DEEP Boating Exam Questions with Correct Answers Graded A+
Which boats need to be registered in Connecticut? - Answers All boats with a motor, sailboats over 16
1/2 feet, out of state boats in our water for 60 days or more a year
Boat Registration number must be what size/shape?s - Answers Block Lettering 3 " high
What are the series of numbers located in the upper right transom on a boat? - Answers Hull
Identification Numbers
Who is required to have a Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation in Connecticut? - Answers
Anyone operating a boat in Connecticut which requires registration and live in CT, own property in CT,
have a boat registered in CT.
How old must you be to operate any power vessel (boat)/sailboat? - Answers 12 years old with a CPWO
(Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation)
How old do you have to be when operating a PWC (Personal Watercraft) a lone? - Answers 16 years old
and older with a (CPWO)
How old do you have to be operate power vessels and larger sailboats with (CPWO)? - Answers 12 years
old
While on the boat and underway (moving) all passengers 12 and under must do this? - Answers Wear a
life jacket
How old does someone need to be a spotter on a boat or PWC? - Answers 12 years old
A 12 year old (w/o a license) can train on a boat with someone who is 18 years old and has had a CPWO
for atleast 2 years? (True or False) - Answers True
A 12 year old with a license (CPWO) can train on a PWC with someone who is 18 years old and has a
CPWO as long as they can do what? - Answers Touch the rails of PWC with their feet while sitting.
Between October 31st and May 1st everyone must____________________________ while sking, on a
PWC, or in a paddleboat? - Answers wear a life jacket
In order to pull a skier or tube behind a boat or PWC you must be how old? - Answers 16 years old
The right side of a boat is known as ______________________________ side? - Answers starboard
The left side of the boat is known as the __________________________________ side? - Answers port
The back of the boat is known as the ______________________________________ ? - Answers stern
The very front part of the boat is known as the ______________. - Answers bow
Which boats need to be registered in Connecticut? - Answers All boats with a motor, sailboats over 16
1/2 feet, out of state boats in our water for 60 days or more a year
Boat Registration number must be what size/shape?s - Answers Block Lettering 3 " high
What are the series of numbers located in the upper right transom on a boat? - Answers Hull
Identification Numbers
Who is required to have a Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation in Connecticut? - Answers
Anyone operating a boat in Connecticut which requires registration and live in CT, own property in CT,
have a boat registered in CT.
How old must you be to operate any power vessel (boat)/sailboat? - Answers 12 years old with a CPWO
(Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation)
How old do you have to be when operating a PWC (Personal Watercraft) a lone? - Answers 16 years old
and older with a (CPWO)
How old do you have to be operate power vessels and larger sailboats with (CPWO)? - Answers 12 years
old
While on the boat and underway (moving) all passengers 12 and under must do this? - Answers Wear a
life jacket
How old does someone need to be a spotter on a boat or PWC? - Answers 12 years old
A 12 year old (w/o a license) can train on a boat with someone who is 18 years old and has had a CPWO
for atleast 2 years? (True or False) - Answers True
A 12 year old with a license (CPWO) can train on a PWC with someone who is 18 years old and has a
CPWO as long as they can do what? - Answers Touch the rails of PWC with their feet while sitting.
Between October 31st and May 1st everyone must____________________________ while sking, on a
PWC, or in a paddleboat? - Answers wear a life jacket
In order to pull a skier or tube behind a boat or PWC you must be how old? - Answers 16 years old
The right side of a boat is known as ______________________________ side? - Answers starboard
The left side of the boat is known as the __________________________________ side? - Answers port
The back of the boat is known as the ______________________________________ ? - Answers stern
The very front part of the boat is known as the ______________. - Answers bow
