DEEP BOATING TEST PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which boats need to be registered in Connecticut? - ANSWERAll 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 - ANSWERBlock Lettering 3 "
high
What are the series of numbers located in the upper right transom on a boat? -
ANSWERHull Identification Numbers
Who is required to have a Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation in Connecticut?
- ANSWERAnyone 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? - ANSWER12 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? -
ANSWER16 years old and older with a (CPWO)
How old do you have to be operate power vessels and larger sailboats with (CPWO)? -
ANSWER12 years old
While on the boat and underway (moving) all passengers 12 and under must do this? -
ANSWERWear a life jacket
How old does someone need to be a spotter on a boat or PWC? - ANSWER12 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) - ANSWERTrue
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? - ANSWERTouch 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? - ANSWERwear a life jacket
In order to pull a skier or tube behind a boat or PWC you must be how old? -
ANSWER16 years old
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which boats need to be registered in Connecticut? - ANSWERAll 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 - ANSWERBlock Lettering 3 "
high
What are the series of numbers located in the upper right transom on a boat? -
ANSWERHull Identification Numbers
Who is required to have a Certificate of Personal Water Craft Operation in Connecticut?
- ANSWERAnyone 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? - ANSWER12 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? -
ANSWER16 years old and older with a (CPWO)
How old do you have to be operate power vessels and larger sailboats with (CPWO)? -
ANSWER12 years old
While on the boat and underway (moving) all passengers 12 and under must do this? -
ANSWERWear a life jacket
How old does someone need to be a spotter on a boat or PWC? - ANSWER12 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) - ANSWERTrue
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? - ANSWERTouch 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? - ANSWERwear a life jacket
In order to pull a skier or tube behind a boat or PWC you must be how old? -
ANSWER16 years old
