Boater Exam Canada, ON Questions and Answers
Operator - answers This is the name of the person driving the boat.
Port - answers This means the left side of a boat when facing forward.
Starboard - answers This means the right side of a boat when facing forward.
Wake - answers This is loose or broken water left behind by a boat.
Bow - answers The forward part of a boat.
Stern - answers The back part of a boat.
Waterline - answers This, when compared to the boat's position in the water,
indicates the risk of capsizing or whether or not the boat has been overloaded.
Draft - answers This is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the boat. It is
important because if the depth of water is lower than the draft then the boat has run
ashore.
Hull - answers This means he shell or the body of the craft excluding the mast, the
sails, the riggings, the motor and the equipment.
Freeboard - answers This is distance from the waterline to the lowest point that
water can get into the boat.
Heat Stroke Symptoms - answers These are dizziness, headache, and muscle
cramps.
PFD - answers This lifesaving device should be worn *snugly* and *will not* turn a
person so that their head is out of the water.
Lifejacket - answers This lifesaving device should be worn *loosely* and *will* turn
the user so that their head is always out of the water.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms - answers These are severe headaches,
faintness, dizziness, nausea, and confusion
Green Buoys - answers Keep these to the *left* when you are traveling upstream.
Red Buoys - answers Keep these to the *right* when you are traveling upstream.
Strong Wind Warning - answers 20 to 33 knots
Gale Warning - answers 34 to 47 knots
Storm Warning - answers 48 to 63 knots
Hurricane Force Wind Warning - answers 64 or more knots
Operator - answers This is the name of the person driving the boat.
Port - answers This means the left side of a boat when facing forward.
Starboard - answers This means the right side of a boat when facing forward.
Wake - answers This is loose or broken water left behind by a boat.
Bow - answers The forward part of a boat.
Stern - answers The back part of a boat.
Waterline - answers This, when compared to the boat's position in the water,
indicates the risk of capsizing or whether or not the boat has been overloaded.
Draft - answers This is the distance from the waterline to the bottom of the boat. It is
important because if the depth of water is lower than the draft then the boat has run
ashore.
Hull - answers This means he shell or the body of the craft excluding the mast, the
sails, the riggings, the motor and the equipment.
Freeboard - answers This is distance from the waterline to the lowest point that
water can get into the boat.
Heat Stroke Symptoms - answers These are dizziness, headache, and muscle
cramps.
PFD - answers This lifesaving device should be worn *snugly* and *will not* turn a
person so that their head is out of the water.
Lifejacket - answers This lifesaving device should be worn *loosely* and *will* turn
the user so that their head is always out of the water.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms - answers These are severe headaches,
faintness, dizziness, nausea, and confusion
Green Buoys - answers Keep these to the *left* when you are traveling upstream.
Red Buoys - answers Keep these to the *right* when you are traveling upstream.
Strong Wind Warning - answers 20 to 33 knots
Gale Warning - answers 34 to 47 knots
Storm Warning - answers 48 to 63 knots
Hurricane Force Wind Warning - answers 64 or more knots
