Boating Certification Test Required Safety Equipment 2

Question 1

Which class of fire extinguisher is required on a motorboat less than 26 feet long with no fixed system?

Accepted Answer

Class B-I

Answer

Motorboats under 26 feet require at least one B-I Coast Guard-approved fire extinguisher if no fixed extinguishing system is present.

Question 2

What does a Type IV PFD refer to?

Accepted Answer

A throwable device such as a ring buoy or cushion

Answer

Type IV PFDs are throwable devices—ring buoys or buoyant cushions—designed to be thrown to a person in the water.

Question 3

When must a vessel's navigation lights be displayed?

Accepted Answer

From sunset to sunrise and in restricted visibility

Answer

Federal law requires navigation lights from sunset to sunrise and during any period of restricted visibility.

Question 4

Which signal is used by a vessel aground in restricted visibility?

Accepted Answer

Three strokes of the bell followed by rapid ringing then three more strokes

Answer

A vessel aground sounds three distinct bell strokes, rapid bell ringing, then three more distinct bell strokes at intervals not exceeding one minute.

Question 5

What is the minimum sound-producing device required on a vessel under 39.4 feet (12 meters)?

Accepted Answer

Any sound-producing device audible for at least half a mile

Answer

Vessels under 12 meters must carry some means of making an efficient sound signal audible for at least half a mile.

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