Boating Rules

Hi, my name is Megan.

Megan says, "For safety and courtesy, car drivers need to follow traffic direction or flow and other rules of the road. Boat operators also have rules. We call these rules of the water.

One of the most important rules of the water while on or around the water is “wear your life jacket.”

The following quiz tests what you know when your boat meets another boat head-on, passes (overtakes) another boat or another boat crosses in front of you. In this quiz you are in BOAT B.

In the lower left corner of each rule's correct answer, you will see a set of buttons "give-way" and "stand-on." Selecting these buttons reveals which boats are the give-way or stand-on vessels.

For a definition of each vessel select the following buttons:



	Megan says, "For safety and courtesy, car drivers need to follow traffic direction or flow and other rules of the road. Boat operators also have rules. We call these rules of the water. One of the most important rules of the water while on or around the water is “wear your life jacket.” The following quiz tests what you know when your boat meets another boat head-on, passes (overtakes) another boat or another boat crosses in front of you. In this quiz you are in BOAT B. In the lower left corner of each rule's correct answer, you will see a set of buttons "give-way" and "stand-on." Selecting these buttons reveals which boats are the give-way or stand-on vessels. For a definition of each vessel select the following buttons: