NJ BOATING CORE MAIN SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A.pdf

NJ BOATING CORE MAIN SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔boat operator should tell passengers - ✔✔basic safety information and the location
of safety equipment

✔✔function of an ignition safety switch - ✔✔kills the engine if it comes off

✔✔How far away from a marina, dock, or wharf must a power boat be to travel faster
than no wake speed? - ✔✔200 feet

✔✔effect of alcohol while boating compared to land - ✔✔greater while boating

✔✔boating while intoxicated in NJ waters - ✔✔boating in NJ = implied consent for
breathilizer

✔✔Who is responsible for avoiding collisions? - ✔✔the operator

✔✔What is a safe speed for boats? - ✔✔a speed at which the operator can avoid
collisions

✔✔What is the main purpose of the lateral system of red and green buoys/markers? -
✔✔to mark the edge of safe waters

✔✔Is operating at slow/no-wake speed when passing an anchored vessel legal? -
✔✔yes

✔✔When is a sailboat undersail the give-way vessel when encountering a power-driven
vessel? - ✔✔when it is overtaking the power-driven vessel

✔✔What should an operator do to make sure passengers know what to do in an
emergency? - ✔✔conduct drills