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NJ Boating Exam (Latest Update) 100% Correct
Questions & Answers.
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ✔✔✔12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ✔✔✔13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ✔✔✔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 or if the the boat is longer than 12 feet it must
have less than ten horsepower - ✔✔✔True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ✔✔✔Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if
visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ✔✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ✔✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ✔✔✔Yes you have to go at slow
speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat before
launching? - ✔✔✔Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be done away from the
ramp
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Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ✔✔✔Yes, but you must
go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ✔✔✔Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area? (diamond with a
cross) - ✔✔✔NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ✔✔✔500 yards
away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
✔✔✔Slow, no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ✔✔✔Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina, pier, wharf, or
dock? - ✔✔✔200 feet away
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock how fast
should you go? - ✔✔✔No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at? - ✔✔✔Nautical Chart
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NJ Boating Exam (Latest Update) 100% Correct
Questions & Answers.
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ✔✔✔12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ✔✔✔13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ✔✔✔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 or if the the boat is longer than 12 feet it must
have less than ten horsepower - ✔✔✔True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ✔✔✔Sunset to Sunrise or during the day if
visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ✔✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ✔✔✔Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ✔✔✔Yes you have to go at slow
speed no wake
Where is the best place to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat before
launching? - ✔✔✔Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be done away from the
ramp
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Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ✔✔✔Yes, but you must
go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ✔✔✔Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area? (diamond with a
cross) - ✔✔✔NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ✔✔✔500 yards
away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
✔✔✔Slow, no wake speed
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ✔✔✔Be stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina, pier, wharf, or
dock? - ✔✔✔200 feet away
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock how fast
should you go? - ✔✔✔No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at? - ✔✔✔Nautical Chart
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