Question:
Who is responsible for complying with the rules according to the Navigation Rules?
Response:
The navigator
The owner, master, and crew
Only the boat owner
Only operators of power boats
Dock master
Your boat capsizes or swamps, the first rule to remember is to:
swim some distance from the boat to avoid gas and oil slicks.
fasten a line to the boat and ask everyone to help pull it ashore.
always stay with the boat.
send someone over the side to swim for help.
send up a flare.
The more violent weather system is usually associated with:
cold fronts
warm fronts
neither
You can ease the shock of the waves on both boat and crew when running into the waves by slowing down and:
taking the waves at an angle to the bow, not head on.
instruct all the passengers to stand up in the boat.
taking the waves head on, and not at an angle.
turning the boat broadside to the waves for stability.
stopping.
An aid to navigation is any object external to the boat that helps the boater pilot a boat safely and
indicates where the best fishing is.
provides a save docking facility.
warns a boater of danger.
marks an area with water depths of at least 25 feet.
For sailing instruction in the tri-state area, go to SailTASCA.org