Boaters Safety- Quiz 2

What is the best way to cast off if the wind or current direction is away from the dock? Cast off all lines. Keep the boat clear of the dock. Shift into forward gear and slowly leave the area. Cast off all lines, shift into reverse and turn the bow sharply toward the dock, and then add power. Keep the stern line tied to the dock, shift into forward and turn the bow sharply away from the dock, and then add power. Keep the stern line tied to the dock, shift into reverse, and then add power.

Which side of a boat has a red light at night? port (left) gunwale stern keel

Which side of a boat has a green light at night? gunwale starboard (right) stern keel

You are operating a powerboat at night. You see red and white lights on another boat. What do these lights tell you? A power-driven vessel is approaching head-on, but you have the right of way. A sailing vessel is crossing your path, and you must swerve to avoid it. You must give way to the other vessel. You are the stand-on vessel.

You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to boats approaching from which direction(s)? head-on only port (left) only head-on and starboard (right) head-on and behind

If two boats are traveling on paths that will cross, what determines which boat is the give-way vessel? The size of the boats How the two boats are propelled The speed of the boats The time of day

A sailboat under sail is about to cross paths with a PWC. What action should be taken? No action is required. The sailboat should change course and speed. The PWC should change course and speed. The PWC should speed up.

A motorboat and a PWC are approaching head-on. What action should be taken? Both vessels should turn to starboard (right). Both should maintain course until the last moment. The motorboat and the PWC should speed up until one of them has to turn the last moment. The PWC should slow down to a no-wake speed and give way to the motorboat.

One boat is overtaking another. Which boat should stand on? the boat being overtaken the boat creating the most wake the faster boat the larger boat

What is one possible meaning of a single prolonged blast of a horn? I am passing an information marker. I am coming around a blind bend. I am creating a large wake. I am filling my gas tank.