NJ BOATING Exam Study Guide
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What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? -
Answer✔✔-12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? -
Answer✔✔-13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? -
Answer✔✔-16 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 -
Answer✔✔-True
,When should your navigation lights be on? - Answer✔✔-Sunset to
Sunrise or during the day if visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? -
Answer✔✔-Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - Answer✔✔-Yes,
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 - Answer✔✔-away from the boat
ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? -
Answer✔✔-Yes, but you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - Answer✔✔-
Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion
area?(diamond with a cross) - Answer✔✔-NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service
vessel? - Answer✔✔-500 yards
, If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be
going? - Answer✔✔-Slow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? -
Answer✔✔-Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a
marina,pier,wharf,or dock? - Answer✔✔-200 feet
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or
dock how fast should you go? - Answer✔✔-No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - Answer✔✔-
Nautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - Answer✔✔-Contains 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 - Answer✔✔-Nautical chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collisions - Answer✔✔-EVERYONE
– Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? -
Answer✔✔-12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? -
Answer✔✔-13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? -
Answer✔✔-16 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 -
Answer✔✔-True
,When should your navigation lights be on? - Answer✔✔-Sunset to
Sunrise or during the day if visibility is ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? -
Answer✔✔-Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - Answer✔✔-Yes,
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 - Answer✔✔-away from the boat
ramp.Preparation should be done away from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? -
Answer✔✔-Yes, but you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - Answer✔✔-
Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion
area?(diamond with a cross) - Answer✔✔-NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
what is the distance you should be from any military or service
vessel? - Answer✔✔-500 yards
, If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be
going? - Answer✔✔-Slow,no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? -
Answer✔✔-Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a
marina,pier,wharf,or dock? - Answer✔✔-200 feet
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or
dock how fast should you go? - Answer✔✔-No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - Answer✔✔-
Nautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - Answer✔✔-Contains 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 - Answer✔✔-Nautical chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collisions - Answer✔✔-EVERYONE
