Rhode Island Boating License Test
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Bow - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of boat
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - Left side of boat
Starboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Right side of boat
Stern - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear of a boat
Cleat - CORRECT ANSWER - Metal fitting where a rope can be fastened
Gunwale - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper edge of a boat's side
Beam - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum width of a vessel
Freeboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where
water could come on board
Draft - CORRECT ANSWER - Depth of water needed to float vessel
Keel - CORRECT ANSWER - Main centerline (backbone) of vessel or extension of hull
that increases stability in water
Displacement Hulls - CORRECT ANSWER - Move through water by pushing water aside,
are designed to cut through water - if lower a boat into the water, some of the water moves for
, the boat - if you could weigh that displaced water, you'd find it equals the weight of the boat.
Displacement hulls limited to slower speeds, round bottoms.
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Body of vessel, basic structure or shell
Planing Hulls - CORRECT ANSWER - Rise up, glide on water, can skim along at high
speeds, usually flat bottom and vee bottoms
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - CORRECT ANSWER - Small vessel, inboard jet drive
Plowing Mode of Planning Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - As speed increases, planing hull
will have raised bow, reducing operators vision and throwing large wake.
Flat Bottom Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Planing hull, has shallow draft, good for
fishing in small lakes and rivers, rides roughly in choppy water
Deep Vee Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Planing hull, gives smoother ride than a flat
bottom hull through rough water, takes more power to move
Round Bottom Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Typical displacement hull, moves easily
through water even at slow speeds, has tendency to roll unless deep keel or stabilizers
Multi-Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Displacement hull, greater stability because of wide
beam, needs large area when turning
Rudder - CORRECT ANSWER - Steering device, usually vertical blade attached to stern
of boat
Outboard Engines - CORRECT ANSWER - Portable, self-contained, attached to transom
of boat.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Bow - CORRECT ANSWER - Front of boat
Port - CORRECT ANSWER - Left side of boat
Starboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Right side of boat
Stern - CORRECT ANSWER - Rear of a boat
Cleat - CORRECT ANSWER - Metal fitting where a rope can be fastened
Gunwale - CORRECT ANSWER - Upper edge of a boat's side
Beam - CORRECT ANSWER - Maximum width of a vessel
Freeboard - CORRECT ANSWER - Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where
water could come on board
Draft - CORRECT ANSWER - Depth of water needed to float vessel
Keel - CORRECT ANSWER - Main centerline (backbone) of vessel or extension of hull
that increases stability in water
Displacement Hulls - CORRECT ANSWER - Move through water by pushing water aside,
are designed to cut through water - if lower a boat into the water, some of the water moves for
, the boat - if you could weigh that displaced water, you'd find it equals the weight of the boat.
Displacement hulls limited to slower speeds, round bottoms.
Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Body of vessel, basic structure or shell
Planing Hulls - CORRECT ANSWER - Rise up, glide on water, can skim along at high
speeds, usually flat bottom and vee bottoms
Personal Watercraft (PWC) - CORRECT ANSWER - Small vessel, inboard jet drive
Plowing Mode of Planning Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - As speed increases, planing hull
will have raised bow, reducing operators vision and throwing large wake.
Flat Bottom Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Planing hull, has shallow draft, good for
fishing in small lakes and rivers, rides roughly in choppy water
Deep Vee Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Planing hull, gives smoother ride than a flat
bottom hull through rough water, takes more power to move
Round Bottom Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Typical displacement hull, moves easily
through water even at slow speeds, has tendency to roll unless deep keel or stabilizers
Multi-Hull - CORRECT ANSWER - Displacement hull, greater stability because of wide
beam, needs large area when turning
Rudder - CORRECT ANSWER - Steering device, usually vertical blade attached to stern
of boat
Outboard Engines - CORRECT ANSWER - Portable, self-contained, attached to transom
of boat.
