NSW Boat Licence Practice Test Section B

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Section 2 - compulsory questions

This is section 2 ("compulsory questions") of the NSW boat licence exam. This is a practice exam.

Some important notes:

There are 20 questions taken from a larger pool of questions you must answer.
To pass this section of the licence exam, you need to correctly answer 100% of the questions.
These questions are the same questions you will face on the day.
You have unlimited attempts at this online practice quiz - try as many times as you like!
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You hear a ‘mayday’ call on the marine radio. Your first response should be to:

Monitor the radio. If a shore station fails to respond, attempt to relay the message

Activate your EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)

Render assistance immediately

How many lifejackets do you need on your vessel?

Enough for you and all your passengers

Only one

Enough for the children on board only

When driving at 6 knots or more behind another vessel, what is the minimum distance you must keep between the vessels where possible?

10 metres

20 metres

30 metres

When can NSW Police drug test you on NSW waterways?

When you are driving a vessel

Only when you are involved in a collision

Only when you are speeding and driving erratically

‘Bow riding’ is illegal and dangerous. Which of the following is an example of bow riding?

Sitting on the enclosed seats of a bow rider vessel with arms and legs inboard

Sitting with arms or legs over the bow while the vessel is at anchor

Sitting on the bow in a position that increases the risk of falling overboard while the vessel is underway

Looking at the cardinal mark pictured, what would be the safest side to drive your vessel?

North

South

East

Water skiing activities can only be undertaken:

From one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset

Any time, as long as the vessel displays navigation lights

Between sunrise and sunset

When driving a powered vessel at 6 knots or more, what is the minimum safe distance you must keep from another vessel, where possible?

30 metres

20 metres

10 metres

What lights must a 7.5 metre powered vessel display when it is drifting at night?

All round white light only

Red and green sidelights plus either a white masthead light and white stern light, or an all round white light

No lights needed when drifting

How does drinking alcohol affect your ability to drive your vessel?

It does not affect your driving ability

It can make you slower to respond to a sudden hazard

It only affects you in warm weather

What is the main purpose of navigation lights on your vessel?

To light up the waterway ahead like the headlights of a car

To indicate your vessel’s type and position to other vessels

To help rescue or emergency response craft find you at night

Why should you tell passengers on your vessel not to move about suddenly and without warning?

They could cause the vessel to speed up

They could cause the engine to stop

They could cause the vessel to capsize

Vessel A is overtaking vessel B. To do this safely, vessel A must:

Cut in front of Vessel B as closely as possible

Speed up and minimise the distance between the two vessels

Keep well clear and travel at a safe speed

To safely travel downstream (towards the sea), you should keep the red channel mark:

Either side (it does not matter)

On your port (left) side

On your starboard (right) side

When towing anyone on an inflatable device such as a tube, which of these statements is correct?

The person on the inflatable device will be able to control its course

The inflatable device will make wider turns than the towing vessel

The inflatable device will exactly follow the course taken by the vessel

An efficient sound signalling device must be carried:

Only on powered vessels over 8 metres long

On all powered vessels except PWC

Only on vessels operating between sunset and sunrise

‘Bow riding’ is illegal and dangerous. If one of your passengers does this while you are driving your vessel, who can be fined?

Both you and your passenger

Only you

Only your passenger

Should you check weather updates while boating?

Yes, because weather conditions can change quickly

No, because the morning forecast will have all the information for the day

No, because you can see what is coming

If you fall overboard into cold water, what can you do to extend survival time?

Remove clothing and float on your back

Assume the Heat Escape Lessening Posture (HELP) and do not remove clothing

Move constantly and do not remove clothing

On a vessel less than 4.8 metres long, when must children under 12 wear a lifejacket?

At all times

Only when crossing a coastal bar

They don’t need to wear one, if there are enough lifejackets on board

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