NJ (New Jersey) Official Boating Safety Course
Test Questions & Answers Latest Update
Chapter one - ANS ✔ - know your boat
The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ANS ✔ - Left
The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ANS ✔ - Right
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - ANS ✔ - Displacement & Planning
Three basic hull shapes: - ANS ✔ - I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
Four length classes of vessels - ANS ✔ - I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
Four basic types of engines - ANS ✔ - Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - ANS ✔ - Automotive engines adapted for marine
use.
The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - ANS ✔ - Inboard
vessels
, True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - ANS ✔ - False
An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a steering
nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - ANS ✔ - Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - ANS ✔ - BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? - ANS ✔ - I.
Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an extended
outing. - ANS ✔ - I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make, etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - ANS ✔ - I. Keep the
nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is ____ in ____ out _____ in reserve. -
ANS ✔ - 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
If the combined weight of the vessel and its engine is more than ______ of the recommended
load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next larger trailer. - ANS ✔ - 90%
"Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that _______________. - ANS ✔ -
presses down on the towing hitch
Test Questions & Answers Latest Update
Chapter one - ANS ✔ - know your boat
The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ANS ✔ - Left
The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - ANS ✔ - Right
Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - ANS ✔ - Displacement & Planning
Three basic hull shapes: - ANS ✔ - I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
Four length classes of vessels - ANS ✔ - I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
Four basic types of engines - ANS ✔ - Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet drive
Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - ANS ✔ - Automotive engines adapted for marine
use.
The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - ANS ✔ - Inboard
vessels
, True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - ANS ✔ - False
An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a steering
nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - ANS ✔ - Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - ANS ✔ - BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? - ANS ✔ - I.
Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an extended
outing. - ANS ✔ - I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make, etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - ANS ✔ - I. Keep the
nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is ____ in ____ out _____ in reserve. -
ANS ✔ - 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
If the combined weight of the vessel and its engine is more than ______ of the recommended
load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next larger trailer. - ANS ✔ - 90%
"Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that _______________. - ANS ✔ -
presses down on the towing hitch
