NJ BOATING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
WhatiisitheiageithatiyouiMUSTiweariaiPFDiatiallitimes?i-ians-12ioriyounger
HowioldimustiyouibeitoireceiveiaiNJiboatisafetyicertificate?i-ians-13iyearsiold
HowioldimustiyouibeitoioperateiaiPersonaliWateriCrafti(PWC)?i-ians-16iyearsiold
TrueioriFalse:Anyoneiagei13iorioldericanioperateiaipowerboatithatiisioperatedibyiaitro
llingimotoriorioneihorsepoweriorilessiifitheiboatiisilongerithani12ifeetiitimustihaveilessi
thanitenihorsepoweri-ians-True
Whenishouldiyourinavigationilightsibeion?i-ians-
SunsetitoiSunriseioriduringitheidayiifivisibilityiisiristricted
Wheniisiitilegalitoitowisomeoneioniaiwakeboardioritube?i-ians-SunriseitoiSunset
Isiitilegalitoioperateiyouriboatibyitheilaunchiramp?i-ians-
Yes,iyouihaveitoigoiatislowispeedinoiwake
Whereiisitheibestiplaceitoitransferigeraifromiyourivehicleitoiyouriboatibeforeilaunchingi
-ians-awayifromitheiboatiramp.Preparationishouldibeidoneiawayifromitheiramp
Caniyouilegallyipassianiemergencyivesseliwithitheirilightsion?i-ians-
Yes,ibutiyouimustigoiatiaislowirateinoiwakeispeed
Howifastishouldiyouigoiiniailagooniorinarrowichannel?i-ians-Slowispeed
Isiitilegalitoioperateiatiaislowispeediinsideiofiaimarkediexclusioniarea?
(diamondiwithiaicross)i-ians-NEVERiGOiINiTHISiAREA
whatiisitheidistanceiyouishouldibeifromianyimilitaryioriserviceivessel?i-ians-500iyards
Ifiyouiareiwithini500iyardsiofiaimilitaryivesselihowifastishouldiyouibeigoing?i-ians-
Slow,noiwakeispeed
Ifiyouiareiwithini100iyardsiofiaimilitaryivessel,iwhatishouldiyouido?i-ians-Beistopped
, Ifiyouiareioperatingiatiaifastispeedihowifarimustiyouibeifromiaimarina,pier,wharf,oridoc
k?i-ians-200ifeet
Wheniyouiareicloserithani200ifeetiawayifromiaimarina,pier,wharf,oridockihowifastisho
uldiyouigo?i-ians-Noiwakeispeed,islow
Beforeiyouileaveitheidockiwhatishouldiyouilookiati-ians-Nauticalichart
WhatiisiaiNauticalicharti-ians-
Containsiinformationisuchiasiwateridepthsianditheilocationsiofichannel,isandibars,iroc
ks,iandivegetation.iPreventsifromirunningiaground.
Howicaniyouipreventirunningiagroundi-ians-Nauticalichart
Whoiisiresponsibleiforiavoidingicollisionsi-ians-EVERYONE
Whenitwoiboatsiareiapproachingiheadioniwhatishoulditheyido?i-ians-
Eachiboatimustigiveiwayitoitheirightitoipass
Anotheriboatiisiapproachingiyouriboatifromiyouristarboardiside,iwhatidoiyouido?i-ians-
Youimustistop,islowidown,ichangeidirection(youiareitheigive-wayivessel)
Wheniyouiareiunderwayiandiaisailboatiisipassingiyou,iwhatimustiyouido?i-ians-
Maintainicourseiandispeediasitheisailboatimustigive-way
TrueioriFalse:Ifiyouiareiovertakingianotheriboat,iyouimustigiveiwayi-ians-True
Whatiisitheiprimaryifactorithatiwilliaffectiboatispeed?i-ians-Visibility
Caughtiinitheifog,iwhatidoiyouido?i-ians-
Slowidown,iturnioninavigationilights,ibeiprepareditoitakeiactionitoiavoidicollision
Redibouys:eveniorioddinumbersi-ians-Even
Greenibouys:eveniorioddinumbersi-ians-odd
Purpousiofimarkers?i-ians-
Identifyiedgesiofisafeiwater,itheipotentialiforirunningiagroundioutsideithemiisiveryihigh
Runningiaground,iwhatimustiyouiFIRSTido?i-ians-
Makeisureieveryoneiisiokay,igiveiassistance
Whatishouldiyouidoiafteriyouiruniaground?i-ians-
Checkiifieveryoneiisiokay,icheckiforileaks,iturnitheiengineioff,ishiftiweightiinitheiboatifo
rward,iraiseitheiengineiandipushiyourselfiusingiaiboatihookiorianiore
