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NJ Boating Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ✔✔12 or
younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ✔✔13 years
old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ✔✔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 or if the the boat is
longer than 12 feet it must have less than ten horsepower - ✔✔True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ✔✔Sunset to Sunrise or
during the day if visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ✔✔Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
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Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ✔✔Yes you have to
go at slow speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat
before launching? - ✔✔Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be
done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ✔✔Yes,
but you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ✔✔Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?
(diamond with a cross) - ✔✔NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? -
✔✔500 yards away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be
going? - ✔✔Slow, no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ✔✔Be
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,
pier, wharf, or dock? - ✔✔200 feet away
NJ Boating Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ✔✔12 or
younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ✔✔13 years
old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ✔✔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 or if the the boat is
longer than 12 feet it must have less than ten horsepower - ✔✔True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ✔✔Sunset to Sunrise or
during the day if visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ✔✔Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ✔✔Yes you have to
go at slow speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat
before launching? - ✔✔Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be
done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ✔✔Yes,
but you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ✔✔Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?
(diamond with a cross) - ✔✔NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? -
✔✔500 yards away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be
going? - ✔✔Slow, no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ✔✔Be
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,
pier, wharf, or dock? - ✔✔200 feet away
