NSW Boat Licence Knowledge Test case studies
NSW Boat Licence Knowledge Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The NSW boat licence knowledge test is the theory assessment you sit to obtain a general boating licence in New South Wales, allowing you to operate a recreational vessel on NSW waters. It is aimed at new skippers, including those who have never helmed a boat and those returning to boating after a break, and at anyone who needs a licence before towing, fishing or cruising. The NSW Boat Licence Knowledge Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,607 words.
1Crossing at Dusk in Broken Bay
It is 25 minutes after sunset on a clear evening in Broken Bay. You are alone in a 5.2 m open runabout, making about 12 knots on a steady course of due north, returning to a ramp at Palm Beach.
535 words, about 3 min2Fuel and Weather Decision at a Remote Ramp
You launch at a remote ramp on a large lake at 0800 with a 4.8 m aluminium boat and a 60 hp four-stroke outboard. The forecast is for 10–15 knot winds rising to 20–25 knots by early afternoon, with a chance of thunderstorms after 1500.
541 words, about 3 min3PFDs, Children and a Sudden Squall
You are on a 6 m half-cabin cruiser with four adults and two children aged 6 and 9. It is a warm, calm morning on a coastal estuary.
525 words, about 3 min4Registration, Licence and a Borrowed Boat
A friend offers you the use of their 5.5 m fibreglass runabout with a 90 hp outboard for a weekend on a NSW coastal river. The boat has current registration stickers, but the friend says the registration certificate is 'somewhere at home'.
480 words, about 2 min5Right of Way at a Bar Crossing with a Broken Radio
You are approaching a coastal river entrance in a 6.5 m boat with three people aboard. The bar has a narrow trained channel with a strong outgoing tide and a 1.5 m swell breaking across the entrance.
526 words, about 3 min