Overfill slightly to avoid any air pocket. - Answers - c. foul weather approaching
6. What determines how many wearable PFDs are required on a vessel?
a. length of the vessel
b. ages of the persons on board
c. number of persons on board
d. type of waterway where vessel is operating - Answers - c. number of persons on
board
7. Under which condition is a person at the greatest risk of developing hypothermia?
a. after being in the wind for a long time b. when deprived of liquid
c. when exposed to cold air
d. when immersed in cold water - Answers - d. when immersed in cold water
4. 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 these conditions?
a. during hurricanes
b. during thunderstorms
c. in good weather
d. in winds up to 104 knots - Answers - c. in good weather
3. How do you avoid overloading your vessel?
a. Limit everyone on board to ten pounds of gear.
b. Don't permit large ice chests on board.
c. Don't allow the load weight or number of passengers to exceed
, the maximum stated on the capacity plate.
d. Make sure that there are at least 10 inches of freeboard when
everyone and their gear are on board. - Answers - c. Don't allow the load weight or
number of passengers to exceed
the maximum stated on the capacity plate.
8. Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat?
a. in the engine compartment
b. in a locked storage compartment
c. in a readily accessible location
d. in a locker with the dock lines and other gear - Answers - c. in a readily accessible
location
9. What do the rating symbols on a fire extinguisher indicate?
a. expiration date of the extinguisher
b. type of fire it will extinguish and relative size of extinguisher
c. number of times the extinguisher can be used
d. recommended frequency of inspections - Answers - b. type of fire it will extinguish
and relative size of extinguisher
10. What is the purpose of an inboard engine's ventilation system? a. provide a flow of
fresh air for the cabin area
b. provide a flow of fresh air for the carburetor intake
c. avoid backfiring of the carburetor
d. avoid explosions by removing flammable gasses - Answers - d. avoid explosions by
removing flammable gasses
11. What sound-producing device(s) is required when boating on Rhode Island waters
in an 18-foot powerboat?
a. none
b. some means of making an efficient sound signal capable of a four-second
blast
c. a whistle, or a horn and a bell, capable of a five-second blast
d. a horn system installed into the vessel capable of a ten-second blast - Answers - b.
some means of making an efficient sound signal capable of a four-second
blast
12. What does a falling barometer indicate?
a. fair weather
b. little change in weather for two days
c. foul weather approaching
d. no winds expected tomorrow - Answers - c. foul weather approaching
13. Which action may cause the loss of steering ability in a PWC?
a. running at maximum throttle
b. letting off the throttle control
1. When must navigation lights be displayed?
a. at night when there is a risk of collision with another boat
b. only when adrift at night
c. from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility d. only when you are
anchored or in fog - Answers - c. from sunset to sunrise and during periods of restricted
visibility d. only when you are anchored or in fog
2. How does the effect of alcohol consumed while boating compare to the effect on
land?
a. about the same effect whether on land or out boating
b. much greater effect while boating
c. much greater effect when on land d. slightly greater effect when on land - Answers -
b. much greater effect while boating
5. How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC?
b. Fill the tank all the way up.
c. Tip the PWC to top off the fuel tank.
d. Overfill slightly to avoid any air pocket. - Answers - c. foul weather approaching
6. What determines how many wearable PFDs are required on a vessel?
a. length of the vessel
b. ages of the persons on board
c. number of persons on board
d. type of waterway where vessel is operating - Answers - c. number of persons on
board
7. Under which condition is a person at the greatest risk of developing hypothermia?
a. after being in the wind for a long time b. when deprived of liquid
c. when exposed to cold air
d. when immersed in cold water - Answers - d. when immersed in cold water
4. 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 these conditions?
a. during hurricanes
b. during thunderstorms
c. in good weather
d. in winds up to 104 knots - Answers - c. in good weather
3. How do you avoid overloading your vessel?
a. Limit everyone on board to ten pounds of gear.
b. Don't permit large ice chests on board.
c. Don't allow the load weight or number of passengers to exceed
, the maximum stated on the capacity plate.
d. Make sure that there are at least 10 inches of freeboard when
everyone and their gear are on board. - Answers - c. Don't allow the load weight or
number of passengers to exceed
the maximum stated on the capacity plate.
8. Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat?
a. in the engine compartment
b. in a locked storage compartment
c. in a readily accessible location
d. in a locker with the dock lines and other gear - Answers - c. in a readily accessible
location
9. What do the rating symbols on a fire extinguisher indicate?
a. expiration date of the extinguisher
b. type of fire it will extinguish and relative size of extinguisher
c. number of times the extinguisher can be used
d. recommended frequency of inspections - Answers - b. type of fire it will extinguish
and relative size of extinguisher
10. What is the purpose of an inboard engine's ventilation system? a. provide a flow of
fresh air for the cabin area
b. provide a flow of fresh air for the carburetor intake
c. avoid backfiring of the carburetor
d. avoid explosions by removing flammable gasses - Answers - d. avoid explosions by
removing flammable gasses
11. What sound-producing device(s) is required when boating on Rhode Island waters
in an 18-foot powerboat?
a. none
b. some means of making an efficient sound signal capable of a four-second
blast
c. a whistle, or a horn and a bell, capable of a five-second blast
d. a horn system installed into the vessel capable of a ten-second blast - Answers - b.
some means of making an efficient sound signal capable of a four-second
blast
12. What does a falling barometer indicate?
a. fair weather
b. little change in weather for two days
c. foul weather approaching
d. no winds expected tomorrow - Answers - c. foul weather approaching
13. Which action may cause the loss of steering ability in a PWC?
a. running at maximum throttle
b. letting off the throttle control
