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NJ BOATING EXAM Questions & 100%
Correct 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 if 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 ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube?
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✓ :~~ 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 gera from your vehicle to your boat before
launching
✓ :~~ away from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the
ramp
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?
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✓ :~~ 500 yards
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
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
What is a Nautical chart
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
NJ BOATING EXAM Questions & 100%
Correct 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 if 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 ristricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube?
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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✓ :~~ 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 gera from your vehicle to your boat before
launching
✓ :~~ away from the boat ramp.Preparation should be done away from the
ramp
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?
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✓ :~~ 500 yards
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
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
What is a Nautical chart
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
