Driver's Ed Alabama boating test study
guide questions with correct answers
If you fall into cold water, what should you do? - ANSWERS✔✔Try to board and set on top of
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your boat
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In Alabama what are the recommended hours for personal watercraft? -
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ANSWERS✔✔Daylight hours
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What is required of a boater if they see an accident? - ANSWERS✔✔To give aid
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What is the operating speed of a boat in the no wake zone - ANSWERS✔✔5 miles per hour
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What is the best way to keep from drowning - ANSWERS✔✔To wear a PFD
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What effect does alcohol have while driving a boat - ANSWERS✔✔It increases the likelihood of
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accidents
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Where is a boats registration number located? - ANSWERS✔✔On both sides of the bow
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When boating on federally controlled waters what is the required equipment to have on
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board? - ANSWERS✔✔A visual distress signal
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How do you keep from transporting a nuisance species - ANSWERS✔✔Removing Zebra
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Mussels
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What is the only time a sailboat is a giveaway vessel when encountering a motorized boat? -
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ANSWERS✔✔When it is coming up behind another boat
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, When are you required to report an accident to marine police? - ANSWERS✔✔Immidiately if
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the damage is over $2,000.
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Why do boaters need to keep a proper lookout - ANSWERS✔✔To avoid hazards and collisions
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What do boaters need to do in intense fog? - ANSWERS✔✔Reduce speed to maintain course
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safely
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Is crossing at right angles to another boat when visibility is unobstructed legal? -
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ANSWERS✔✔Yes
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What should an operator do when a person is being pulled into a boat - ANSWERS✔✔Turn off
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the Motor/engine
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What is the purpose of red and green buoys on waterways - ANSWERS✔✔To mark the edges of
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safe water areas
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Is not having enough Personal Floatation Devices an example of careless operation? -
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ANSWERS✔✔yes
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When do you discard and replace and PFD - ANSWERS✔✔When there is a slight tear or rip in it.
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What are main characterisitics needed to select the proper PFD - ANSWERS✔✔Body weight
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and chest size
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What sound producing device is required onboard in Alabama waterways on eighteen foot
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motorized vessels? - ANSWERS✔✔Airhorn, whistle, or another sound producing device
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