Boating Certification Test Navigation Rules of the Road Questions and Answers

Question 1

You are operating a power-driven vessel and see another power-driven vessel approaching from your starboard (right) side.
The two vessels are on crossing paths and a risk of collision exists.
What is your primary responsibility according to the Navigation Rules?

Accepted Answer

You are the give-way vessel and must take early and substantial action to keep clear.

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Maintain your course and speed as the stand-on vessel.

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Alter your course to port to pass behind the other vessel.

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Sound five short blasts on your horn to signal danger.

Question 2

Two power-driven vessels are meeting in a head-on situation. What action is required by both vessels to avoid a collision?

Accepted Answer

Both vessels should alter course to starboard and pass port-to-port.

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Both vessels should maintain course and speed.

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The smaller vessel must give way to the larger vessel.

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Both vessels should alter course to port and pass starboard-to-starboard.

Question 3

Which of the following sound signals should a power-driven vessel making way (underway and moving) sound in or near an area of restricted visibility, such as fog?

Accepted Answer

One prolonged blast at intervals of not more than two minutes.

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One short blast every two minutes.

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Two prolonged blasts every minute.

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Five or more short blasts continuously.

Question 4

A vessel that is required by the Navigation Rules to keep out of the way of another vessel is known as the:

Accepted Answer

Give-way vessel

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Privileged vessel

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Stand-on vessel

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Burdened vessel

Question 5

At night, you see a single white light ahead. As you get closer, you notice it is on a boat that appears to be stationary. What does this single all-round white light most likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

A vessel at anchor.

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A sailboat under sail.

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A power-driven vessel underway.

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A vessel engaged in fishing.

Question 6

You are overtaking another vessel in a narrow channel. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

You are the give-way vessel and must keep clear of the vessel you are overtaking.

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The vessel being overtaken must slow down.

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You are the stand-on vessel and must maintain course and speed.

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You may only overtake on the starboard side of the other vessel.