LadyFish
Admiral
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Sorry these are late guys but I have been knee deep in alligators at work. This weeks challenge is a boat safety test (no cheating). Let's see our good our members are at boat safety with the Labor Day weekend approaching. I will give the correct answers on Sunday.<br /><br />1. If the wind is holding your vessel to the dock, you should always cast off the___________ first when leaving the dock.<br /><br />2. The _______________ is the vessel which is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.<br /><br />3. <br />If you see a red and white light ahead when boating at night, you should maintain course and speed.<br /><br /> True<br /> False<br /><br />4. <br />If while boating at night, you see only a green light, you know your are encountering a __________ and you must _________.<br /><br />5. A good rule of thumb is that the anchor line should be at least ______ times the depth of the water.<br /><br />6. The most common complaints boaters have against PWC operators are__________________<br /><br />7. The stand-on vessel is the vessel that must maintain unless _________________.<br /><br />8. _____________ are the "traffic signals" or sign posts which guide boaters safely along their course.<br /><br />9. The phrase<br />"R-<br /> R-<br /> R- "<br />reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral system of U.S. Aids to Navigation.<br /><br />10. As a courtesy to other boaters and people on shore, PWC operators should ______ their operating area.