NJ BOATING Exam Questions and
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What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ( answers)12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ( answers)13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - ( answers)16 years old
True or False:Anyone age 13 or older can operate a powerboat that is operated by a trolling
motor or one horsepower or less if the boat is longer than 12 feet it must have less than ten
horsepower - ( answers)True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ( answers)Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if
visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ( answers)Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ( answers)Yes, you have to go at slow
speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gera from your vehicle to your boat before launching - (
answers)away from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
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, Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ( answers)Yes, but you must go
at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ( answers)Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?(diamond with a cross) -
( answers)NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ( answers)500 yards
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? - (
answers)Slow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? - ( answers)Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock? - (
answers)200 feet
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock how fast should you
go? - ( answers)No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - ( answers)Nautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - ( answers)Contains information such as water depths and the
locations of channel, sand bars, rocks, and vegetation. Prevents from running aground.
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Answers (Verified Answers) __ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 TEST!! Graded A+ _
2025_2026 EXAM UPDATE
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ( answers)12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ( answers)13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - ( answers)16 years old
True or False:Anyone age 13 or older can operate a powerboat that is operated by a trolling
motor or one horsepower or less if the boat is longer than 12 feet it must have less than ten
horsepower - ( answers)True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ( answers)Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if
visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ( answers)Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ( answers)Yes, you have to go at slow
speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gera from your vehicle to your boat before launching - (
answers)away from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
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, Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ( answers)Yes, but you must go
at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ( answers)Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?(diamond with a cross) -
( answers)NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ( answers)500 yards
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? - (
answers)Slow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? - ( answers)Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock? - (
answers)200 feet
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock how fast should you
go? - ( answers)No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - ( answers)Nautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - ( answers)Contains information such as water depths and the
locations of channel, sand bars, rocks, and vegetation. Prevents from running aground.
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