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Powerboat First Step Test Questions : 

1.  Safety equipment which a person can wear while on a powerboat include :

personal flotation device such as a life jacket..
waterproof VHF radio.
knife.
wide brim hat.
all of the above.

2. If a person falls overboard, which of the following is TRUE ?

  Throw a flotation device to the person in the water.
  Several spotters keep their eyes on the person at all times.
  There is often a danger of both hypothermia and drowning.
  Always have a practiced plan of retrieving a person in the water.
  All of the Above.

3.  The left side of the boat is called :

  bow.
  port.
  starboard.
  stern.

4.  The front end of the boat is called :

  bow.
  port.
  starboard.
  stern.

5.  Which statement is FALSE regarding the Navigation Rules ?

  Powerboats usually give way to sailboats.
  Powerboats give way to fishing boats using nets and trawls.
  Powerboats give way to large vessels restrained by draft or channel.
  Powerboats give way to sailboats that are overtaking the powerboat.

6.  Which statement is TRUE regarding the Navigation Rules ?

  A powerboat on your starboard side gives way to you.
  A powerboat on your port side gives way to you.
  A powerboat gives way to an overtaking powerboat.
  If the give-way boat is not taking action, don’t confuse him by changing your course.

7.  When entering a harbor in the United States or going upstream which of the following is TRUE ?

  Daymarks should pass on the boat’s port side and buoys should pass on the boat’s starboard side.
  Daymarks should pass on the boat’s starboard side and buoys should pass on the boat’s port side.
  Red daymarks and buoys should pass on the boat’s starboard side.
  Green daymarks and buoys should pass on the boat’s starboard side.

8.  What knot has a non-slipping loop that can be used to put over a dock piling ?

  Bowline.
  Round turn and two half-hitches.
  Sheet bend.
  Square knot.

9.  When anchoring which of the following is TRUE  ?

Tide and current is not a factor.
Use a scope of 1:1.
Check water depth along entire swing radius.
Reverse with speed to set the anchor.

10.  When docking, shifting to reverse will :

  immediately stop the forward motion of the boat.
  take time to slow the forward motion of the boat.
  kick the bow to the dock side.
  none of the above.

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