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When moving aboard, how many points of contact should you maintain?

Maintain three points of contact.

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  1. Three points ✔
  2. One point
  3. No fixed number

Why: Use two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand, whenever possible. Three points of contact make a slip less likely to become a fall.

Huh, didn't know that: The national core standard includes this habit among ways to prevent ejection and falls overboard.

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Answer: Three points. Use two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand, whenever possible. Three points of contact make a slip less likely to become a fall.

  1. ANSI/NASBLA 100-2022 Basic Boating Knowledge Core higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBLA/76594a34-f3a1-4916-95ac-1e9c872170cc/UploadedImages/education/national-education-standards/ANSI_NASBLA_100-2022_Basic_Boating_Knowledge_Core_EFF_2022_06_01.pdf
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    Checked 2026-10-09.

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