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Question:
This is an example from the USPS Boat Smart book and more typical of the type of question that might be asked on the test.

Before fueling a boat with a built-in fuel tank, you should:

Choices:
A. close all portholes, doors, and hatches.
B. turn on the bilge blower, if so equipped.
C. open all portholes, doors, and hatches.
D. keep all smokers at least three feet away.

 
 
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The correct answer is A. The key to this question is "before". Gasoline fumes are heavier than air and have a tendancy to settle in the cabin and bilges, etc. So before and during fueling you want to have hatches and doors closed so that most of the fumes are sealed off. Of course after fueling, you want to open everything up, check the engine compartment and run your blower.
 
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