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BOATING CHAPTER #3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
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BOATING CHAPTER #3 EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWER
Casting Off - Answer-before casting off: make sure everyone's seated wearing PFDs;
warm up the engine, cast off when departure area is traffic free
Docking - Answer-reduce speed when nearing dock; dock when area is clear of traffic
Most Common Cause of Collisions - Answer-failing to keep a proper lookout
Avoiding Collisions - Answer-maintain a safe speed; keep a good lockout; practice good
seamanship
Give-Way Vessel - Answer-the vessel that slows down or changes course to keep away
from other vessel
Stand-On Vessel - Answer-the vessel that maintains course and speed when
encountering another vessel; sailboats are always the stand on vessel against
powerboats
Meeting-Head On - Answer-two vessels are headed right towards each other
Paths That Cross - Answer-two vessels are on crossing paths
Overtaking - Answer-when a vessel comes up behind another
Navigation Lights For a Powerboat - Answer-*red light*- port(left)
*green light*- starboard (right)
*all-around white light*- light on a pole, 360 degrees
*masthead light*- white light on mast, visible from front
*sternlight*- white light on stern (back)
Navigation Lights For a Sailboat - Answer-*red light*- port(left)
*green light*- starboard(right)
*sternlight*- white light in back
Giving Way - Answer-if you see a red and white mast light, you give way to the other
vessel
if you see a red, green, and white light, you are approaching a vessel head on and both
vessels give way
if you see a white light, you are overtaking a vessel and must give-way
if you see only a green light, only a red light, or you see a red & green but no white; you
are approaching a sailboat and must give way
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