NJ Boating Exam (Latest 2023 – 2024) Verified
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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 or if the 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 restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube?
Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft?
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 gear 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?
500 yards away
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 away
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?
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?
Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision?
EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do?
Each boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you
do?
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?
Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way
True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed?
Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do?
Slow down, turn on navigation lights, be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers?
Even
Green buoys: Even or odd numbers?
Odd
Purpose of Markers?
Identify edges of safe water, the potential for running aground outside them is very high
Running Aground, what must you FIRST do?
Make sure everyone is okay, give assistance
What should you do after you run aground?
Check if everyone is okay, check for leaks, turn the engine off, shift weight in the boat
forward, raise the engine and push yourself using a boat hook or an ore
Must you register boat every year?
Yes
Where are validation decals placed?
Next to the registration numbers on both sides of the bow of the boat
Where are registration numbers located on a boat?
Both sides of the BOW of the boat
What is located on the starboard side of the stern or transom of your boat?
HULL identification number
What is a mandatory Coast Guard requirement that you must have on your boat
in federally controlled waters?
Approved visual distress signals
What are approved visual distress signals?
Flare, SOS light, red meteors, or distress flags
What is required on all boats?
Answers By Expert
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 or if the 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 restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube?
Sunrise to Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft?
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 gear 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?
500 yards away
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 away
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?
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?
Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision?
EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do?
Each boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you
do?
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?
Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way
True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed?
Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do?
Slow down, turn on navigation lights, be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers?
Even
Green buoys: Even or odd numbers?
Odd
Purpose of Markers?
Identify edges of safe water, the potential for running aground outside them is very high
Running Aground, what must you FIRST do?
Make sure everyone is okay, give assistance
What should you do after you run aground?
Check if everyone is okay, check for leaks, turn the engine off, shift weight in the boat
forward, raise the engine and push yourself using a boat hook or an ore
Must you register boat every year?
Yes
Where are validation decals placed?
Next to the registration numbers on both sides of the bow of the boat
Where are registration numbers located on a boat?
Both sides of the BOW of the boat
What is located on the starboard side of the stern or transom of your boat?
HULL identification number
What is a mandatory Coast Guard requirement that you must have on your boat
in federally controlled waters?
Approved visual distress signals
What are approved visual distress signals?
Flare, SOS light, red meteors, or distress flags
What is required on all boats?
