1. Which buoy indicates the notherly direction where the safest water exists?
A) North cardinal buoy
B) Port hand buoy
C) Starboard hand buoy
D) Cautionary buoy
2. What action should you take when seeing a sailboat or vessel engaged on fishing?
A) Whistle.
B) Approach slowly.
C) Power vessel must keep clear.
D) Wave your amrs.
3. Why must you always prepare a trip plan before leaving port ?
A) To visit the nicest places.
B) To help search and rescue in an emergency.
C) So you can leave earlier.
D) So that you know where to find food and water.
5. Which factor must you consider when determining a safe speed to take?
A) How quickly you need to get home.
B) The power of the motor.
C) The amount of fuel on board.
D) The state of the wind, the waves and the currents.
6. What are aids to navigation ?
A) Items that are on board your boat and allow safe navigation to your destination (for examples: charts).
B) Radios or cell phones that allow you to request navigational information.
C) Identified mooring areas that provide safe anchorage, out of the main navigational channels.
D) All systems or devices (for example: buoys and beacons) that are external to your boat and allow safe navigation.
7. What gives you representations of underwater features?
A) Railings
B) Masthead light
C) Nautical chart
D) Topographical map
8. Which route should power boat #2 take when overtaking boat #1?
A)
B)
C)
D)
9. What is the proper action to take when operating a pleasure craft near other boats ?
A) Take risks to show driving skill.
B) Always operate in a manner that is not dangerous to the public.
C) Operate in a dangerous way to impress your friends.
D) Act as though you always have the right of way.
10. The operator, when determining a safe speed, must take into account the following:
A) Visibility
B) Traffic density
C) Wind conditions
D) All of the above