NJ BOATING CERTIFICATE PRACTICE
EXAM CORRECT 100%
1) A capacity plate shows the: - ANSWERMaximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a
boat? - ANSWER3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner must
notify the agency which issued the certificate within this many days: - ANSWER15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently affixed in
block type, Arabic numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal
structural part of the boat. - ANSWEROfficial number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is
underway: - ANSWERCertificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be - ANSWERregistered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of an inboard gasoline engine
and is designed to: - ANSWERSuppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board: -
ANSWERPersonal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal
Floatation Device on board under USCG regulations? - ANSWER16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress
signaling device: - ANSWERelectric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to
communicate with other boats... - ANSWERan efficient means of producing a sound
signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many
portable B-I fire extinguishers? - ANSWER1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan? - ANSWERFriend, neighbor, or
relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the
water. - ANSWERraise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
EXAM CORRECT 100%
1) A capacity plate shows the: - ANSWERMaximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a
boat? - ANSWER3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner must
notify the agency which issued the certificate within this many days: - ANSWER15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently affixed in
block type, Arabic numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal
structural part of the boat. - ANSWEROfficial number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is
underway: - ANSWERCertificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be - ANSWERregistered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of an inboard gasoline engine
and is designed to: - ANSWERSuppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board: -
ANSWERPersonal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal
Floatation Device on board under USCG regulations? - ANSWER16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress
signaling device: - ANSWERelectric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to
communicate with other boats... - ANSWERan efficient means of producing a sound
signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many
portable B-I fire extinguishers? - ANSWER1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan? - ANSWERFriend, neighbor, or
relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the
water. - ANSWERraise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
