1) When must the valid certificate of number (registration card), be onboard your boat? the boat is stored
transporting the boat on a trailer
the boat is underway or in use
the boat is tied to the dock

2) Registration numbers must a minimum height of how many inches? 1
2
3
4

3) If your boat is transferred, destroyed, abandoned, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner has how many days to notify the state agency who issued the registration? 1
5
10
15

4) What agency is responsible for issuing Official Documentation of US vessels? US Coast Guard
US Customs
US Immigration Service
US Dept. of the Interior

5) How many wearable life jackets are required on a 20-foot boat with 6 people on board? 2
4
6
8

6) What type life jacket is approved for a 12 year-old child weighing 85 pounds? USCG approved inflatable life jacket
ski belt
USCG approved life jacket for persons weighing more than 90 pounds
USCG approved life jacket for persons weighing less than 90 pounds

7) Unless required to be worn, wearable Type I, II, and III life jackets for each person must be in what location when the boat is underway? immediately available
readily accessible
on the person
in the cabin locker

8) When is the preferred time to wear a life jacket? just before an accident occurs
before getting underway
before cold weather sets in
after the boat capsizes

9) If your boat has installed gasoline fuel tanks, what piece of safety equipment is required? flame arrestor
pyrotechnic visual distress signal
fire extinguisher
fog horn

10) What piece of USCG-approved safety equipment has an expiration date? flame arrestor
pyrotechnic visual distress signal
fire extinguisher
fog horn

11) What device prevents flames from exiting a carburetor of an installed gasoline engine? fire extinguisher
fire prevention tool
backfire flame arrestor
backfire tester

12) All boats under 39.4 feet in length are required to have what item onboard to signal other boaters? visual distress signals
an efficient means to produce a sound signal
hand signal device
radio

13) When must navigation lights be turned on? daytime
sunset to sunrise and during periods of reduced visibility
sunrise to sunset and during periods of reduced visibility
when operating in the vicinity of large ships

14) If you damage your boat and the value to repair it is greater than $500.00, or the vessel is a complete loss, where do you file the required accident report? DE state police
US Coast Guard
Fish & Wildlife Enforcement
Marine Patrol

15) You are considered to be Boating Under the Influence (BUI) in Delaware if you have a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) at, or higher than what level? 0.05%
0.06%
0.07%
0.08%

16) In Delaware, when are children 12 years old and younger allowed to take off their life jacket when the boat is underway? the child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin
the temperature is above 90 degrees F.
they are a class 4 rated swimmer
whenever a parent is onboard

17) In Delaware, who must show proof of passing a boating safety education course? all operators of sailboats born on or after January 1, 1978
all operators of powerboats born on or after January 1, 1978
all operators of powerboats born on or after January 1, 1987
all operators of sailboats born on or after January 1, 1987