NJ BOATERS 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔planning mode - ✔✔Your boat is in ___________________________ when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach
______________________ at different speeds.
✔✔Flat-Bottomed Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Has a shallow draft, which is good for fishing in
small lakes and rivers. Disadvantage: Rides roughly in choppy waters
✔✔Deep-Vee Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Gives a smoother ride than a flat-bottomed hull in
rough water. Disadvantage: Takes more power to move at the same speed as flat-
bottomed hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
✔✔Round-Bottomed Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Moves easily through the water even at slow
speeds. Disadvantage: Has a tendency to roll unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
✔✔Multi-Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Has greater stability because of its wide beam.
Disadvantage: Needs a large area when turning.
✔✔Length overall - ✔✔dictates the equipment the vessel must have to comply with
federal and state laws; is measured from the tip of the bow in a straight line to the stern
of the vessel.
✔✔NO - ✔✔are bowsprits; rudders; outboard motors and motor brackets; handles; and
other fittings, attachments, and extensions included in the measurement
✔✔rudder - ✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near,
the stern of the boat
✔✔class A - ✔✔Less than 16 feet
✔✔class 1 - ✔✔16 feet to less than 26 feet
✔✔class 2 - ✔✔26 feet to less than 40 feet
✔✔class 3 - ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet
✔✔outboard - ✔✔a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and
propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
✔✔outboard, inboard - ✔✔_________________ have more power per pound of weight
than do _______________ engines
, ✔✔tiller - ✔✔Steering of outboard boats is controlled by a __________ or steering
wheel that swivels the entire engine to direct propeller thrust; Lever used to turn a
rudder to steer a boat
✔✔transom - ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull
✔✔Inboard engines - ✔✔a four-stroke automotive engine adapted for marine use.
____________________ are mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the
transom.
✔✔impeller - ✔✔Device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
✔✔intake - ✔✔Opening in the hull that draws water toward the impeller
✔✔intake grate - ✔✔Screening cover over the intake, which prevents large debris from
entering
✔✔YES - ✔✔is a PWC subject to all of the same laws and requirements of any other
vessel plus a few laws specific to a PWC?
✔✔port - ✔✔Left side of a PWC
✔✔safety lanyard - ✔✔Short cord for attaching the engine cut-off switch (ECOS) to the
operator's wrist or personal flotation device (PFD)
✔✔starboard - ✔✔Right side of a PWC
✔✔steering control - ✔✔Means of controlling the steering nozzle
✔✔draft - ✔✔Depth of water needed to float a PWC
✔✔drive shaft - ✔✔The long stem connection between the motor and the impeller
✔✔steering nozzle - ✔✔Device used for directing the stream of water to the left or right
at the stern of the PWC, which steers the PWC
✔✔hull - ✔✔on a sailboat, the _______ carries the passengers and supports the rigging
✔✔rigging - ✔✔includes many parts of the sailboat, such as the lines (sheets and
halyards), mainsail, headsail (jib), boom, and mast.
✔✔keel - ✔✔The _______ or centerboard is attached to the bottom of the hull and
keeps the sailboat from sliding sideways through the water
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔planning mode - ✔✔Your boat is in ___________________________ when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach
______________________ at different speeds.
✔✔Flat-Bottomed Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Has a shallow draft, which is good for fishing in
small lakes and rivers. Disadvantage: Rides roughly in choppy waters
✔✔Deep-Vee Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Gives a smoother ride than a flat-bottomed hull in
rough water. Disadvantage: Takes more power to move at the same speed as flat-
bottomed hulls. May roll or bank in sharp turns.
✔✔Round-Bottomed Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Moves easily through the water even at slow
speeds. Disadvantage: Has a tendency to roll unless it has a deep keel or stabilizers.
✔✔Multi-Hull - ✔✔Advantage: Has greater stability because of its wide beam.
Disadvantage: Needs a large area when turning.
✔✔Length overall - ✔✔dictates the equipment the vessel must have to comply with
federal and state laws; is measured from the tip of the bow in a straight line to the stern
of the vessel.
✔✔NO - ✔✔are bowsprits; rudders; outboard motors and motor brackets; handles; and
other fittings, attachments, and extensions included in the measurement
✔✔rudder - ✔✔Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near,
the stern of the boat
✔✔class A - ✔✔Less than 16 feet
✔✔class 1 - ✔✔16 feet to less than 26 feet
✔✔class 2 - ✔✔26 feet to less than 40 feet
✔✔class 3 - ✔✔40 feet to less than 65 feet
✔✔outboard - ✔✔a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and
propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
✔✔outboard, inboard - ✔✔_________________ have more power per pound of weight
than do _______________ engines
, ✔✔tiller - ✔✔Steering of outboard boats is controlled by a __________ or steering
wheel that swivels the entire engine to direct propeller thrust; Lever used to turn a
rudder to steer a boat
✔✔transom - ✔✔Vertical surface at the back of the hull
✔✔Inboard engines - ✔✔a four-stroke automotive engine adapted for marine use.
____________________ are mounted inside the hull's midsection or in front of the
transom.
✔✔impeller - ✔✔Device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
✔✔intake - ✔✔Opening in the hull that draws water toward the impeller
✔✔intake grate - ✔✔Screening cover over the intake, which prevents large debris from
entering
✔✔YES - ✔✔is a PWC subject to all of the same laws and requirements of any other
vessel plus a few laws specific to a PWC?
✔✔port - ✔✔Left side of a PWC
✔✔safety lanyard - ✔✔Short cord for attaching the engine cut-off switch (ECOS) to the
operator's wrist or personal flotation device (PFD)
✔✔starboard - ✔✔Right side of a PWC
✔✔steering control - ✔✔Means of controlling the steering nozzle
✔✔draft - ✔✔Depth of water needed to float a PWC
✔✔drive shaft - ✔✔The long stem connection between the motor and the impeller
✔✔steering nozzle - ✔✔Device used for directing the stream of water to the left or right
at the stern of the PWC, which steers the PWC
✔✔hull - ✔✔on a sailboat, the _______ carries the passengers and supports the rigging
✔✔rigging - ✔✔includes many parts of the sailboat, such as the lines (sheets and
halyards), mainsail, headsail (jib), boom, and mast.
✔✔keel - ✔✔The _______ or centerboard is attached to the bottom of the hull and
keeps the sailboat from sliding sideways through the water
