Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. The most common boating accident to passengers and crew is the result of:

   1.   ?    collisions with other boats
   2.   ?    heart attacks
   3.   ?    falling
   4.   ?    running aground

2. In what percentage of fatal boating accidents is falling overboard the main cause

   1.   ?    20%
   2.   ?    50%
   3.   ?    40%
   4.   ?    60%

3. When rescuing someone from the water, you should approach them slowly:

   1.   ?    in an upwind direction
   2.   ?    in a downwind direction
   3.   ?    across the wind
   4.   ?    at an angle against the wind

4. Which of the following should NOT be given to someone suffering from hypothermia?

   1.   ?    warm milk
   2.   ?    brandy
   3.   ?    candy bars
   4.   ?    honey

5. If a thick fog rolls in while you are out on the water, you should:

   1.   ?    increase your speed to get home as quickly as possible
   2.   ?    stop until it clears
   3.   ?    call the Coast Guard
   4.   ?    send up a distress flare

6. In rough weather, the safest course to steer is:

   1.   ?    broadside to the waves
   2.   ?    at an angle into the waves
   3.   ?    downwind
   4.   ?    directly into the waves

7. If you see another boat in trouble, you should:

   1.   ?    leave quickly
   2.   ?    carry on with your activity
   3.   ?    render assistance if you are able to do so
   4.   ?    do nothing unless specifically asked

8. When the temperature of the body falls below normal, the condition is called:

   1.   ?    hyperthermia
   2.   ?    exhaustion
   3.   ?    hypothermia
   4.   ?    isothermia

9. If you are a passenger on a boat and witness someone fall overboard, what is the first thing you should do?

   1.   ?    keep an eye on the victim
   2.   ?    shout "overboard"
   3.   ?    jump in the water to help the other person
   4.   ?    call the Coast Guard

10. When a boat has filled with water it is:

    1.   ?    capsized
    2.   ?    bogged
    3.   ?    swamped
    4.   ?    overcome

11. A boat that has turned bottom up but remains afloat is said to be:

    1.   ?    capsized
    2.   ?    swamped
    3.   ?    adrift
    4.   ?    foundering

12. A boat that is foundering is doing what?

    1.   ?    capsizing
    2.   ?    sinking
    3.   ?    swamping
    4.   ?    listing

13. What is the appropriate type of line to use for towing another boat?

    1.   ?    polyethylene
    2.   ?    nylon
    3.   ?    polystyrene
    4.   ?    polypropylene