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a human-powered/wind powered craft and your family?
merge?
a. Avoid boating at night.
a. Water Skiing Boat
b. Everyone wear a life jacket.
b. Fishing boat trolling
c. Take the Boater Safety Course.
c. Row boat/kayak/canoe/sailboat/
9. What is the best way to get Emergency
paddle board.
Response help while boating on SML?
5. When are below-decks and bilges
a. VHF radio channel 16.
ventilated to minimize the risks of
onboard fires as a result of leaks or b. Day/Night signal devices.
fumes from refueling?
c. Call 911.
a. Before refueling and starting your
10. You and a friend are on a 3-person
motor.
PWC towing a tube. How many people
b. During refueling. can you safely tow on the tube?
c. After refueling and before starting. a. Depends on the size and capacity of
the tube.
6. What is the safety traffic scheme used
on Smith Mountain Lake by boaters? b. One
a. Port-to-Port passage. c. Two - so that the PWC still has the
power to create a wake and spin the tube
b. Stay to the right like motor vehicles.
providing for a thrilling ride!
c. Both a & b above
Answers:
7. What is the maximum service life of
1. c. Wake damage/danger is a function
boat fire extinguishers?
of wave height and wave velocity, That
a. There is no expiration date so long as generated danger and force routinely far
the charged needle stays in the Green. exceeds 50 feet of distance, especially
when small craft and swimmers are
b. Twelve years.
involved.
c. Varies by brand and size.
2. b. A new law makes operators who
8. What is historically and statistically do not give way subject to legal actions.
the most important single thing you can This is no different than pulling over for
do to improve water safety for yourself an ambulance on the road.
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