NJ BOATING Comprehensive Resource To Help
You Ace 2026-2027 Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
(Current Update!!)
CHAPTER ONE - KNOW YOUR BOAT
1. The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - Correct Answer: Left
2. The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - Correct Answer: Right
3. Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - Correct Answer:
Displacement & Planing
4. Three basic hull shapes: - Correct Answer: I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
5. Four length classes of vessels - Correct Answer: I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
6. Four basic types of engines - Correct Answer: Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet
drive
, 7. Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - Correct Answer: Automotive engines
adapted for marine use.
8. The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - Correct
Answer: Inboard vessels
9. True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - Correct Answer: False
10. An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - Correct Answer: Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - Correct Answer: BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
11. What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? -
Correct Answer: I. Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
12. Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an
extended outing. - Correct Answer: I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make,
etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
13. Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - Correct
Answer: I. Keep the nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
, 14. A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is ____ in ____ out _____ in
reserve. - Correct Answer: 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
15. If the combined weight of the vessel and its engine is more than ______ of the
recommended load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next larger trailer. -
Correct Answer: 90%
16. "Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that _______________. -
Correct Answer: presses down on the towing hitch
17. Two strong safety chains should be _______ to support the trailers coupler in case it
becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle. - Correct Answer: crisscrossed
18. Where should you prepare your vessel before launching it from the trailer? - Correct
Answer: Well away from the boat ramp.
19. Three engine maintenance tips. - Correct Answer: I. Keep well tuned/grease &
lubricate
II. Check oil levels/change oil
III. Check batteries/check for anything loose
CHAPTER THREE : OPERATING YOUR BOAT.... SAFELY
20. If the wind or current direction is toward the dock, you should cast off the _______ first
when leaving the dock. - Correct Answer: stern line
21. The ___________ is required to take early & substantial action to avoid collision by
stopping, slowing down, or changing course. - Correct Answer: give-way vessel
, 22. The stand on vessel must ______________________ unless
___________________________________. - Correct Answer: maintain its course
and speed...... it becomes apparent the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action
23. If you are driving a power boat or PWC and meet another power boat head-on, you
should keep to the ________. - Correct Answer: right
24. True or False: If you are overtaking another vessel, you are the stand on vessel. -
Correct Answer: False
25. True or False: If you see a red and a white light ahead when boating at night you should
maintain course and speed. - Correct Answer: False
26. If you see only a green light while boating at night, you may be approaching a ______
and you must ________. - Correct Answer: sailing vessel..... give way
27. _______ are the "traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course. -
Correct Answer: Buoys and markers
28. The phrase "R_____, R_____, R______" reminds vessels of the correct course in the
lateral system of U.S. Aids to navigation. - Correct Answer: Red, Right, Returning
29. This buoy (green with odd number) marks the edge of the channel on a boaters _____
side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream. - Correct Answer: left
30. The regulatory marker (orange diamond) indicates ____________. - Correct Answer:
danger
You Ace 2026-2027 Includes Frequently Tested
Questions With ELABORATED 100% Correct
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!!
(Current Update!!)
CHAPTER ONE - KNOW YOUR BOAT
1. The port side of the vessel is the _______ side. - Correct Answer: Left
2. The starboard side of the vessel is the _______ side. - Correct Answer: Right
3. Basic types of vessel hulls can be described as ______. - Correct Answer:
Displacement & Planing
4. Three basic hull shapes: - Correct Answer: I. Round bottom
II. Flat bottom
III. Vee bottom
5. Four length classes of vessels - Correct Answer: I: >16
II: 16 to >26
III: 26 to >40
IV: 40 to >65
6. Four basic types of engines - Correct Answer: Inboard, Outboard, Stern drive, Jet
drive
, 7. Stern drive and inboard engines are _______. - Correct Answer: Automotive engines
adapted for marine use.
8. The U.S. Coast Guard considers personal watercraft to be ______________. - Correct
Answer: Inboard vessels
9. True or False: Personal watercraft are not subject to the laws and requirements of other
vessels. - Correct Answer: False
10. An _____________ is a device used to pump and force water under pressure through a
steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel. - Correct Answer: Impeller
CHAPTER TWO - Correct Answer: BEFORE YOU GET UNDERWAY
11. What information is displayed on the capacity plate of an outboard powerboat? -
Correct Answer: I. Capacity (# of pounds or people)
II. Recommended maximum horse power
12. Three things that should be included on your float plan before you embark on an
extended outing. - Correct Answer: I. Description of vessel (give number, size, make,
etc.)
II. List of passengers (name, number, address)
III. Trip plan (starting point, destination)
13. Three things you should do while filling the fuel tank of your vessel. - Correct
Answer: I. Keep the nozzle in contact with the fuel opening
II. Fill tank slowly & avoid spilling
III. Never fill to the brim
, 14. A rule of thumb to prevent running out of fuel on a PWC is ____ in ____ out _____ in
reserve. - Correct Answer: 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
15. If the combined weight of the vessel and its engine is more than ______ of the
recommended load capacity of the trailer, you should get the next larger trailer. -
Correct Answer: 90%
16. "Tongue weight" is the amount of the loaded trailer's weight that _______________. -
Correct Answer: presses down on the towing hitch
17. Two strong safety chains should be _______ to support the trailers coupler in case it
becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle. - Correct Answer: crisscrossed
18. Where should you prepare your vessel before launching it from the trailer? - Correct
Answer: Well away from the boat ramp.
19. Three engine maintenance tips. - Correct Answer: I. Keep well tuned/grease &
lubricate
II. Check oil levels/change oil
III. Check batteries/check for anything loose
CHAPTER THREE : OPERATING YOUR BOAT.... SAFELY
20. If the wind or current direction is toward the dock, you should cast off the _______ first
when leaving the dock. - Correct Answer: stern line
21. The ___________ is required to take early & substantial action to avoid collision by
stopping, slowing down, or changing course. - Correct Answer: give-way vessel
, 22. The stand on vessel must ______________________ unless
___________________________________. - Correct Answer: maintain its course
and speed...... it becomes apparent the give-way vessel is not taking appropriate action
23. If you are driving a power boat or PWC and meet another power boat head-on, you
should keep to the ________. - Correct Answer: right
24. True or False: If you are overtaking another vessel, you are the stand on vessel. -
Correct Answer: False
25. True or False: If you see a red and a white light ahead when boating at night you should
maintain course and speed. - Correct Answer: False
26. If you see only a green light while boating at night, you may be approaching a ______
and you must ________. - Correct Answer: sailing vessel..... give way
27. _______ are the "traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course. -
Correct Answer: Buoys and markers
28. The phrase "R_____, R_____, R______" reminds vessels of the correct course in the
lateral system of U.S. Aids to navigation. - Correct Answer: Red, Right, Returning
29. This buoy (green with odd number) marks the edge of the channel on a boaters _____
side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream. - Correct Answer: left
30. The regulatory marker (orange diamond) indicates ____________. - Correct Answer:
danger
