Chapter 3: Operating Your Boat—Safely
Summary
You've completed the material of Chapter
3 of the online boating safety course!
You should now:
- Be able to cast off and dock under
different wind and current conditions
- Know three major responsibilities of
a vessel operator
- Know what to do when encountering another
vessel
- Be able to use and interpret sound
signals
- Know types of night navigation lights
and how to interpret them
- Know what to do when encountering Lateral
System buoys and markers
- Understand dangers inherent in boating
near dams, locks and bridges and effects
of tides and currents on vessels
- Be able to anchor correctly
- Be able to operate PWC safely and courteously
- Be strongly aware that power is required
for steering control of PWC
- Understand how ignition safety switches
work
If you haven't already completed the Chapter
3 review exercise, follow this link to take the Review Questions for Chapter
3: Operating Your Boat—Safely. Or, go through the interactive Flash animation below.
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