UNIT 3 BOAT LICENSE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Red even number bouys and markers - Answer-On your right
What is the phrase to help you remember the buoy colors and where they are - Answer-
Red Right Returning
Odd Numbers Buoys and Markets are... - Answer-Green and odd numbers
Red and Green Colors and Lights - Answer-These are placed at the junction of two
channels to indicate the preferred (primary) channel when a channel splits. If green is
on top, the preferred channel is to the right. If red is on top, the preferred channel is to
the left. These also are sometimes referred to as "junction buoys."
Upstream - Answer-Direction against the current
What are can buoys and nun buoys for? - Answer-To mark edge of the stream green on
the left and red on right when going towards open water
Daymarks - Answer-Equalivalent to can and nun buoys they are permantely placed
attached to posts or other structures
Lighting Buoys - Answer-Like can and nun buoys but with a light that matches the buoy
When entering clockwise from New Jersey to Brownsville, Texas what rules apply... -
Answer-Any marker displaying a yellow triangle should be passed by keeping it on the
starboard (right) side of the boat.
Any marker displaying a yellow square should be passed by keeping it on the port (left)
side of the boat.
What is one unique thing about the Western River Sytem? - Answer-The markers are
not numbered
What does a square orange marking on a white buoy mean? - Answer-to give directions
and information
What does a diamond orange marking on a white buoy mean?? - Answer-Warn of
hazards or obstructions
What does a circle orange marking on a white buoy mean? - Answer-Mark controlled
areas
What does a crossed diamond marking on a white buoy mean? - Answer-mark
exclusion or closed areas
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