10 Question Boating Safety Practice Test
Test your boating knowledge with this 10 question boating safety practice test.
After completing the ASA 101 course and mentoring program years ago, I rented the Annapolis Book of Seamanship, (5 sailing training videos) from Netflix last winter to prepare for our big trip. Wow what a wealth of useful information.
Fun facts too, such as most men found overboard have their flys down. In the man overboard drills, the poor boy who jumped in the water better have been paid extra for those scenes; heck we just practiced with a lifesaver. While there is some outdated info such as how to use the RDF (radio direction finders), the overall information is extremely useful (I even took notes).
My beloved continued onto the next level of ASA course (2 days) and sailed in the Gulf. I am not sure how much that he got out of it, but a better book and he can charter a bigger boat.
1. 2011 Texas Water Safety Act: as of January 2012 update yourself on the new boating law.
- 2011 TX Castle Doctrine extended to your boat
- January 1, 2016: Texas Licensed Openly Carry holstered Handgun in affect
2. CPR and First Aid
3. Captain's license
4. Diesel Engine Maintenance
5. Compass Calibrations
Magnetic North and South poles are continuously changing (slightly) but it does add up if your compass is not properly calibrated for the deviations (could use an expensive gyrocompass or Loewenthal Compass Adjustments (Ronald Loewenthal), professional local compass adjuster).
6. Using Radar: Self Study course of ASA 120, Radar Endorsement Standard, book: Radar for Mariners w/ CD (available used on Amazon).
Radar
7. HAM Radio licenses
8. Your Skin and the Sun
9. Fire Prevention on boats
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