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Public Vessel Operators License fullysolved
What a PVO must do for - a vessel inspection - correct answer ✔✔Annual. Contact Marine Service
Bureau, fill out app and attach registration/capacity plate. Owner arranges time date and location.
Public Vessel - correct answer ✔✔Propelled by mechanical power and used for commercial purposes on
navigable waters which is performing a service that receives compensation
Direct Compensation - correct answer ✔✔A person has paid you money for a ride on your boat
Indirect Compensation - correct answer ✔✔A person has paid you a sum of money and a related service
is a boat/ operator. Ex: fishing guide, camps, motels, educational institution
What a PVO must do for - deficiencies and failures - correct answer ✔✔Identical deficiencies require
immediate failure. All listed deficiencies must be corrected prior to placing vessel in service before the
next time passengers are taken out.
PVO inspection - correct answer ✔✔Receive a copy of inspection report noting all deficiencies and how
to correct them. Mail a signed, notarized letter to MR&V once corrected. Schedule another inspection or
issue CofI.
Posting - correct answer ✔✔Not require for vessel under 10 tons but always required onboard
What a PVO must do for - modification to PV - correct answer ✔✔Send in letter saying they are
corrected and potentially have a second inspection.
Licensing requirements for - original license - correct answer ✔✔Complete and sign application form.
ACEE info. Valid photo ID and proof of age. Evidence of boat safety course. 30 hours of experience
operation motorboats. Written exam
,Licensing requirements for - renewal license - correct answer ✔✔Renee annually have until August 1st of
following year. Reexamination not required but some short open book exam given every 5 years for
updates. Re-examine if after time frame
Licensing requirements for - suspension license - correct answer ✔✔Revoke by inspector by Article 4 for
proof of recklessness, carelessness, intemperance, incompetence, dereliction of duty, or willful
disobedience of law. Must hand over license $100 fine for every day following refusal to give up license
Joint P&E - correct answer ✔✔18 years, boat safety course, written exam, not usually req practical exam,
30 hours experience with motor boat operations. For smaller vessels
Engineer - correct answer ✔✔Larger vessels with engine space that need tending determined by steam
propulsion, propulsion not entirely controlled by pilot house, or by discretion. 21 years of age, boat
safety, general question written exam, practical exam operation and explaining the engineering systems,
one season in engine room under licensed engineer supervision and 2 months if candidate is a licensed
stationary engineer.
Apprentice - correct answer ✔✔First step to master. Min 30 trips in logbook as deckhand on cease he
wants a license on with same knowledge demonstration as JPE. Must get this before masters. Age 21,
boat safety course, written exam unless already JPE, practical exam under discretion. 1 year as JPE or
season
Masters - correct answer ✔✔For boats over 65 feet, 50 ton displacement, 65 passengers. Age 21, boat
safety course, written exam at inspectors discretion, practical exam under inspectors observation, served
as apprentice master under supervision of licensed master for
Min 60 hours bridge time in vessels log book.
What a PVO must do for - boat repairs - correct answer ✔✔Contact M&RV to provide info on nature and
extent of repairs. If alternating hull or propulsion must report to inspector. Failure to do so may void the
vessels CofI and delay operation.
Naval Arcitect - correct answer ✔✔Structural modification requires architect to look at it to re-certify
stability. Intervals of 10 years, vessels with more than 20 passengers hauled in for hull inspection. Over
65 passengers, survey by naval architect.
,What boats need to be registered? - correct answer ✔✔Every mechanically propelled vessel operated
primarily on the navigable waters of state or within boundaries must be registered under article 48
Mechanically propelled vessel - correct answer ✔✔Equipped with motor regardless of wether the motor
if the primary means of propulsion
Crew - correct answer ✔✔One for each deck and one for every additional 50 passengers over 100
Passengers - correct answer ✔✔Determined by inspector and by rail length, deck area, and fixed seating
Describe the display of registration numbers - correct answer ✔✔On pocket sized card with owner name
and address. Series of numbers and letters. Must be displayed in forward part of port and starboard with
3 in height for 100 ft visibility in color contrasting with hull and permanently attached - painted decals or
stickers with space or dash between
How can you tell which boat is a Public Vessel? - correct answer ✔✔Letters PV on side above or below
registration at 5 inch height and 200 ft visibility
Length/Length Overall (LOA) - correct answer ✔✔The distance from one end of the boat to the other
end. It does not include outboard motors, brackets, or other attachments.
Beam - correct answer ✔✔The width of the boat at its widest point.
Displacement - correct answer ✔✔The weight of water that the boat must push out of the way to float.
As you add gear or passengers, the boat's _______ increases and the boat sinks lower into the water.
Draft - correct answer ✔✔The vertical distance from the bottom of the underside (keel) to the water
line. This determines the depth of water in which your boat operate - the larger the draft, the deeper the
water must be for the boat to operate without running aground.
Freeboard - correct answer ✔✔The vertical distance from the waterline to the upper edge of the boat's
sides. Boats with low _______ may take on water in rough conditions or when crossing another boat's
wake.
, Centerline - correct answer ✔✔An imaginary line drawn from the bow to the center of the stern.
Waterline length - correct answer ✔✔The length of the boat from end to end when it is in the water.
Trim - correct answer ✔✔The angle at which a boat rides in the water. A boat may be trimmed so it rides
even, down at the stern, or down at the bow.
Knot - correct answer ✔✔A measurement of speed on the water equal to one nautical mile (6076.1 feet)
per hour.
Hull - correct answer ✔✔The basic structural shell of a boat
Bow - correct answer ✔✔The forward (front) part of the boat
Stern - correct answer ✔✔The after (back) part of a boat
Keel - correct answer ✔✔The backbone of the boat running from the bow to the stern along the
underside of the boat along the centerline.
Transom - correct answer ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the stern which extends across the stern
from one side to the other. Outboard motors are mounted on the transom
Gunwale - correct answer ✔✔Upper edge of a boat's side (rails)
Bilge - correct answer ✔✔The area beneath the floorboards, or the lowest point of hull in a boat without
floorboards.
Cabin - correct answer ✔✔An enclosed portion of the hull
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