Boating NJ Exam 2025/2026 – Review Questions and 100% Revised Answers for State Certification

NJ Boating Exam 2025/2026 – Review Questions and
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100% Revised Answers for State Certification
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What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - 12 or younger
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How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - 13 years old
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How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
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(PWC)? - 16 years old V V V V




True or False: Anyone age 13 or older can operate a powerboat that is operated by a trolling motor or
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one horsepower or less or if the the boat is longer than 12 feet it must have less than ten horsepower -
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When should your navigation lights be on? - Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if visibility is restricted
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When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - Sunrise to Sunset
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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
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Where is the best place to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat before launching? - Away from
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the boat ramp. Preparation should be done away from the ramp
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Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - Yes, but you must go at a slow rate no
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wake speed
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, How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - Slow speed
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Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area? (diamond with a cross) - NEVER
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GO IN THIS AREA
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What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - 500 yards away
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If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? - Slow, no wake speed
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If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - Be stopped
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If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock? - 200 feet
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When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock how fast should you go? -
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No wake speed, slow
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Before you leave the dock what should you look at? - Nautical Chart
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What is a Nautical Chart? - Contains information such as water depths and the locations of channels,
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sand bars, rocks and vegetation. Prevents from running aground.
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What can prevent you from running aground? - Nautical Chart
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Who is responsible for avoiding collision? - EVERYONE
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When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - Each boat must give way to the right
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to pass
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Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? - You must stop, slow
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down, change direction (you are the give-way vessel)
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