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Review Questions for Chapter 3: Operating Your Boat—Safely
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1.
If the wind or current direction is toward the dock, you should cast off the
first when leaving the dock.
2.
The
is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
3.
The stand-on vessel must
unless
.
4.
If you are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet another powerboat or PWC head-on, you should keep to the
.
5.
If you are overtaking another vessel, you are the stand-on vessel.
True
False
6.
If you see a red and a white light ahead when boating at night, you should maintain course and speed.
True
False
7.
If you see only a green light while boating at night, you may be approaching a
and you must
.
8.
are the traffic signals that guide boaters safely along their course.
9.
The phrase
R-
R-
R-
reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.
10.
This buoy marks the edge of the channel on a boater's
side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream.
11.
This regulatory marker indicates
.
12.
This regulatory marker indicates areas that are
to vessels.
13.
A good rule of thumb is that the anchor line should be at least
times the depth of the water.
14.
You should never anchor from the
of the vessel as that can make the vessel unstable.
15.
To maintain steering control of a PWC, you must never allow the engine to
or
.
16.
The most common complaints boaters have against PWC operators are
and
.
17.
As a courtesy to other boaters and people on shore, PWC operators should
their operating area.
18.
Name a safety device that shuts the engine off if the operator is thrown from the proper operating position.
19.
To avoid propeller strike accidents, make sure
when passengers are boarding or disembarking a boat.
