NJ BOATING EXAM LATEST 2024 COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2024 |
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANSWER: 12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANSWER: 13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANSWER: Sunset to Sunrise or during
the day if visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANSWER: Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ANSWER: Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be done away
from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ANSWER: Yes, but
you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ANSWER: Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area? (diamond
with a cross) - ANSWER: NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ANSWER:
500 yards away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
ANSWER: Slow, no wake speed
, If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ANSWER: Be
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina, pier, wharf,
or dock? - ANSWER: 200 feet away
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock how fast
should you go? - ANSWER: No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at? - ANSWER: Nautical Chart
What is a Nautical Chart? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision? - ANSWER: EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - ANSWER: Each
boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? -
ANSWER: 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? -
ANSWER: Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way - ANSWER: True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? - ANSWER: Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do? - ANSWER: Slow down, turn on navigation lights,
be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers? - ANSWER: Even
Green buoys: Even or odd numbers? - ANSWER: Odd
Purpose of Markers? - ANSWER: Identify edges of safe water, the potential for
running aground outside them is very high
Running Aground, what must you FIRST do? - ANSWER: Make sure everyone is okay,
give assistance
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2024 |
ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - ANSWER: 12 or younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - ANSWER: 13 years old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft
(PWC)? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: True
When should your navigation lights be on? - ANSWER: Sunset to Sunrise or during
the day if visibility is restricted
When is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? - ANSWER: Sunrise to
Sunset
When is it legal to operate a personal watercraft? - ANSWER: Sunrise to Sunset
Is it legal to operate your boat by the launch ramp? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Away from the boat ramp. Preparation should be done away
from the ramp
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - ANSWER: Yes, but
you must go at a slow rate no wake speed
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - ANSWER: Slow speed
Is it legal to operate at a slow speed inside of a marked exclusion area? (diamond
with a cross) - ANSWER: NEVER GO IN THIS AREA
What is the distance you should be from any military or service vessel? - ANSWER:
500 yards away
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? -
ANSWER: Slow, no wake speed
, If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel what should you do? - ANSWER: Be
stopped
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina, pier, wharf,
or dock? - ANSWER: 200 feet away
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock how fast
should you go? - ANSWER: No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at? - ANSWER: Nautical Chart
What is a Nautical Chart? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: Nautical Chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collision? - ANSWER: EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - ANSWER: Each
boat must give way to the right to pass
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? -
ANSWER: 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? -
ANSWER: Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
True or False: If you are overtaking another boat you must give way - ANSWER: True
What is the primary factor that will affect boat speed? - ANSWER: Visibility
Caught in the fog, What do you do? - ANSWER: Slow down, turn on navigation lights,
be prepared to take action to avoid collision
Red buoys: Even or odd numbers? - ANSWER: Even
Green buoys: Even or odd numbers? - ANSWER: Odd
Purpose of Markers? - ANSWER: Identify edges of safe water, the potential for
running aground outside them is very high
Running Aground, what must you FIRST do? - ANSWER: Make sure everyone is okay,
give assistance