ANSWERS
WhatiisitheiageithatiyouiMUSTiweariaiPFDiatiallitimes?i-ians-12ioriyounger
HowioldimustiyouibeitoireceiveiaiNJiboatisafetyicertificate?i-ians-13iyearsiold
HowioldimustiyouibeitoioperateiaiPersonaliWateriCrafti(PWC)?i-ians-16iyearsiold
TrueioriFalse:Anyoneiagei13iorioldericanioperateiaipowerboatithatiisioperatedibyiaitro
llingimotoriorioneihorsepoweriorilessiifitheiboatiisilongerithani12ifeetiitimustihaveilessi
thanitenihorsepoweri-ians-True
Whenishouldiyourinavigationilightsibeion?i-ians-
SunsetitoiSunriseioriduringitheidayiifivisibilityiisiristricted
Wheniisiitilegalitoitowisomeoneioniaiwakeboardioritube?i-ians-SunriseitoiSunset
Isiitilegalitoioperateiyouriboatibyitheilaunchiramp?i-ians-
Yes,iyouihaveitoigoiatislowispeedinoiwake
Whereiisitheibestiplaceitoitransferigeraifromiyourivehicleitoiyouriboatibeforeilaunchingi
-ians-awayifromitheiboatiramp.Preparationishouldibeidoneiawayifromitheiramp
Caniyouilegallyipassianiemergencyivesseliwithitheirilightsion?i-ians-
Yes,ibutiyouimustigoiatiaislowirateinoiwakeispeed
Howifastishouldiyouigoiiniailagooniorinarrowichannel?i-ians-Slowispeed
Isiitilegalitoioperateiatiaislowispeediinsideiofiaimarkediexclusioniarea?
(diamondiwithiaicross)i-ians-NEVERiGOiINiTHISiAREA
whatiisitheidistanceiyouishouldibeifromianyimilitaryioriserviceivessel?i-ians-500iyards
Ifiyouiareiwithini500iyardsiofiaimilitaryivesselihowifastishouldiyouibeigoing?i-ians-
Slow,noiwakeispeed
Ifiyouiareiwithini100iyardsiofiaimilitaryivessel,iwhatishouldiyouido?i-ians-Beistopped
, Ifiyouiareioperatingiatiaifastispeedihowifarimustiyouibeifromiaimarina,pier,wharf,oridoc
k?i-ians-200ifeet
Wheniyouiareicloserithani200ifeetiawayifromiaimarina,pier,wharf,oridockihowifastisho
uldiyouigo?i-ians-Noiwakeispeed,islow
Beforeiyouileaveitheidockiwhatishouldiyouilookiati-ians-Nauticalichart
WhatiisiaiNauticalicharti-ians-
Containsiinformationisuchiasiwateridepthsianditheilocationsiofichannel,isandibars,iroc
ks,iandivegetation.iPreventsifromirunningiaground.
Howicaniyouipreventirunningiagroundi-ians-Nauticalichart
Whoiisiresponsibleiforiavoidingicollisionsi-ians-EVERYONE
Whenitwoiboatsiareiapproachingiheadioniwhatishoulditheyido?i-ians-
Eachiboatimustigiveiwayitoitheirightitoipass
Anotheriboatiisiapproachingiyouriboatifromiyouristarboardiside,iwhatidoiyouido?i-ians-
Youimustistop,islowidown,ichangeidirection(youiareitheigive-wayivessel)
Wheniyouiareiunderwayiandiaisailboatiisipassingiyou,iwhatimustiyouido?i-ians-
Maintainicourseiandispeediasitheisailboatimustigive-way
TrueioriFalse:Ifiyouiareiovertakingianotheriboat,iyouimustigiveiwayi-ians-True
Whatiisitheiprimaryifactorithatiwilliaffectiboatispeed?i-ians-Visibility
Caughtiinitheifog,iwhatidoiyouido?i-ians-
Slowidown,iturnioninavigationilights,ibeiprepareditoitakeiactionitoiavoidicollision
Redibouys:eveniorioddinumbersi-ians-Even
Greenibouys:eveniorioddinumbersi-ians-odd
Purpousiofimarkers?i-ians-
Identifyiedgesiofisafeiwater,itheipotentialiforirunningiagroundioutsideithemiisiveryihigh
Runningiaground,iwhatimustiyouiFIRSTido?i-ians-
Makeisureieveryoneiisiokay,igiveiassistance
Whatishouldiyouidoiafteriyouiruniaground?i-ians-
Checkiifieveryoneiisiokay,icheckiforileaks,iturnitheiengineioff,ishiftiweightiinitheiboatifo
rward,iraiseitheiengineiandipushiyourselfiusingiaiboatihookiorianiore