Laws and Safety Equipment

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1

Laws

2

Registration

3

Safety Equipment-Life Jackets

4

Fire Extinguishers

5

Visual Distress Signals

6

Ventilation

7

Mufflers

8

Backfire and Flame Control

9

Whistle Bell and Horn

10

Navigation Lights

11

Pollution and Garbage

12

Safe and Legal Operation

13

Personal Watercraft

14

Water Skiing and Water Events

15

Diving

16

Boating Under the Influence

17

Accidents

18

Boating Education

19

Vessel Restrictions

20

Mooring and Anchoring

21

Chapter Review

Chapter 2 Review Questions

You have reached the end of Chapter 2. The questions below are for practice only. They have been selected to help you study and highlight some important information.

Select an answer by clicking on the radio button to the left of your choice. When you have finished, click Check Answers. If an answer is incorrect, the correct answer will be marked in red. Good luck!

1. In Nevada, water skiing or towing persons on similar devices is allowed only between:


2. What water ''tow'' sport is illegal in Nevada:


3. Persons born after what year are required to complete boating education course to operate boats of 15 horsepower or more on Nevada/’s interstate waters:


4. In Nevada, many feet from a beach, frequented by swimmers, must motorboats stay when moving faster than no wake speed:


5. Water skiing in Nevada is allowed under which of the following conditions:


6. Nevada law states that a person is at a minimum considered under the influence of alcohol with this blood alcohol level:


7. The minimum age for operatinga PWC in Nevada is:


8. In Nevada it is illegal to operate a PWC from sunset to sunrise because:



   
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