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ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS
Chapter 2

4. At least 4 minute

1. Right is starboard, left is port
2. For determining what safety equipment to carry, and
the registration fee
3. Inboard engine with a water jet pump

Chapter 6

Chapter 3
1. All motorized boats
2. NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
3. NY 1234 AB or NY-1234-AB reading from left to right on each
side of the boat
4. Aft (toward the stern) of the registration numbers
on each side of the boat
5. Assist the USCG with product recall, and law enforcement
in identifying stolen boats

Chapter 4
1. One USCG approved, in serviceable condition, readily
accessible, and properly sized for each person on a boat
2. Children under the age of twelve onboard a pleasure boat
under 65 feet, rowboat, canoe, or kayak while underway
unless they are in a fully enclosed cabin, anyone on
a personal watercraft, anyone being towed, and anyone on
a boat less than 21 feet between November 1st and May 1st
3. Mounted near the helm and most importantly serviceable
and readily accessible
4. During the daytime, regardless of the distance from shore,
any pleasure boat 16 feet or longer, except sailboats less
than 26 feet not equipped with mechanical power,
must carry day and night signals. PWC are required to
carry an orange distress flag or other appropriate USCG
approved daytime VDS. All boats, except rowboats,
canoes, and kayaks, regardless of size must have nighttime
signals between sunset and sunrise. The signal requiements do not apply if the boat is participating in an
organized race, parade or regatta.
5. A horn or whistle capable of producing a blast that can be
heard for at least a half mile

Chapter 5
1. Moor the boat securely to the dock, remove all
passengers, extinguish all galley fires, don't smoke, shut
off engines and electrical equipment, close all hatches
and ports, fill portable tanks on the dock, keep fuel nozzle
in contact with fill opening, replace fuel fill cap tightly, wipe
up any spilled fuel, check bilges for leakage
2. To keep static electricity from building up and causing a
spark which could cause an explosion
3. Wipe up any spills, open any hatches, ports, or windows,
run the mechanical blower for at least 4 minutes, use
your nose to sniff for vapors
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1. Maximum engine horsepower, maximum weight of
people, gear, and engine, maximum number of persons
2. Distribute weight of gear and people evenly, keep weight
low, especially heavy objects, secure heavy objects from
shifting, and don't exceed capacity limits
3. Operator boards first and helps passengers in, step into
the center of the boat, stay low, load gear from the dock
after boarding, stay seated once you are moving

Chapter 7
1.
2.

4.
5.

To insure that someone will contact help should you
become overdue
Head for the safety of shore if possible. Keep the bow
of the boat heading into the waves and wind. If you see
lightning place fishing rods on the deck and lower or
remove antennas where possible.
Let them know where the safety equipment is located.
They should know how to wear a PFD, and how to
operate a fire extinguisher and radio. They should
know the location of visual distress signals and what
to do an emergency including anchoring and line
handling as well as what to do in a man overboard
or rough weather situation.
To reduce the likelihood of having problems or an
emergency while out on the water
The Safety and wellbeing of the passengers

6. The ball and hitch should be the same size, hitch the
safety chain in an X pattern, check lights, and brakes if
so equipped, check tire pressure and that the bearings
have been greased
7. Load gear into the boat, insert the drain plug, remove
the tie downs, but not the attachment to the bow,
and run through a pre-trip checklist

Chapter 8
1. Federal waterways - US Coast Guard, NYS waters - NYSDEC
2. Can be used as a holding tank only, Y valve must be locked,
wired shut or the handle removed.
3. No
4. Before launching or leaving the launch ramp, always
CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY your watercraft and trailer. Remove
plants, animals and other debris by hand or with hot
soapy water. Make sure to drain the bilge, live wells, and
the engine. Dispose of unused bait in proper receptacles
and dump bucket water on dry land. Never release
plants, fish, or animals, from one body of water into another.

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