Boater Safety Lesson 4 and 5

Why would boaters slow down while passing recreational fishing boats?

• the wake may scare away the fish

• Motor noise may disturb anglers

• motor noise may scare away the fish

• the wake may cause injury or damage

What action should be taken when nearing a bend in a narrow channel?

• sound five short blasts of the horn and run down the middle of the channel

• stay to the starboard edge of the channel and signal one prolonged blast

• remain in the middle of the channel while flashing your running lights

• speed up and stay to the inside of the bend where the water is always deeper

A mooring buoy is a white buoy with which color stripe?

• black

• yellow

• red

• blue

When is a lookout on a vessel required?

• when near another vessel

• in bad weather

• within 100 yards of land

• at all times

In Navigation rules, what must give-way boats do?

• keep clear of stand-on boats

• reverse course

• signal six horn blasts

• stop forward motion

When performing a self rescue, when should you swim to shore?

• when you first hit the water

• as the last resort

• when you see someone on shore

• when hypothermia starts to set in

What should you do if your boat capsizes?

• stay with the boat

• swim for shore

• tread water to reduce the risk of hypothermia

• take off wet or heavy clothing to that it is easier to tread water

When someone falls overboard, what action should the skipper take?

• reverse engines and back up at full speed

• approach the victim from upwind and drift

• get floatation to the person and assign a spotter

• send another crew member overboard to help

What is the primary responsibility for a vessel operator assisting a boat in distress?

• get under the capsized boat for protection

• push or pull the boat to a busy boating channel

• stay with the boat and signal for help

• elect someone to swim to shore for help

If you run your boat aground, what should you do first?

• calmly assess the situation and get everyone to don PFDs

• call the Coast Guard to get them to tow you off

• Try to power off to get off the obstruction

• Jettison all unnecessary gear to help lighten your boat