NJ BOATING UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔how to avoid propeller strikes when boarding - ✔✔turn of engine
✔✔What is a reason why boat operators would be directed to shore? - ✔✔not enough
PFDs on board
✔✔What is the best way of minimizing the risk of drowning? - ✔✔wearing a life jacket
✔✔how to avoid transporting nuisance species - ✔✔clean hull, clear bilge, clear off
zebra mussels
✔✔boat operator should tell passengers - ✔✔basic safety information and the location
of safety equipment
✔✔function of an ignition safety switch - ✔✔kills the engine if it comes off
✔✔How far away from a marina, dock, or wharf must a power boat be to travel faster
than no wake speed? - ✔✔200 feet
✔✔effect of alcohol while boating compared to land - ✔✔greater while boating
✔✔boating while intoxicated in NJ waters - ✔✔boating in NJ = implied consent for
breathilizer
✔✔Who is responsible for avoiding collisions? - ✔✔the operator
✔✔What is a safe speed for boats? - ✔✔a speed at which the operator can avoid
collisions
✔✔What is the main purpose of the lateral system of red and green buoys/markers? -
✔✔to mark the edge of safe waters
✔✔Is operating at slow/no-wake speed when passing an anchored vessel legal? -
✔✔yes
✔✔When is a sailboat undersail the give-way vessel when encountering a power-driven
vessel? - ✔✔when it is overtaking the power-driven vessel
✔✔What should an operator do to make sure passengers know what to do in an
emergency? - ✔✔conduct drills
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔how to avoid propeller strikes when boarding - ✔✔turn of engine
✔✔What is a reason why boat operators would be directed to shore? - ✔✔not enough
PFDs on board
✔✔What is the best way of minimizing the risk of drowning? - ✔✔wearing a life jacket
✔✔how to avoid transporting nuisance species - ✔✔clean hull, clear bilge, clear off
zebra mussels
✔✔boat operator should tell passengers - ✔✔basic safety information and the location
of safety equipment
✔✔function of an ignition safety switch - ✔✔kills the engine if it comes off
✔✔How far away from a marina, dock, or wharf must a power boat be to travel faster
than no wake speed? - ✔✔200 feet
✔✔effect of alcohol while boating compared to land - ✔✔greater while boating
✔✔boating while intoxicated in NJ waters - ✔✔boating in NJ = implied consent for
breathilizer
✔✔Who is responsible for avoiding collisions? - ✔✔the operator
✔✔What is a safe speed for boats? - ✔✔a speed at which the operator can avoid
collisions
✔✔What is the main purpose of the lateral system of red and green buoys/markers? -
✔✔to mark the edge of safe waters
✔✔Is operating at slow/no-wake speed when passing an anchored vessel legal? -
✔✔yes
✔✔When is a sailboat undersail the give-way vessel when encountering a power-driven
vessel? - ✔✔when it is overtaking the power-driven vessel
✔✔What should an operator do to make sure passengers know what to do in an
emergency? - ✔✔conduct drills
