NJ BOATING CERTIFICATE PRACTICE
EXAM 2023 2024 FINAL SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Cleat. Answer: Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
⩥ Gunwale. Answer: the upper edge of the side of a boat
⩥ Hull. Answer: Body of a vessel
⩥ Port. Answer: Left side of a vessel
⩥ Starboard. Answer: right side of a vessel
⩥ Stern. Answer: Rear of a vessel
⩥ Beam. Answer: Maximum width of a vessel
⩥ Freeboard. Answer: Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board
,⩥ Draft. Answer: Depth of water needed to float a vessel
⩥ Keel. Answer: Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of hull that increases stability in the water
⩥ Displacement Hull. Answer: The type of hull that plows through the
water
⩥ Planing Hull. Answer: type of hull that is shaped to lift out of the
water at high speeds and ride on the surface
⩥ Vessels that have planing hulls. Answer: most small vessels, PWC's,
and small sailboats all have:
⩥ Personal Watercraft. Answer: A small vessel that uses an inboard jet
drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated
by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather
than inside the vessel
⩥ Displacement Mode. Answer: A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
⩥ Plowing Mode. Answer: As speed increases, a planing hull will have a
raised bow, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large
wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in plowing mode.
,⩥ Planing Mode. Answer: Your boat is in planing mode when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different
boats reach planing mode at different speeds.
⩥ Length overall. Answer: Total length of the ship from bow to stern
⩥ Rudder. Answer: Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a
post at, or near, the stern of the boat
⩥ Outboard Engine. Answer: a portable, self-contained package of an
engine, gear case, and propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
⩥ Transom. Answer: Vertical surface at the back of the hull
⩥ Tiller. Answer: Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
⩥ Inboard Engines. Answer: An inboard is a four-stroke automotive
engine adapted for marine use. Inboard engines are mounted inside the
hull's midsection or in front of the transom. Attached to propeller
through bottom of hull
⩥ Stern drives. Answer: Stern drives are known also as
inboard/outboards (I/Os) because they combine features found on both
, inboard and outboard engines. Stern-drive engines are four-stroke
automotive engines adapted for marine use and are mounted inside the
boat.
⩥ Two-stroke engine. Answer: An engine design that produces one
power stroke for each revolution of the crankshaft.
⩥ Four-stroke engine. Answer: Also known as Otto cycle. A combustion
cycle that consists of an intake, a compression, a power; and an exhaust
stroke. Also called four-stroke engine.
⩥ Jet drive. Answer: propel a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the
back of the vessel. Directing this jet of water steers the vessel
⩥ Impeller. Answer: Device used to pump and force water under
pressure through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
⩥ Intake. Answer: Opening in the hull that draws water toward the
impeller
⩥ Intake grate. Answer: Screening cover over the intake, which prevents
large debris from entering
⩥ Safety Lanyard. Answer: short cord for attaching the ignition safety
switch to the operators wrist or personal flotation device (life jacket).
EXAM 2023 2024 FINAL SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Cleat. Answer: Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
⩥ Gunwale. Answer: the upper edge of the side of a boat
⩥ Hull. Answer: Body of a vessel
⩥ Port. Answer: Left side of a vessel
⩥ Starboard. Answer: right side of a vessel
⩥ Stern. Answer: Rear of a vessel
⩥ Beam. Answer: Maximum width of a vessel
⩥ Freeboard. Answer: Distance from water to lowest point of the boat
where water could come on board
,⩥ Draft. Answer: Depth of water needed to float a vessel
⩥ Keel. Answer: Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension
of hull that increases stability in the water
⩥ Displacement Hull. Answer: The type of hull that plows through the
water
⩥ Planing Hull. Answer: type of hull that is shaped to lift out of the
water at high speeds and ride on the surface
⩥ Vessels that have planing hulls. Answer: most small vessels, PWC's,
and small sailboats all have:
⩥ Personal Watercraft. Answer: A small vessel that uses an inboard jet
drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated
by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather
than inside the vessel
⩥ Displacement Mode. Answer: A planing hull, when operated at very
slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
⩥ Plowing Mode. Answer: As speed increases, a planing hull will have a
raised bow, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large
wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in plowing mode.
,⩥ Planing Mode. Answer: Your boat is in planing mode when enough
power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different
boats reach planing mode at different speeds.
⩥ Length overall. Answer: Total length of the ship from bow to stern
⩥ Rudder. Answer: Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a
post at, or near, the stern of the boat
⩥ Outboard Engine. Answer: a portable, self-contained package of an
engine, gear case, and propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat
⩥ Transom. Answer: Vertical surface at the back of the hull
⩥ Tiller. Answer: Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
⩥ Inboard Engines. Answer: An inboard is a four-stroke automotive
engine adapted for marine use. Inboard engines are mounted inside the
hull's midsection or in front of the transom. Attached to propeller
through bottom of hull
⩥ Stern drives. Answer: Stern drives are known also as
inboard/outboards (I/Os) because they combine features found on both
, inboard and outboard engines. Stern-drive engines are four-stroke
automotive engines adapted for marine use and are mounted inside the
boat.
⩥ Two-stroke engine. Answer: An engine design that produces one
power stroke for each revolution of the crankshaft.
⩥ Four-stroke engine. Answer: Also known as Otto cycle. A combustion
cycle that consists of an intake, a compression, a power; and an exhaust
stroke. Also called four-stroke engine.
⩥ Jet drive. Answer: propel a vessel by forcing a jet of water out the
back of the vessel. Directing this jet of water steers the vessel
⩥ Impeller. Answer: Device used to pump and force water under
pressure through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
⩥ Intake. Answer: Opening in the hull that draws water toward the
impeller
⩥ Intake grate. Answer: Screening cover over the intake, which prevents
large debris from entering
⩥ Safety Lanyard. Answer: short cord for attaching the ignition safety
switch to the operators wrist or personal flotation device (life jacket).
