Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What does PASS mean with a fire extinguisher?
The bilge or lowest point of a vessel.
Where do gasoline or fuel fuels likely accumulate?
What needs to be maintained at all times by human sight and hearing?
A speed that allows you to stop in time to avoid a collision.
What is a safe speed?
Global Positioning System
What does the term GPS mean?
Boil - oil or fuel
What type of fire does a B mean on a fire extinguisher?
What is the line called that may extend from the bow of the boat to the middle cleat to keep the boat from moving fore and aft?
What is port?
What vessels have no special right of way privileges?
A device used to measure distances or plot coordinates on a paper nautical chart.
What is a divider?
What is a requirement for fire extinguishers for a vessel less than 26 feet?
A date and time to begin search and rescue.
What should a float plan contain?
What are COLREGs.
Visibility
What factor should be considered when determining a safe speed?
A clear plastic navigation tool used to measure direction on a nautical chart.
What is a plotter?
Add 12 years to the number stamped on the bottom or written on the side of a marine fire extinguisher.
How do you determine when a marine fire extinguisher expires?
The person who rents the boat - the Captain or Skipper.
Who is responsible for making sure all the required equipment is aboard a rental boat?
Demarcation lines.
What marks boundaries between international and inland rules?
Maintains course and speed
What does a stand-on vessel do?
East west lines that are parallel with the equator.
What are Latitude line on chart?
US Coast Guard approved
What is required on the label when you purchase and install on your boat a fire extinguisher?
It is a floatation cushion or horseshoe device required on vessels more than 16 feet that are not human powered.
What is a Type IV floatation device?
Give way vessel
Which vessel takes early and substantial action to keep well clear of the stand-on vessel?
The advantage of studying an up to date nautical chart of your boating area.
How do you best avoid local boating hazards like shallow water and rock shoals?
A line running east-west from Greenwich, England on a nautical chart used to determine position.
What is a Longitude line?