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BOATING LICENSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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BOATING LICENSE EXAM QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Bow - Answer-front side of the boat
Port - Answer-left side of the boat
Stern - Answer-rear of the boat
Propeller - Answer-rotates and powers a boat forward or backwards
Cleat - Answer-metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Starboard - Answer-right side of the boat
Gunwale - Answer-upper edge of a boats side
Hull - Answer-body of the boat
Beam - Answer-Maximum width of a vessel
Freeboard - Answer-Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could
come on board
Draft - Answer-Depth of water needed to float a vessel
Keel - Answer-Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that
increases stability in the water
Planing hulls - Answer-are designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when
enough power is supplied
Boats with displacement hulls - Answer-move through the water by pushing the water
aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
How planing hulls operate - Answer-Displacement Mode- A planing hull, when operated
at very slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull
Plowing Mode- As speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bow, reducing the
operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts
your boat in plowing mode
Planing Mode- Your boat is in planing mode when enough power is applied so that the
hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach planing mode at different speeds
Boat lengths - Answer-class A- Less that 16ft Class 1- 16 feet to less than 26 feet Class
2- 26 feet to less than 40 feet Class 3- 40 feet to less than 65 feet
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