Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements of Boating
Summary
You've completed the material of Chapter 4 of the online boating
safety course!
You should now:
- Know which vessels need to be registered and how to do so
- Be able to correctly place certificate numbers and registration
decals on a vessel
- Know where to find the HIN number
- Know the age restrictions on operation
- Be able to list the unlawful behaviors that should be avoided
when operating a vessel
- Be able to explain the dangers of consuming alcohol or drugs
while boating and the penalties for doing so
- Be able to identify classifications and uses of personal flotation
devices (life jackets) and state the legal requirements
- Know the legal requirements for fire extinguishers, backfire
flame arrestors, ventilation systems and mufflers
- Know the legal navigation light requirements
- Know the legal requirements for visual distress signals and
sound producing devices
- Know requirements for other equipment such as diver down flags
or state-required equipment
- Understand the legal requirements specific to PWCs– 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
- Know the legal requirements for towing a skier with a vessel
- Understand how to properly dispose of waste, oil and trash
and properly use MSDs
- Know when and how to report a boating accident.
If you haven't already completed the Chapter 4 review exercise, click
here to take the Review Questions for Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements of Boating. Or, go through the interactive Flash animation below.
