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Tennessee Practice Exam

The questions below are for practice only. They have been selected to help you study and highlight some important information. You may take this practice exam FREE of charge and as many times as you feel necessary.

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1. A skier who gives a ''thumbs-up'' signal


2. A Type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept


3. On all boats, there must be one wearable USCG approved life jacket of this type(s) for each person


4. The Certificate of Number (registration card) is required to be on the boat whenever it is


5. If the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change


6. When fueling, protect the environment by


7. Backfire Flame Arrestors are designed to


8. In <%=mystate%> a PWC may be operated only during these times:


9. Passengers should all wear this item each time the boat gets underway


10. To avoid running aground


11. Whenever a boat is taken out of the water, operators should thoroughly clean their boat to prevent these from spreading to other water environements:


12. If you suspect severe hypothermia


13. An approved wearable type life jacket for each person on board plus a throwable device is required to be carried on this boat


14. Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation Device on board under USCG regulations?


15. Which of the following legally required safety device is marked with a U.S. Coast Guard approval number


16. It is legal responsibility of this person to render aid at the scene of a boating accident they were involved in:


17. Boat registration numbers must have these type of letters


18. When boating in cold water


19. A boat accident report must be filed within 10 days if this occurs


20. To reboard a PWC


21. A PWC without rudders will not turn when:


22. In the USA, most storms come from the


23. A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many portable B-I fire extinguishers


24. The minimum height of Registration Numbers displayed on a boat is


25. If operating in an area where visual distress signals are required on your boat, you meet the requirements by carrying


26. If a boat operator's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is at or above this level, they are considered to be legally intoxicated by the U.S. Coast Guard


27. This boat is not required to have a fire extinguisher on board while underway


28. In <%=mystate%>, a boating accident report must be filed when:


29. A proper lookout, by hearing and sight, needs to be maintained by


30. Which of the following is not required to be on board a boat less than 39.4 feet while underway


31. The danger signal consists of at least this many short blasts in quick succession


32. When operating a boat in reverse, you should sound this many short blasts


33. A vessel not tied to the dock, aground or made fast to the shore is


34. When operating in narrow channels


35. If caught in a sudden storm, reduce speed and steer


36. Power-driven recreational boats are required to display navigation lights:


37. The most common causes of fatal boat accidents are:


38. When operating on federal waters, boats of this length and above must display the Federal Pollution (oil) Control Act placecard:


39. If a boat runs soft aground and there is no hull damage


40. When going upstream or entering a channel from seaward, these buoys should be on your starboard side


41. Recreational boaters must stay away from Naval vessels because


42. The condition in which the human body loses heat faster than it can be produced is:


43. To minimize possible carbon monoxide poisoning


44. <%=mystate%> requires the Certificate of Number (registration card) be on board your boat when:


45. The arc of line in the water, between the boat and the anchor at the bottom, is called


46. The most common causes of boat accidents are


47. If involved in a reportable accident


48. Boaters should put on a life jacket


49. When fueling, you should always make certain this item makes contact with the fuel tank opening to prevent static spark


50. When are power-driven recreational boats required to display navigation lights


51. In Tennessee, what item must be carried on all registered boats that are underway?


52. In Tennessee, what decal must be displayed on a boat and is located before the registration number?


53. What person must carry a type 600 TN boating certificate?


54. In Tennessee, when must all children 12 and younger wear a life jacket?


55. While boating on the waters of Tennessee, which type of boat may a child less than 12 years of age operate by themselves?


56. In Tennessee, what is the maximum noise level (in decibels) allowed by a watercraft?


57. What Tennessee agency is responsible for the boating laws?


58. In Tennessee, what boat may only be operated between sunrise and sunset (even if it has navigation lights)?


59. In Tennessee, if a person under the age of 18 does not possess a boating safety card, what type of boat may they still operate?


60. In Tennessee, a slow, no-wake idle speed restriction is automatically imposed within 200 feet of a divers flag. At what distance (in feet) must a boat not operate from a divers flag unless assisting the diver?


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