Questions & Answers
1) A capacity plate shows the:
(Ans- Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are
displayed on a boat?
(Ans- 3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the
owner must notify the agency which issued the certificate within this many
days:
(Ans- 15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently
affixed in block type, Arabic numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a
clearly visible internal structural part of the boat.
(Ans- Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat
whenever it is underway:
(Ans- Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be
(Ans- registered in the state of principal use
, 7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of an inboard
gasoline engine and is designed to:
(Ans- Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher
on board:
(Ans- Personal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable)
Personal Floatation Device on board under USCG regulations?
(Ans- 16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual
distress signaling device:
(Ans- electric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in
order to communicate with other boats...
(Ans- an efficient means of producing a sound signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system
replaces this many portable B-I fire extinguishers?
(Ans- 1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan?
(Ans- Friend, neighbor, or relative