NJ Boating Exam 2020 Practice Questions 100%
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What is required on all boats? - ANS ✔ - Life jackets, fire extinguishers, whistle, horn
How fast should you go when approaching a dock? - ANS ✔ - Slow speed
Should you go towards or away from the current or wind when docking your boat? - ANS ✔ - AGAINST
the wind or current
What should you do before you fuel your boat? - ANS ✔ - 1. Get everyone off the boat
2. Make sure everything is turned off including all electrical equipment
3. Close all windows, doors, ports, and openings
4. Remove portable fuel tanks from the boat and fill them on the dock
5. Make sure fire extinguisher is handy
What should you do after fueling your boat? - ANS ✔ - 1. Open all windows, ports, doors, and openings
2. Wipe up any spilled fuel
3. Sniff bilge and engine for fuel vapors
4. Allow for the boat to ventilate before starting the engine back up (4 minutes)
How to keep invasive species at bay? - ANS ✔ - Thoroughly clean off your boat and your trailer and
remove plants and animals that you may see (zebra mussels)
If you are out on the water what have you given consent to? - ANS ✔ - An alcohol or drug test
, What happens if you operate a boat under the influence? - ANS ✔ - Lost boating license for a year and
driving for three months
Towing vessels must have _________ to watch the person being towed - ANS ✔ - a competent observer
PWC or boat requires to have at least how many people aboard? - ANS ✔ - 3 people
What are you required to have when you are towing someone? - ANS ✔ - Ski Tow Flag
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANS ✔ - 12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANS ✔ - 13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ANS ✔ - 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 - ANS ✔ - True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANS ✔ - Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if visibility
is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANS ✔ - Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ANS ✔ - Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANS ✔ - Yes you have to go at slow speed no
wake
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What is required on all boats? - ANS ✔ - Life jackets, fire extinguishers, whistle, horn
How fast should you go when approaching a dock? - ANS ✔ - Slow speed
Should you go towards or away from the current or wind when docking your boat? - ANS ✔ - AGAINST
the wind or current
What should you do before you fuel your boat? - ANS ✔ - 1. Get everyone off the boat
2. Make sure everything is turned off including all electrical equipment
3. Close all windows, doors, ports, and openings
4. Remove portable fuel tanks from the boat and fill them on the dock
5. Make sure fire extinguisher is handy
What should you do after fueling your boat? - ANS ✔ - 1. Open all windows, ports, doors, and openings
2. Wipe up any spilled fuel
3. Sniff bilge and engine for fuel vapors
4. Allow for the boat to ventilate before starting the engine back up (4 minutes)
How to keep invasive species at bay? - ANS ✔ - Thoroughly clean off your boat and your trailer and
remove plants and animals that you may see (zebra mussels)
If you are out on the water what have you given consent to? - ANS ✔ - An alcohol or drug test
, What happens if you operate a boat under the influence? - ANS ✔ - Lost boating license for a year and
driving for three months
Towing vessels must have _________ to watch the person being towed - ANS ✔ - a competent observer
PWC or boat requires to have at least how many people aboard? - ANS ✔ - 3 people
What are you required to have when you are towing someone? - ANS ✔ - Ski Tow Flag
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANS ✔ - 12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANS ✔ - 13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ANS ✔ - 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 - ANS ✔ - True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANS ✔ - Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if visibility
is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANS ✔ - Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ANS ✔ - Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANS ✔ - Yes you have to go at slow speed no
wake
