NJ BOATING EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANSWER12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANSWER13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - ANSWER16 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 if the boat is longer than 12 feet it must have
less than ten horsepower - ANSWERTrue
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANSWERSunset to Sunrise or during the
day if visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANSWERSunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANSWERYes, you have to go at
slow speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gera from your vehicle to your boat before launching
- ANSWERaway from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ANSWERYes, but you
must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ANSWERSlow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?(diamond with a
cross) - ANSWERNEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ANSWER500
yards
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
ANSWERSlow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? - ANSWERBe
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,pier,wharf,or
dock? - ANSWER200 feet
, When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock how fast
should you go? - ANSWERNo wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - ANSWERNautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - ANSWERContains information such as water depths and the
locations of channel, sand bars, rocks, and vegetation. Prevents from running aground.
How can you prevent running aground - ANSWERNautical chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collisions - ANSWEREVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - ANSWEREach boat
must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? -
ANSWERYou must stop, slow down, change direction(you are the give-way vessel)
When you are underway and a sailboat is passing you, what must you do? -
ANSWERMaintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False:If you are overtaking another boat, you must give way - ANSWERTrue
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? - ANSWERVisibility
Caught in the fog, what do you do? - ANSWERSlow down, turn on navigation lights, be
prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red bouys:even or odd numbers - ANSWEREven
Green bouys:even or odd numbers - ANSWERodd
Purpous of markers? - ANSWERIdentify edges of safe water, the potential for running
aground outside them is very high
Running aground, what must you FIRST do? - ANSWERMake sure everyone is okay,
give assistance
What should you do after you run aground? - ANSWERCheck if everyone is okay,
check for leaks, turn the engine off, shift weight in the boat forward, raise the engine
and push yourself using a boat hook or an ore
Must you register boat every year? - ANSWERYes
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANSWER12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANSWER13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - ANSWER16 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 if the boat is longer than 12 feet it must have
less than ten horsepower - ANSWERTrue
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANSWERSunset to Sunrise or during the
day if visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANSWERSunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANSWERYes, you have to go at
slow speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gera from your vehicle to your boat before launching
- ANSWERaway from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ANSWERYes, but you
must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ANSWERSlow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area?(diamond with a
cross) - ANSWERNEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ANSWER500
yards
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
ANSWERSlow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? - ANSWERBe
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,pier,wharf,or
dock? - ANSWER200 feet
, When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock how fast
should you go? - ANSWERNo wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - ANSWERNautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - ANSWERContains information such as water depths and the
locations of channel, sand bars, rocks, and vegetation. Prevents from running aground.
How can you prevent running aground - ANSWERNautical chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collisions - ANSWEREVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - ANSWEREach boat
must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? -
ANSWERYou must stop, slow down, change direction(you are the give-way vessel)
When you are underway and a sailboat is passing you, what must you do? -
ANSWERMaintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False:If you are overtaking another boat, you must give way - ANSWERTrue
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? - ANSWERVisibility
Caught in the fog, what do you do? - ANSWERSlow down, turn on navigation lights, be
prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red bouys:even or odd numbers - ANSWEREven
Green bouys:even or odd numbers - ANSWERodd
Purpous of markers? - ANSWERIdentify edges of safe water, the potential for running
aground outside them is very high
Running aground, what must you FIRST do? - ANSWERMake sure everyone is okay,
give assistance
What should you do after you run aground? - ANSWERCheck if everyone is okay,
check for leaks, turn the engine off, shift weight in the boat forward, raise the engine
and push yourself using a boat hook or an ore
Must you register boat every year? - ANSWERYes
