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©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:08PM. 1 Maryland Boating Exam Questions And Answers 2025 Update. What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - AnswerCall the National Response Center What are red buoys called? - AnswerNun buoys In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stan...

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Maryland Boating Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.


What should you do if oil spills on your boat? - Answer✔Call the National Response Center

What are red buoys called? - Answer✔Nun buoys

In an overtaking situation, what vessel is the stand on vessel? - Answer✔The vessel in the front

When boats are meeting head on, who is stand on - Answer✔Neither. They must both give way
and pass port to port.

In water skiing, how old should the captain and observer be? - Answer✔They both must be
twelve

In a crossing situation, what boat is giveaway? - Answer✔The boat on the left is the giveaway
vessel. The boat on the right has the right of way.

What speed must PWCs travel when within 100 feet of other structures - Answer✔6 knots

The noise and vibration of a boat... - Answer✔Make people tire more easily.

At what water depth does a PWC have to slow down to minimum wake speed? - Answer✔18
inches

What do Gasoline inboards need? - Answer✔A Backfire flame arrestor
How old does a captain need to be when towing someone, and what do they need to have? -
Answer✔12 years old with a boaters safety certificate

What type of PFD is best for rough waters? - Answer✔Type 1

Do sound-producing devices need to be Coast Guard approved? - Answer✔No

What is the age required to wear a PFD - Answer✔Anyone less than 13 years old

What two pieces of information are on a boat's maximum capacity plate? - Answer✔Max
people, max weight.
If you see a white buoy with orange horizontal stripes and a cross inside a diamond, what is it
communicating - Answer✔Boat exclusion area
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What is the minimum blood-alcohol concentration to be considered impaired? -
Answer✔0.08%

What type of fire is gasoline? - Answer✔Type B

What determines the boat's length? - Answer✔Measured from the tip of the bow to the stern
of the vessel

What dictates the equipment the vessel must have? - Answer✔The vessel's overall length.

What should you do before going out on a boat? - Answer✔Tell somewhere where you are
going, and ask them to take action if you fail to return on time. Float Plan.

A boat operator should never... - Answer✔Take a boat on the water with excess people or
excess gear.

What should you do before starting the engine? - Answer✔Sniff the bulge and engine
compartment for fuel vapors. Ventilate your boat until you cannot smell any fuel vapors.
Consider installing a gas vapor detection and alarm device.

What is tongue weight? - Answer✔Tongue weight is the amount of loaded trailer's weight that
presses down on the towing hitch.
What percent should the tongue weight be in comparison to the combined weight of the trailer
and vessel? - Answer✔10%

What will happen if the tongue weight is too light? - Answer✔The trailer will swing from side to
side, or "fishtail."

How should the safety chains be to support the trailer's coupler? - Answer✔Crisscrossed

What is a give-way vessel? - Answer✔The vessel that is required to take early and substantial
action to keep well away from other vessels by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.

What is the stand-on vessel? - Answer✔The vessel that must maintain its course and speed
unless it becomes apparent that the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action.
In a crossing situation at night, between a sailboat and powerboat, who is the stand on boat? -
Answer✔The sailboat.

What does it mean if, at night, you see a red, green, and a white light? - Answer✔You are
approaching another vessel head on and you must give way.

What is a mooring buoy? - Answer✔They are white buoys with a blue horizontal band that,
with permission, you may anchor to. Found in marinas.
When anchoring, how many times should the line be in comparison to the water depth? -
Answer✔The line needs to be 7-10 times the maximum water depth.



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