NJ Boating Practice Exam Questions and
Answers (2026) | Practice Test | Verified
Responses | A+
• What age must wear approved pfd? -✓✓12 years or younger
• How old to get a nj boat safety certificate? -✓✓13 years old
• How old to operate a PWC -✓✓16 years old (jet ski or anything fast)
• Restrictions for those age 13-15 -✓✓-can operate power boat if
operated exclusively by trolling motor or by 1 horsepower or less
-can operate longer than 12 feet if less than 12 horsepower
• Coastguard navigation rules revolve around when -✓✓- sunset or
sunrise
-restricted visibility
(Don't care about the time they care about visibility)
• Operation close to shore -✓✓-must be slow speed no wakw
• Where is the best place to transfer gear from vehicle to boat before
launching -✓✓Away from the ramp- should be prepped before the ramp
, • Where can you operate on the water at slow speed? -✓✓Pretty much
anywhere
Can pass emergency if at slow speed
-not at exclusion area-can't be in there at any speed
• Boat exclusion area sign -✓✓(Diamond with a cross)
Cannot go in that area stay out
• How far do you stay from military ships? -✓✓-minimum 500 yards
away
-if within 500 yards must operate within slow speed
-if within 100 yards must be stopped
• How far away from any marina, dock or wharf -✓✓Minimum 200 feet
to not be at a wake speed
• Nautical charts -✓✓Consult before leaving dock
Guide on water
Can help identify navigation hazards
Show depth
• 2 boats approaching head on -✓✓Both turn right to pass
Answers (2026) | Practice Test | Verified
Responses | A+
• What age must wear approved pfd? -✓✓12 years or younger
• How old to get a nj boat safety certificate? -✓✓13 years old
• How old to operate a PWC -✓✓16 years old (jet ski or anything fast)
• Restrictions for those age 13-15 -✓✓-can operate power boat if
operated exclusively by trolling motor or by 1 horsepower or less
-can operate longer than 12 feet if less than 12 horsepower
• Coastguard navigation rules revolve around when -✓✓- sunset or
sunrise
-restricted visibility
(Don't care about the time they care about visibility)
• Operation close to shore -✓✓-must be slow speed no wakw
• Where is the best place to transfer gear from vehicle to boat before
launching -✓✓Away from the ramp- should be prepped before the ramp
, • Where can you operate on the water at slow speed? -✓✓Pretty much
anywhere
Can pass emergency if at slow speed
-not at exclusion area-can't be in there at any speed
• Boat exclusion area sign -✓✓(Diamond with a cross)
Cannot go in that area stay out
• How far do you stay from military ships? -✓✓-minimum 500 yards
away
-if within 500 yards must operate within slow speed
-if within 100 yards must be stopped
• How far away from any marina, dock or wharf -✓✓Minimum 200 feet
to not be at a wake speed
• Nautical charts -✓✓Consult before leaving dock
Guide on water
Can help identify navigation hazards
Show depth
• 2 boats approaching head on -✓✓Both turn right to pass
