Boating Safety

Question 0

A boat is less stable and more likely to capsize when it is

Answer 0

Overloaded

Question 1

Major cause of small boat fatalities is

Answer 1

Falling overboard/drowning

Question 2

PWC operators should wear

Answer 2

Life jacket
Goggles
Wet suits

Question 3

Which protects best from hypothermia when wet

Answer 3

Wool

Question 4

The best thing you can do for. Hypothermic person is

Answer 4

Medical help

Question 5

Motorboats are often disruptive of sailboats when

Answer 5

Moored
Little wind
Blocked wind

Question 6

Standing in a boat raises it’s

Answer 6

Center of gravity

Question 7

Dangerous loss of steering on a PWC results from

Answer 7

Releasing the throttle

Question 8

Best thing you can do to ward off hypothermia is

Answer 8

Help position

Question 9

Hazard can be created in jet drive boats by

Answer 9

Debris caught in intake

Question 10

Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Answer 10

Keep air flowing through the vessel

Question 11

What % of people who drown can swim

Answer 11

90%

Question 12

Small Motorboats less than 20 feet have

Answer 12

Capacity plates

Question 13

If your boat capsizes

Answer 13

Climb on boat and out of water

Question 14

Compared to cold air, cold water robs the body of heat

Answer 14

Faster than air

Question 15

Position in which you will loose heat most rapidly

Answer 15

Swimming

Question 16

Sailboats can sail toward wind by

Answer 16

Tacking