NJ BOATING EXAM 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
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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
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Each boat must give way to the right to pass
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100%
PASS
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
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Each boat must give way to the right to pass
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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