Water rescue
Boat safety
Vocab
Swimming safety
Random Question
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What is it called when you are unable to swim or keep your head above the water?

Drowning

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What should you always wear while on a watercraft

Lifejacket

100

What is it called when a kayak or canoe is full of water?

Swamping or swamped

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What should you check for before you go swimming?

Depth, temperature, and a lifeguard

100

Who is the current prime minister of Kyrgyzstan? 

Adylbek Kasymaliev

200

What is the rhyme that tells you 3 ways to respond to a drowning?

Reach, Throw, and Go

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What is a simple and inexpensive alert device you should carry with you while on a watercraft?

Whistle

200

What is the left side of a boat called

Port

200

List the requirements for passing the BSA swim test

3 types of front strokes, one back stroke, and floating for 10 seconds.

200

Who sang King Tut on SNL in 2011?

Steve Martin

300

Sticking your leg out for someone to grab onto from the shore

What is a reach rescue

300

Is boating at night legal?

Yes

300

What do you call someone who watches over a body of water for swimmer safety?

A lifeguard

300

The method of keeping track of people at the waterfront

What are buddy tags

300

What is the speed of sound at STP, in m/s?

343 m/s

400

Why should you only do a swimming rescue as a last resort?

Because drowning victims will attempt to use you as a platform

400

How do you fit test a life jacket?

Lift it up by the shoulders

400

The callout for someone falling off the boat

Man overboard

400

Are you a lifeguard?

No

400

What is the slogan of the United States Marine Corps

Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)

500

What is the highest swimming level you can get on your BSA swim test?

Swimmer

500

What is the legal BAC limit for operating a watercraft?

0.08%

500

What law prohibits boating under the influence of substances?

ORS 830.325

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What happens if you go swimming without a buddy?

You get in big trouble
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What country is the leading producer of Deuterium Oxide for use in CANDU type nuclear reactors?

India

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