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ILEARNTOBOAT Final Exam Questions with All Correct Verified Answers Latest Update 2025 What is the main reason for assuming the HELP position when you are stranded in the water? --- correct answer ---reduces heat loss What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate? --- correct answer ---maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely What is the best way to avoid overloading your boat? --- correct answer ---Don't exceed the limits listed on the capacity plate.
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What is the main reason for assuming the HELP position when you are stranded in the water? --- correct answer --- reduces heat loss
What is the important safety information found on a boat's capacity plate? --- correct answer --- maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry safely
What is the best way to avoid overloading your boat? --- correct answer --- Don't exceed the limits listed on the capacity plate.
What should you leave with a friend or relative before a long outing on the water? --- correct answer --- float plan
Where should your passengers be while the boat is tied to the dock for fueling? --- correct answer --- on the dock and away from the boat
How full should you fill the fuel tank on a PWC? --- correct answer --- Leave a little empty space in the tank.
What is the best way to clean the hull of your vessel to protect the environment? --- correct answer --- Use plain water or non-phosphate detergent.
You are getting ready to launch your boat. Where should you park to load your equipment and gear? --- correct answer --- well away from the boat ramp and approach lane
When preparing to dock, what is the safest way to stop the forward motion of your boat? --- correct answer --- Shift into reverse gear.
If the wind or current is pushing your boat away from the dock as you prepare to dock, which line should you secure first? --- correct answer --- bow line
When must navigation lights be displayed? --- correct answer --- From sunset to sunrise and when visibility is restricted
You are operating a powerboat at night. Your green sidelight must be visible to boats approaching from which direction(s)? --- correct answer --- head-on and starboard (right)
A motorboat and a PWC are meeting head-on. Which one is the stand- on vessel? --- correct answer --- neither
You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you are the give-way vessel. What must you do? --- correct answer --- Take early and substantial action to keep well away.
Which of these causes the most collisions? --- correct answer --- failing to keep a proper lookout
Who is required to keep a proper lookout while boating? --- correct answer --- operator
Who may depart from the Navigation Rules? --- correct answer --- anyone who needs to avoid a collision
What is the best way to avoid being run over by your own PWC or motorboat? --- correct answer --- Wear an engine cut-off switch lanyard.
When is it difficult to reboard a PWC? --- correct answer --- when you are very tired
You are operating a PWC. What will happen if you shut off the engine? --- correct answer --- You will keep going in the same direction with no steering control.
What is needed for steering control on a PWC? --- correct answer --- power to the jet drive
Which part of a PWC is dangerous to your hands, feet, and hair? --- correct answer --- pump intake area
Which of these is most likely to create a boating hazard around river bridges? --- correct answer --- debris collecting around pilings
Where is the best place to store a fire extinguisher on a boat? --- correct answer --- in a readily accessible location
What minimum distance must be maintained from a U.S. Naval vessel? --- correct answer --- 100 yards
Which PFDs would be considered readily accessible? --- correct answer --- PFDs located within easy reach of everyone on board
What determines how many wearable PFDs are required on board a vessel? --- correct answer --- number of people on board
Which PFD is designed to be thrown to someone in the water? --- correct answer --- ring buoy
When is the best time to wear a PFD? --- correct answer --- at all times
Which of the following is a non-pyrotechnic VDS that is approved for use during the day? --- correct answer --- distress flag
What is the first action required of a boat operator who is involved in a boating accident? --- correct answer --- to provide assistance
Which of the following is legal? --- correct answer --- disposing of oil waste at an approved facility
To minimize the risk of an accident, what should you do if your group plans to consume alcohol? --- correct answer --- Have a non-drinker operate the vessel.
How does the effect of alcohol while boating compare to its effect while on land? --- correct answer --- The effect is increased while boating.
Falling overboard is a major risk on small boats. How can you reduce this risk? --- correct answer --- Balance the weight of people and gear.
Where would a boat produce the highest concentration of carbon monoxide? --- correct answer --- near the engine and generator exhaust outlets
What type of fire can be put out safely with water? --- correct answer - -- wood
Two people are on a boat towing a skier. One person is the operator. What is the role of the second person? --- correct answer --- Watch the skier.
Your boat capsizes and floats away. What should you do? --- correct answer --- Securely fasten your PFD, and wait for help.
Your boat capsizes but remains afloat. What should you do? --- correct answer --- Hang onto the boat or climb onto it.
A passenger on your boat falls overboard. What should you do while this person is being pulled back into the boat? --- correct answer --- Stop the engine.
What document must be on board and available for inspection by enforcement officers whenever a vessel is operated? --- correct answer --- Certificate of Number (registration card)
A person has boater education certification. According to Texas law, how old must this person be to operate a PWC unsupervised? --- correct answer --- at least 13 years of age
A person who is born after September 1, 1993, wants to operate a powerboat powered by a motor more than 15 horsepower. What is this person required to have if he or she wants to operate without supervision? --- correct answer --- a boater education certification card
When may passengers legally ride on the bow or gunwale while a vessel is underway? --- correct answer --- never; it is considered illegal operation
What is legal when operating a vessel on Texas waters? --- correct answer --- operating at a speed that allows you to stop the vessel safely
For a first conviction for BWI, how many days of jail time are included in the penalty? --- correct answer --- up to 180
In Texas, what blood alcohol concentration constitutes proof that an operator is operating a vessel while intoxicated (BWI)? --- correct answer --- 0.08% or greater
By law, what age children must wear a USCG-approved PFD at all times while underway on a vessel less than 26 feet long? --- correct answer --- under 13 years of age
You are operating a recreational vessel less than 39.4 feet long in Texas. Which of the following is a legal sound-producing device for this vessel? --- correct answer --- human using a horn
At minimum, how far must vessels stay away from diver-down flags when operating in Texas? --- correct answer --- 50 feet
Which of the following actions is legal for a PWC operator? --- correct answer --- attaching the lanyard of a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch to the operator's PFD
In Texas, during which time periods may a person operate a PWC? --- correct answer --- sunrise to sunset
In Texas, which of the following is a requirement when towing a person on water skis? --- correct answer --- The observer on board must be at least 13 years of age.