Review Questions for Chapter 1: Know Your Boat
1.
The port side of a vessel is the
side.
2.
The stern of a vessel is the
of the vessel.
3.
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as:
moving and non-moving.
displacement and planing.
rough and smooth.
narrow and wide.
4.
Name three basic hull shapes.
5.
What are the four length classes of vessels?
6.
List the four basic types of engines.
7.
Stern drive and inboard engines are:
marinized outboard engines.
specially designed and built engines.
automotive engines adapted for marine use.
jet drive engines.
8.
The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be
.
9.
Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other vessels.
True
False
10.
An
is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel.
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Course Material
Course Introduction
• Home Page
• About this Course
• Video Course
• FAQs
• Boating Laws
• Insurance Savings
• Welcome Message
1-Know Your Boat
• Chapter 1 Contents
• Parts of a Boat
• Hull Types
• Length Classes
• Engine Types
• Jet Drives
• Personal Watercraft
• Sailboats
• Chapter 1 Summary
• Chapter 1 Review
2-Before Heading Out
• Chapter 2 Contents
• Boat Capacity
• File a Float Plan
• Fueling Safely
• Fuel a PWC Safely
• Fuel Selector Switch
• Trailering Your Vessel
• Nautical Knots
• Vessel Maintenance
• Engine Maintenance
• Chapter 2 Summary
• Chapter 2 Review
3-Operating Your Boat
• Chapter 3 Contents
• Casting Off
• Docking
• Navigation Rules
• Meeting Head-On
• Paths That Cross
• Overtaking
• Sailboats
• Navigation Lights
• Night Navigation
• Sound Signals
• Buoys & Markers
• Buoy System
• Anchoring
• Dams, Locks, Bridges
• Tides
• Compass & Charts
• Operating a PWC
• Controlling a PWC
• PWC Courtesy
• Environment Issues
• More PWC Tips
• Reboarding a PWC
• Ignition Safety Switch
• Propeller Injuries
• Chapter 3 Summary
• Chapter 3 Review
4-Legal Requirements
• Chapter 4 Contents
• Registration & Decals
• Registering Your Boat
• Liability Insurance
• Hull ID Number
• Who May Operate
• Unlawful Operation
• Alcohol and Drugs
• Obstructing Navigation
• Homeland Security
• Life Jackets (PFDs)
• Fire Extinguishers
• Flame Arrestors
• Ventilation Systems
• Mufflers
• Navigation Lights
• Distress Signals
• Federal Waters
• Sound Signals
• Additional Rules
• PWC Requirements
• Towing Skiers
• Pollutant Disposal
• Nuisance Species
• Boating Accidents
• Enforcement
• Required Equipment
• Chapter 4 Summary
• Chapter 4 Review
5-Boat Emergencies
• Chapter 5 Contents
• Risk Management
• Boating Stressors
• Dehydration
• Avoid Alcohol
• Wear PFDs
• Types of Accidents
• Capsizing
• Falling Overboard
• Collisions
• Fire Emergencies
• Running Aground
• Personal Injuries
• Hypothermia
• Carbon Monoxide
• Treating Injuries
• Weather Dangers
• Avoiding Bad Weather
• Bad Weather Tips
• Summoning Help
• Chapter 5 Summary
• Chapter 5 Review
6-Enjoy Water Sports
• Chapter 6 Contents
• Your Responsibilities
• Your Passengers
• Sharing Your Vessel
• The Environment
• Other Boaters
• Paddlesports
• Water-Skiing
• Scuba & Snorkeling
• Windsurfing
• Sailing
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Chapter 6 Summary
• Chapter 6 Review
Review Questions
• Chapter 1 Review
• Chapter 2 Review
• Chapter 3 Review
• Chapter 4 Review
• Chapter 5 Review
• Chapter 6 Review
Boating Terms
Glossary
• Aground
• All-Round Wh. Light
• Anchor
• Backfire
• Bail
• Beam
• Bilge
• Boat
• Bow
• Bow Line
• Bunks
• Buoy
• Cabin
• Capsize
• Cast Off
• Channel
• Chart
• Cleat
• Coupler
• Course
• Cowl
• Deck
• Displacement Hull
• Dock
• Down Current
• Downwind
• Draft
• Embark
• EPIRB
• Fairway
• Federal Waters
• Fenders
• Float Plan
• Forward
• Freeboard
• Furl
• Give-Way Boat
• Gunwale
• Halyards
• Hatch
• Headway Speed
• Hitch
• Hull
• Idle Speed
• Ignition Safety Switch
• Impeller
• Inboard Engine
• Jet Drive Engine
• Jet Ski
• Keel
• Lanyard
• Leeward
• Length Overall
• Marina
• Mast
• Masthead Light
• Moor
• Motorboat
• Navigation Lights
• Navigation Rules
• No Wake Speed
• Operate
• Outboard Engine
• Overboard
• PFD
• PWC
• Pier
• Planing Hull
• Port
• Powerboat
• Power-Driven Vessel
• PWC
• Propeller
• Raft
• Rigging
• Rudder
• Safety Lanyard
• Sailboat
• Sheets
• Sidelights
• Slow-No Wake Spd.
• Stand-On Boat
• Starboard
• Steering Control
• Stem
• Stern
• Stern Drive Engine
• Sternlight
• Stern Line
• Swamp
• Swim Platform
• Tide
• Tiller
• Tongue Weight
• Transom
• Trim
• Underway
• Unpowered Vessel
• Upstream
• Upwind
• Vessel
• Wake
• Winch
• Windward
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• Practice Test
• Certification Exam
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