Boat Safety Quiz – Sailing Test

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#1. If you run aground the first thing you should do is:

move all passengers to the front and try to back off.

check the condition of the hull

dump unnecessary items overboard.

quickly jump overboard and try to push the boat into deeper water.

put your boat in reverse gear and back off.

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

height

light

shape

width

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#3. When two boats are approaching each other, the boat that has the right of way is:

the upwind boat.

the bigger boat.

the boat on the starboard tack.

the boat on the port tack.

the down wind boat.

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#4. 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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#5. Sailing by the lee is dangerous because:

there is a tremendous pressure on the lee sideof the sail.

there is the danger of having an accidential jibe.

there is a tremendous pressure on the rudder making steering difficult.

there is the danger of striking the leeward shore.

the boat could capsize.

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#6. You are required to proceed at a safe speed and maintain a lookout at all times when underway. A proper lookout is a major factor for

preventing collisions.

determining the accuracy of the compass.

measuring water temperature and determining the calmest waters.

finding lines of demarcation.

not getting lost.

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#7. 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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#8. When returning from sea solid red starboard side-of-channel markers will have:

letters only, in alphabetical order.

neither letters or numbers.

even numbers increasing in value.

odd numbers increasing in value.

odd numbers decreasing in value.

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#9. 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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#10. 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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