NJ Boating Exam preparation guide questions with verified answers
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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 or if the 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 restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? ANSWER >> Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? 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 gear 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 away
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 away
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 channels, sand bars, rocks and vegetation. Prevents from running
aground.
What can prevent you from running aground? ANSWER >> Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision? ANSWER >> EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? ANSWER >> Each
boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do?
ANSWER >> You must stop, slow down, change direction (you are the give-way vessel)
When you are underway and a sailboat is passing you, what must you do? ANSWER
>> Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way ANSWER >> True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? ANSWER >> Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do? ANSWER >> Slow down, turn on navigation lights,
be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers? ANSWER >> Even
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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 or if the 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 restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? ANSWER >> Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? 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 gear 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 away
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 away
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 channels, sand bars, rocks and vegetation. Prevents from running
aground.
What can prevent you from running aground? ANSWER >> Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision? ANSWER >> EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? ANSWER >> Each
boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do?
ANSWER >> You must stop, slow down, change direction (you are the give-way vessel)
When you are underway and a sailboat is passing you, what must you do? ANSWER
>> Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way ANSWER >> True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? ANSWER >> Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do? ANSWER >> Slow down, turn on navigation lights,
be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers? ANSWER >> Even
