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Boating Test
Question | Answer |
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What indicates the maximum capacity/number that a boat can carry safely in good weather? | The capacity plate. |
Where can the capacity plate be found? | Near the operator's position or on the transom of the boat. |
Before beginning to fuel, you should: A) __________ B) __________ | A) Turn off anything that might cause a spark like engines, fans, or electrical equipment B) Close all windows, ports, doors and other openings to prevent fumes from entering the boat. |
Courtesy on Boat Ramps | Prepare your vessel for launching or for the drive home |
Before docking | If possible, make your approach into the wind or current, whichever is stronger |
Navigation Rule #1 | Practice good seamanship: it is the responsibility of every boat or PWC operator to take all necessary action to avoid a collision. |
Navigation Rule #2 | Keep a proper lookout: failing to keep sharp lookout is the most common cause of collision |
Navigation Rule #3 | Maintain a safe speed: safe speed is the speed that ensures you will have ample time to avoid a collision |
What is a give-way vessel? | the vessel required to take early action to keep away from other vessels |
What is a stand-on vessel? | Maintain its course and speed |
Overtaking | A vessel is coming upon another vessel behind the other vessel |
Ever operator is responsible for ______. | Avoiding collision |
Lateral markers | navigation aids that mark the edges of safe water areas. |
Markers use a combination of _______ and ______ and can be displayed on either ______ or _______. | colors and numbers; buoys or permanent markers |
Non-Lateral Markers: Exclusion Area | crossed diamonds indicate areas off-limits to all vessels such as swimming areas, dams and spillways. |
Nautical Charts | Charts contain important information such as water depths and the locations of channels, sand bars, rocks and vegetation. |
Steering and Stopping a PWC | If you allow the engine on these PWCs to return to idle or shut off during operation, you lose all steering control |
Ignition Safety Switches | Most powerboats and PWCs come equipped with an emergency ignition switch. This safety device can shut off engine if the operator falls off the PWC or powerboat. |
Avoiding propeller strike injuries | Turn off the engine when passengers are boarding or disembarking. |
What must be displayed on all vessels | registration # and validation decals |
How must the validation be displayed? | Registration # must be painted, applied as a decal, or otherwise affixed to both sides of the bow |
Who may operate a motored vessel | Must be of 16 years of age or older |
To operate a motorized vessel other than a PWC, on NJ waters... | 13-15 years of age, completed boat safety test (boats must be 12 ft. or longer and powered by less than 10 horsepower) |
Non-tidal Boat License | Operators of vessels 12 ft. or larger and powered by a motor or combination of motors less than 10 horsepower. |
Improper Speed/Distance | Exceeding "slow speed/no wake" or being on plane in a marked "no wake" zone |
Alcohol and Drugs | Alcohol is a major contributor to boating accidents and fatalities. |
By boating in NJ waters, vessel operators have given consent to... | an alcohol and/or drug test. This is called implied consent. |
Type I PFDs: Offshore Life Jackets | These vests are geared for rough or remote waters where rescue may take awhile. Provide the most buoyancy and will keep a person's head above water. |
PFD Requirements | All children 12 years of age or younger must wear a PFD whenever they are on a vessel that is underway unless they are in a fully enclosed, non-removable cabin |
Sizing for PFDs is based on _______ and _______. | body weight and chest size |
Fire extinguishers | Extinguishers should be in an accessible area - not near the engine or in a compartment, but where they can be reached immediately. Be sure you know how to operate them. |
Visual Distress Signals | Vessels on federally controlled waters must be equipped with U.S. Coast Guard-approved visual distress signals regardless of length or type |
Sound-producing devices | Vessels less than 65.6 ft. in length, which includes PWCs, are required to carry a whistle or horn or other means to make an audible signal for at least one-half mile. |
Requirements specific to PWC | A PWC may not be operated between sunrise and sunset. A PWC may not be operated above "minimum headway speed within 100 ft. of anything |
Towing a person with a vessel legally | A person may not be towed between sunrise and sunset |
Why you should fill out a Boating Accident Report Form | Death/disappearance of a person, injury to a person, prop. damage of more than $2,000 |
_______ of the alcohol amount it takes to make someone legally intoxicated on a boat compared to on land. | One-third (1/3) |
Capsizing, Swimming, and Falling Overboard | Keep your center of gravity low by not allowing people to stand up or move around while underway. |
If your boat remains afloat, try to _________ in order to _________ as fast as possible. | reboard/climb onto it; get out of the cold water |
If someone falls overboard, you should... | Stop the engine and pull the victim over the stern to keep the boat balanced. |
What should you NOT do if you run aground? | Put the boat in reverse |
What SHOULD you do if you run aground? | Stop the engine and lift the outdrive |
Initial reaction to cold water immersion begins at... | 77 Degrees Fahrenheit |
What is the first stage of cold water immersion/hypthermia? | "cold shock" occurs in first 3-5 minutes of immersion in cold water. Can cause immediate involuntary gasping, hyperventilation, panic and vertigo |
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | CO is an invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that is produced when carbon-based fuel burns |
How to Avoid Severe Weather | Accumulating dark clouds, shifting winds, and graying skies are all indicators of possible danger from the weather |
What to Do if Out in Severe Weather | Slow down, but keep enough power to maintain headway and steering |
Responsibility of a Vessel Operator | When you are operating a vessel, you have a responsibility to your passengers |
As a vessel operator, you should do what before departure? | Have a safety discussion with your passengers and everyone else on board. Notify passengers of emergency equipment locations. |
Vessels Operators also have a responsibility to _____ | conduct emergency drills so everyone knows what to do in case of boating emergency |
Responsibility to others you allow to operate your vessel | Individual understands responsibility of the driver |
Fishing | wear a life jacket (PFD) especially when the water is cold or when fishing alone |