Boater's License Review Exam
Questions and Answers
1. How should a vessel's registration number and validation decal be displayed? -
Answer -Both sides of the bow
2. What is most important when selecting the right PFD for a passenger? - Answer -
Body weight and chest size
3. What important safety information is found on a boat's capacity plate? - Answer -
Maximum weight, number, and horse power
4. What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local waterway? - Answer -
Consult a nautical map
5. What operators are required to have completed an approved boating course to
operate a PWC? - Answer -Operators 12 and older
6. Which type of PFD will turn most unconscious persons face up? - Answer -Type 1
7. Who is responsible for making sure everyone on board a vessel understands basic
safety practices? - Answer -Vessel operator
8. Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat? - Answer -In an
accessible location
9. When should a life jacket be discarded and replaced? - Answer -When slightly torn
10. What effect does alcohol have when you are operating a vessel? - Answer -
Increases the likelihood of accidents
11. When boating on federally controlled ways in an 18 foot vessel, what equipment are
you legally required to have onboard? - Answer -US Coast Guard approved visual
distress signals
12. What sound producing devices are required when boating on Alabama waters? -
Answer -Whistle/horn etc.
, 13. What are signs that dangerous weather is approaching? - Answer -Dark clouds,
lightening, and shifting winds
14. What is one part of a regular basil and engine maintenance program? - Answer -
Check the oil every outing
15. How should you approach the dock when docking your vessel? - Answer -Into Wind
or current; whichever is stronger
16. What should you do before fueling your boat? - Answer -Turn off engine, close all
doors, windows, and ports
17. Where should your trailer be located well you prepare to launch your vessel? -
Answer -Parking lot/well away from ramp
18. How can propeller strike accidents be avoided? - Answer -Turn off engine when
people are boarding
19. Which are examples of careless operation? - Answer -Not having enough PFD's for
everyone on board
20. What is the best way to minimize the risk of drowning while boating? - Answer -
Have everyone on board wear an appropriate PFD at all times
21. How can you prevent transporting nuisance species from one waterway to another?
- Answer -Remove any zebra mussels before leaving a body of water
22. What should the vessel operator tell everyone on board before boating? - Answer -
Where PFDs and distress signals are located
23. What is the main function of the ignition safety switch? - Answer -To kill the engine if
a passenger is thrown off
24. In Alabama, how far must a vessel stay away from a diver down flag? - Answer -100
feet
25. How does the effect of alcohol consumed while boating compared to the effect on
land? - Answer -Much greater while boating
26. Which is true about operating a boat in Alabama while intoxicated? - Answer -You
must submit to a blood alcohol concentration test
27. When two vessels are operating in the same general area, who is responsible for
avoiding a collision? - Answer -Both
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