Boat Safety Quiz – Sailing Test

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#1. The operator of any boat involved in an accident must notify the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation if:

property damage exceeds $500.00.

a person is injured.

a person dies.

all of above.

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#2. On returning from the sea, going thru the channel, on what side of the boat would you keep a red and green horizontally-banded mark if the top band is red?

port

either side

starboard

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#3. The 'danger' or 'doubt' signal used to express a disagreement with an intended maneuver is:

rapid waving of the arms.

shouting "danger" as loud as possible.

five or more short and rapid blasts of the whistle.

one short blast of the whistle.

wave a towel.

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#4. Navigational markers can be identified at night by their sound characteristics and:

height

light

shape

width

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#5. Who is responsible for complying with the rules according to the Navigation Rules?

The navigator.

The owner, master, and crew.

Only the boat owner.

Only operators of power boats.

Dock master.

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#6. When operating in a thick fog with poor visibility, you hear one prolonged blast every two minutes. You proceed slowly and watch for:

a vessel not under command.

a vessel with the occupants fishing.

a sailing vessel underway.

a sailing vessel at anchor.

a powerboat underway.

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#7. If you stand up in the boat, it may capsize because:

the water line is raised.

the draft is increased.

the center of gravity is raised.

the center of gravity is lowered.

none of the above.

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#8. The stability of a sail boat is defined as its resistance to:

roll in a heavy sea

capsize

yawing

an accidental jibe

ability to heal

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#9. Lighted navigation markers showing the port side of the channel on returning from the sea will have:

a large white light.

even number of red lights.

two yellow lights.

green lights.

one green light and one yellow light.

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#10. The vessel, according to Navigation Rules, that must stay out of another vessel's way and take early and substantial action to do so by altering course and/or speed, is called the:

stand-on vessel.

in-danger vessel.

high priority vessel.

give-way vessel.

high-end vessel.

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