Multiple Choice Questions

What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate?
  • to shut off the engine if the operator is thrown overboard
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
  • maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
Under Florida law, anyone riding on a PWC must wear what item?
  • ???USCG-approved non-inflatable PFD
  • cruising on any vessel less than 26 feet in length
  • red with white diagonal stripe
  • successfully complete an approved boating safety course and to obtain and have on board a Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card and photographic ID card
PFDs (life jackets) must be in serviceable condition, be the proper size for the intended wearer, and be _____.
  • information or directions
  • steering control
  • readily accessible
  • engine cut-off switch lanyard
The following are examples of "reckless operation" EXCEPT:
  • Take all necessary action to avoid a collision.
  • moving around the boat while underway
  • operating a personal watercraft (PWC) in the rain
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
What is the leading cause of death in boating accidents in Florida?
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
  • moving around the boat while underway
  • drowning
If involved in a boating accident causing serious bodily injury or death while boating under the influence, the operator has committed a _____.
  • drowning
  • readily accessible
  • white light visible in all directions
  • felony
Who is responsible for keeping a sharp watch to avoid a collision between two boats?
  • operator
  • the operators of both boats
  • ???USCG-approved non-inflatable PFD
  • red with white diagonal stripe
What does a red cone-shaped buoy mark?
  • the edge of a channel on a boater's right side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream
  • to shut off the engine if the operator is thrown overboard
  • The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
One boat is overtaking another. Which boat should stand on?
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • the boat being overtaken
  • information or directions
  • Put the stern into the wind.
What should you do if a fire breaks out in the front of your boat?
  • moving around the boat while underway
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • Put the stern into the wind.
  • engine cut-off switch lanyard
When you see a red flag or buoy with a white diagonal stripe (divers-down symbol), you must:
  • maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
  • attaching the lanyard of a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch to the operator's PFD
  • slow to idle speed if you must come within 100 feet of the flag in a channel
  • All of the above: observe all regulatory zones; stay in designated marked channels; not discard fishing lines, hooks, or nets in the water
What is most likely to cause someone to fall overboard?
  • Take all necessary action to avoid a collision.
  • Put the stern into the wind.
  • to shut off the engine if the operator is thrown overboard
  • moving around the boat while underway
What is every vessel operator required to do?
  • moving around the boat while underway
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • Take all necessary action to avoid a collision.
  • to shut off the engine if the operator is thrown overboard
Which operation on a PWC requires more than idle speed?
  • attaching the lanyard of a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch to the operator's PFD
  • moving around the boat while underway
  • the boat being overtaken
  • steering control
According to Florida law, during which situation must children under six years of age wear a USCG-approved PFD (life jacket) at all times?
  • cruising on any vessel less than 26 feet in length
  • red with white diagonal stripe
  • successfully complete an approved boating safety course and to obtain and have on board a Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card and photographic ID card
  • ???USCG-approved non-inflatable PFD
You see a white buoy with an orange square and black lettering. What does this buoy tell you?
  • the boat being overtaken
  • engine cut-off switch lanyard
  • The other boat has difficulty maneuvering.
  • information or directions
When traveling in known manatee corridors or habitat areas, boaters should be aware and use caution. You should:
  • slow to idle speed if you must come within 100 feet of the flag in a channel
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
  • All of the above: observe all regulatory zones; stay in designated marked channels; not discard fishing lines, hooks, or nets in the water
What is the risk when a PWC passes too closely behind another boat?
  • maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
  • to shut off the engine if the operator is thrown overboard
  • The other boat may create a blind spot for the PWC operator.
  • The back of the PWC is pushed to the left, and the PWC turns right.
In Florida, what is the minimum legal age required to sign a contract to rent a personal watercraft (PWC)?
  • felony
  • 12
  • readily accessible
  • 18
The Florida Boater Education Temporary Certificate is valid for _____ months from the date of completion, is non-transferable, and cannot be exchanged for the Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card.
  • 12
  • 18
  • The other boat has difficulty maneuvering.
  • felony
What piece of equipment on a boat is most important in preventing propeller strike injuries?
  • Put the stern into the wind.
  • engine cut-off switch lanyard
  • information or directions
  • moving around the boat while underway
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