California Boating (Boating Safety)
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1. A motorboat is crossing paths with a PWC. What action should be taken?
a) The motorboat should slow down and let the PWC pass because the PWC is
smaller.
b) The PWC should speed up and attempt to cross in front of the motorboat.
c) The vessel on the port (left) should give way.
d) The slower-moving vessel should give way. - ANSWER The vessel on the
port (left) should give way.
2. A sailboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the give-way
vessel?
a) sailboat
b) PWC
c) neither
d) both - ANSWER PWC
3. A PWC is overtaking another vessel. Which vessel must give way?
a) the vessel creating the least wake
b) the PWC
c) the slower vessel
,d) the faster vessel - ANSWER the PWC
4. What happens when you modify a PWC's exhaust system?
a) The PWC rides higher in the water.
b) The PWC can carry additional passengers.
c) Wake-jumping performance may be improved.
d) Noise may be increased to an illegal level. - ANSWER Noise may be
increased to an illegal level.
5. What happens when a PWC's steering control is turned to the right?
a) The back of the PWC is pushed to the right, and the PWC turns left.
b) The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
c) The stern of the PWC is pushed down.
d) The bow of the PWC is pushed up. - ANSWER The back of the PWC is
pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
6. What is the risk when a PWC passes too closely behind another boat?
a) The PWC may be sucked into the other boat's engine.
b) The wake from the PWC can make a larger boat capsize.
c) The PWC may catch on fire.
d) The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator. - ANSWER
The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
7. What is the purpose of a lanyard attached to an ignition safety switch?
a) to activate the boat's self-circling feature if the operator falls overboard
b) to prevent the boat from starting for at least five minutes after fueling
c) to shut off the engine if there is a spark in the compartment
,d) to shut off the engine if the operator falls overboard - ANSWER to shut
off the engine if the operator falls overboard
8. Which of these is a sign of dehydration?
a) shivering
b) sleepiness
c) talkativeness
d) blue fingernails - ANSWER sleepiness
9. For most people, how many alcoholic drinks does it take before judgment
and physical reaction time are impaired?
a) one
b) five
c) ten
d) fifteen - ANSWER one
10. Someone falls into the water from a dock. What is the FIRST thing you
should do to help this person?
a) Swim to the victim with a line.
b) Row in circles around the victim.
c) Throw an anchor overboard.
d) Try to talk the victim to safety. - ANSWER Try to talk the victim to safety.
11. A passenger on a small boat falls overboard. How should this person be
pulled back onto the boat?
a) over the side into the operator's lap
b) over the side just forward of the steering station
c) over the stern with the engine turned off
, d) over the stern with the engine idling in neutral - ANSWER over the stern
with the engine turned off
12. What should you do FIRST if your boat runs aground?
a) Shift the weight to the point of impact.
b) Make sure no one is injured, and then check for leaks.
c) Put the engine in reverse, and gun it.
d) Put the engine in forward, and gun it. - ANSWER Make sure no one is
injured, and then check for leaks.
13. What should you do if the motor on your boat catches fire?
a) Flood the engine compartment.
b) Open the engine cover.
c) Turn on the ventilation fan.
d) Shut off the fuel supply if possible. - ANSWER Shut off the fuel supply if
possible.
14. Exhaust outlets are often located in the area under a boat's swim platform.
This area should be strictly off limits. What is the danger if a swimmer
enters this area?
a) hypothermia
b) hyperventilation
c) fatal hydrogen sulfide poisoning
d) fatal carbon monoxide poisoning - ANSWER fatal carbon monoxide
poisoning
15. When does fog usually form in inlets and bays?
a) at noon when the water heats up
b) during the late afternoon
Verified Multiple Choice and Conceptual Actual
Frequently Tested Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update!!
1. A motorboat is crossing paths with a PWC. What action should be taken?
a) The motorboat should slow down and let the PWC pass because the PWC is
smaller.
b) The PWC should speed up and attempt to cross in front of the motorboat.
c) The vessel on the port (left) should give way.
d) The slower-moving vessel should give way. - ANSWER The vessel on the
port (left) should give way.
2. A sailboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the give-way
vessel?
a) sailboat
b) PWC
c) neither
d) both - ANSWER PWC
3. A PWC is overtaking another vessel. Which vessel must give way?
a) the vessel creating the least wake
b) the PWC
c) the slower vessel
,d) the faster vessel - ANSWER the PWC
4. What happens when you modify a PWC's exhaust system?
a) The PWC rides higher in the water.
b) The PWC can carry additional passengers.
c) Wake-jumping performance may be improved.
d) Noise may be increased to an illegal level. - ANSWER Noise may be
increased to an illegal level.
5. What happens when a PWC's steering control is turned to the right?
a) The back of the PWC is pushed to the right, and the PWC turns left.
b) The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
c) The stern of the PWC is pushed down.
d) The bow of the PWC is pushed up. - ANSWER The back of the PWC is
pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
6. What is the risk when a PWC passes too closely behind another boat?
a) The PWC may be sucked into the other boat's engine.
b) The wake from the PWC can make a larger boat capsize.
c) The PWC may catch on fire.
d) The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator. - ANSWER
The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
7. What is the purpose of a lanyard attached to an ignition safety switch?
a) to activate the boat's self-circling feature if the operator falls overboard
b) to prevent the boat from starting for at least five minutes after fueling
c) to shut off the engine if there is a spark in the compartment
,d) to shut off the engine if the operator falls overboard - ANSWER to shut
off the engine if the operator falls overboard
8. Which of these is a sign of dehydration?
a) shivering
b) sleepiness
c) talkativeness
d) blue fingernails - ANSWER sleepiness
9. For most people, how many alcoholic drinks does it take before judgment
and physical reaction time are impaired?
a) one
b) five
c) ten
d) fifteen - ANSWER one
10. Someone falls into the water from a dock. What is the FIRST thing you
should do to help this person?
a) Swim to the victim with a line.
b) Row in circles around the victim.
c) Throw an anchor overboard.
d) Try to talk the victim to safety. - ANSWER Try to talk the victim to safety.
11. A passenger on a small boat falls overboard. How should this person be
pulled back onto the boat?
a) over the side into the operator's lap
b) over the side just forward of the steering station
c) over the stern with the engine turned off
, d) over the stern with the engine idling in neutral - ANSWER over the stern
with the engine turned off
12. What should you do FIRST if your boat runs aground?
a) Shift the weight to the point of impact.
b) Make sure no one is injured, and then check for leaks.
c) Put the engine in reverse, and gun it.
d) Put the engine in forward, and gun it. - ANSWER Make sure no one is
injured, and then check for leaks.
13. What should you do if the motor on your boat catches fire?
a) Flood the engine compartment.
b) Open the engine cover.
c) Turn on the ventilation fan.
d) Shut off the fuel supply if possible. - ANSWER Shut off the fuel supply if
possible.
14. Exhaust outlets are often located in the area under a boat's swim platform.
This area should be strictly off limits. What is the danger if a swimmer
enters this area?
a) hypothermia
b) hyperventilation
c) fatal hydrogen sulfide poisoning
d) fatal carbon monoxide poisoning - ANSWER fatal carbon monoxide
poisoning
15. When does fog usually form in inlets and bays?
a) at noon when the water heats up
b) during the late afternoon
