NJ BOATING TEST 3 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
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
EVALUATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
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
