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Chapter 9
1.	 Visibility,	traffic	density,	maneuverability	of	the	boat,	weather		
	
	 conditions,	speed	of	current,	proximity	of	navigational	hazards		
and the depth of the water
2. At all times
3. Constant bearing, decreasing range
4. From sunset to sunrise and times of restricted visibility
5. The stand on boat maintains course and speed unless it
becomes clear the other boat is not giving way. The give
way boat should turn, reduce speed, stop or reverse
engines to avoid collision. All actions should be early and
obvious to the other boat.
6. One short blast - "I intend to leave you on my port side" -
turning to starboard
Two short blast - "I intend to leave you on my starboard side"
- turning to port
Three short blast - Reversing engines
Five or more short blast - Danger signal
One prolonged blast - Boat is leaving a slip or rounding a
bend

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5.
6.
7.

is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or
kneeling on, or being towed behind the boat rather than in
the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside a boat
PWC operators must be at least 14 years of age and either
hold a boating safety certificate or be accompanied by
someone over 18 years of age who is the holder of a boating
safety certificate
When the throttle is released the operator loses the ability to
steer
From sunset to sunrise
Playing "chicken", weaving in and out of traffic, and wake
jumping
A lanyard engine cut-off switch
PWC are prohibited within 500 feet of a swim area, unless
the opposite shore is less than 500 feet away or when
launching or returning to the launch. If riding within the 500
feet the speed is limited to 10 miles per hour.

Chapter 14
1. The operator controls the boat, the observer relays communications from the skier to the operator, and the skier skis in a
safe manner.
2. Boaters must stay at least 100 feet away from the flag
3. Wear a life jacket, it's the law from Nov. 1 to May1, leave
a float plan, don't overload the boat, watch the weather, use
caution if standing, dress for the water temperature, not the
air temperature

Chapter 10
1. 5 miles per hour when within 100 feet of the shore, a dock,
pier, raft, float or an anchored or moored boat
2.	 High	speed	in	congested	areas,	high	speed	in	restricted	
visibility, playing chicken, following too closely, operating near
dams, towing skier in an unsafe area, overloading, bow
riding, operating near divers or swimmer
3. Impair judgment, balance, coordination, vision, susceptibility
to hypothermia
4. BAC of 0.08 or greater

Chapter 15
1. If you as an owner or operator of a boat involved in a
boating accident in which there was an injury, death, or
	 disappearance	of	a	person,	or	if	property	damage	exceeding		
$1,000 to any one party has occurred.
2.	 At	all	times	except	if	rendering	assistance	would	endanger			
your boat or passengers, interfere with other rescue efforts
or cause further damage
3. Toss them a life jacket or throwable device, have another
passenger continually spot them while the boat circles
around to pick them up with the boat downwind, turn
off the engine before bringing the passenger on to the boat
from the stern.
4.	 Have	everyone	put	on	life	jackets	in	case	they	need	to	
abandon the boat, orient the boat with the fire downwind
	 if	possible,	call	for	help	or	use	VDS,	and	fight	the	fire	using		 	
the PASS technique if safe to do so.
5. Balance loads, avoid adverse water or weather conditions,
keep passengers from moving around when underway, do
not ride on the gunwales or bow, avoid sharp turns at high
speed.
6.	 Check	if	the	hull	is	intact,	remove	extra	weight	to	refloat,		 	
pull the boat gently away from the obstruction, but not
	 	with	the	engines,	wait	for	the	tide	to	come	in,	use	VDS	for		 	
help, consider calling for professional assistance.

Chapter 11
1. Current and wind
2.	 Very	slowly
3. It will keep the boat from drifting into danger if the engine
fails
4. The stern
Chapter 12
1. Water depths, buoys, landmarks, rocks, reefs, lighthouses
2. Red and green
3. It is the point furthest point upstream that a boat can
travel, key to the placement of aids to navigation, red
buoys to the right when returning upstream
4. Square - information, circle - regulatory, diamond - danger,
	 and	diamond	with	a	cross	in	the	center	-	exclusion
Chapter 13
1. A boat which uses an inboard motor powering a water
jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which
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