ALABAMA BOATING TEST EXAM 2024/2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS S) /GRADED A+
When did Alabama pass the Boater Safety app? - correct answers 1994
Alabama Boater Safety Act of 1994 - correct answers A law passed in 1994
detailing safety procedures on Alabama waterways
Under the Alabama Boater Safety Act, who doesn't have to take a safety course? -
correct answers Those who are 40 years of age as of April 28, 1994 will not have
to take a boating safety course.
What age does the Alabama Boater Safety Act prohibit from operating boats? -
correct answers Prohibits anyone younger than 12 from operating a mechanically
powered boat
What do boats pulling a skier need? - correct answers Boats pulling a skier must
have either a rearward facing observer or a 78 square inch rearview mirror with a
170 degree field of vision.
Boats less than 24 ft long powered by 50 horsepower or more must be.. - correct
answers Equipped with an emergency cutoff switch with a lanyard attached to the
operator
All children younger than 8 must wear - correct answers A Coast Guard approved
life preserver at all times
What does Alabama Boater Safety Act say about Alcohol? - correct answers The
act extends highway DUI laws to the waterways
What should a boat engine not do? - correct answers Exceed the recommended
horsepower printed on the boat's capacity plate
What must a boat have? - correct answers A Coast Guard approved life preserver
in boat for each occupant
Salt water boaters should have... - correct answers flares or other visual signaling
devices
, Where is the port side? - correct answers The left of the boat
Where is the starboard on the boat? - correct answers Right side of the boat
Where is the stern of the boat? - correct answers The back or rear of the book
Where is the bow of the boat? - correct answers The front of the boat
What is the hull of the boat? - correct answers The body of the boat
What is the draft of a boat? - correct answers the vertical distance between the
waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel), with the thickness of the hull included
What is the keel of the boat? - correct answers a flat blade sticking down into the
water from a sailboat's bottom. It has two functions: it prevents the boat from
being blown sideways by the wind, and it holds the ballast that keeps the boat
right-side up.
What is the gunwale? - correct answers upper edge of vessel's side
What is the cleat? - correct answers a metal fitting that a rope can be fastened to
What are the 2 types of hulls? - correct answers Planing and Displacement
Planing Hulls - correct answers designed to rise up and glide on top of the water
when enough power is supplied.
Displacement Hull - correct answers The type of hull that plows through the
water
The 3 basic hull shapes - correct answers round bottom
flat bottom
v bottom
what are the 4 length classes of vessels - correct answers Class A: less than 16
Class 1: 16-26
Class 2: 26- under 40
Class 3: 40 to under 65
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