What is the maximum permissible blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for a person 18 years of age or more when driving a vessel in NSW?
Under 0.05
What will happen if you are caught cheating on the knowledge test?
cant take another test for 6 weeks
Children aged under 12 years must wear a lifejacket:
On all vessel up to 4.8 meters long
How should you care for your lifejackets?
Clean off salt and check for damage
Why must inflatable lifejackets be serviced regularly?
If not in working order, they may not inflate when you need them
When must you carry a waterproof torch on a powered vessel (other than a personal watercraft)
At all times
When must a fire extinguisher be carried on board your vessel?
Only when the vessel has an engine, gas installation, fuel stove, or battery
When can you use a distress signal such as a flare, V sheet or EPIRB?
Only when in distress
What sound signal indicates that a vessel is operating engines astern to stop, slow or reverse?
3 short blasts
How should you pass a vehicular ferry in a channel?
Slow down to 4 knots etc.
What is the minimum safe distance to keep your vessel from a dive flag on the water?
10 m.
30 m.
60 m.
60m
Before travelling under bridges or overhead powerlines, what is the most important thing to consider?
The height of your vessel.
The weight of your vessel.
The width of your vessel.
The height of your vessel
What does this sign mean?
Maximum speed is 4 knots in the directions indicated.
Recommended speed is 4 knots in the directions indicated.
Maximum speed is 4 knots at low tide only.
Maximum speed is 4 knots in the directions indicated.
What should you do to ensure your vessel’s wash does not unreasonably impact on other vessels or the shore?
Travel as close to other vessels as possible
Frequently look behind to observe the effects of your wash and adjust your speed if necessary.
Travel as close to the shore as possible.
Frequently look behind to observe the effects of your wash and adjust your speed if necessary.
Can you modify the engine noise control equipment on your boat?
Yes, if it is a small inboard engine.
No.
Yes, if it is a small outboard engine.
No
You are towing someone behind your vessel using watersport equipment and rope or line. Who is responsible to ensure the towed person and items do not cause an obstruction or danger?
The person being towed.
Other drivers.
You.
You
Where might you see a red and white striped safe water mark?
In a large shipping channel to indicate the centreline or turning point.Marking the boundary of an exclusion zone during special events.In environmentally sensitive areas that contain seagrasses.
In a large shipping channel to indicate the centreline or turning point
Can you tow someone through the water while they hold on to your vessel’s swim platform?
Yes, but only in calm water.
Yes, but only when the vessel is over 4.8 metres.
No, not at any time.
No, not at any time
What is the responsibility of the observer on board a vessel towing people?
To watch the towed people and report all matters affecting them to the driver.
To tell the driver about other vessels approaching from ahead.
To watch people being towed by other vessels to see who has the most skill.
To watch the towed people and report all matters affecting them to the driver
A vessel showing these lights is seen ahead. It is a:
Sailing vessel underway.Powered vessel at anchor.Powered vessel underway.
Sailing vessel underway
What is the biggest danger to be aware of when operating near rocks or reefs?
Waves can break unexpectedly and capsize your vessel.
You could run over a fishing line.
Seaweed could clog your engine.
Waves can break unexpectedly and capsize your vessel
When boating on alpine waters, the biggest danger is:
Exposure to cold weather and cold water.
Crowded parking areas at boat ramps.
Lack of wind for sailing boats.
Exposure to cold weather and cold water
What do you need to remember when anchoring in bad weather?
Let out more anchor line than usual.
Let out less anchor line than usual.
Attach the anchor line to your vessel’s stern, not the bow.
Let out more anchor line than usual
When can you throw rubbish overboard on NSW waterways?
Never, all rubbish must be taken ashore for appropriate disposal.
Any time, if it consists of biodegradable food scraps.
Only between sunset and sunrise.
Never, all rubbish must be taken ashore for appropriate disposal
