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Rhode Island boating safety exam questions and answers
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what do rating symbols on a fire extinguisher indicate? - Answer -the number indicates
the relative size of the extinguisher and the letter indicates the type of fire it will
extinguish
type A fire extinguishers - Answer -fires are of combustible solids
type b extinguishers - Answer -fires of flammable liquids
type c extinguishers - Answer -electrical fires
what part of a low head dam poses the greatest hazard from a strong, recirculating
current or boil? - Answer -base of the dam
In Rhode Island, how far must a PWC operating at more than "headway speed" stay
from swimmers, divers, the shoreline, or moored vessels? - Answer -200 feet
Which of the following is legal operation of a PWC in Rhode Island? - Answer -operating
at headway speed in a direct path to the operating area for PWCs
what should you do to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning while boating? - Answer -
never allow swimmers to enter an enclosed area under a swim or dive platform, even
for one second
what should a motorboat operator do when someone is being pulled into the boat from
the water? - Answer -turn off the engine
according to Rhode Island law, during what hours is it illegal to tow a person behind a
boat on water skis or other device? - Answer -between one hour after sunset and one
hour before sunrise
According to Rhode Island law, children of what age are required to wear a U.S. Coast
Guard-approved life jacket while underway on an open vessel less than 65 feet in
length? - Answer -those under 13 years of age
what can you do to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species from one waterway
to another? - Answer -allow your boat to dry before its next use
, how should you pull someone out of the water and onto a small boat? - Answer -over
the stern with the engine turned off
bow - Answer -front of a vessel
cleat - Answer -metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
gunwale - Answer -upper edge of vessel's side
hull - Answer -body of a vessel
port - Answer -left side of a vessel
propeller - Answer -rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
starboard - Answer -right side of a vessel
stern - Answer -rear of a vessel
beam - Answer -maximum width of a vessel
draft - Answer -depth of water needed to float a vessel
freeboard - Answer -distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could
come on board
keel - Answer -Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that
increases stability in the water
what are the two hull types - Answer -displacement and planing
displacement hulls - Answer -move through the water by pushing the water aside and
are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
planing hulls - Answer -designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough
power is supplied.
personal watercraft - Answer -A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its
primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons
sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
four hull shapes - Answer -flat bottomed, deep vee, round bottomed, multi hull
what are the four engine types - Answer -outboard, inboard, stern, and jet
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