Nj boating certificate practice exam questions
and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
1) A capacity plate shows the:
- correct answer Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat?
- correct answer 3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner must notify the
agency which issued the certificate within this many days:
- correct answer 15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently affixed in block type, Arabic
numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal structural part of the boat.
- correct answer Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway:
- correct answer Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be
- correct answer registered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of an inboard gasoline engine and is designed
to:
- correct answer Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board:
- correct answer Personal watercraft
, 9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation Device on
board under USCG regulations?
- correct answer 16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling device:
- correct answer electric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate with
other boats...
- correct answer an efficient means of producing a sound signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many portable B-I fire
extinguishers?
- correct answer 1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan?
- correct answer Friend, neighbor, or relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water.
- correct answer raise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
15) When fueling, you should always make certain this item makes contact with the fuel tank opening to
prevent static spark.
- correct answer Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept:
- correct answer Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline engines to
suppress flames:
- correct answer backfire flame arrestors
and answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
1) A capacity plate shows the:
- correct answer Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat?
- correct answer 3"
3) If a boat transfers ownership, is destroyed, lost, stolen or recovered, the owner must notify the
agency which issued the certificate within this many days:
- correct answer 15
4) On a federally documented boat, it must have this number permanently affixed in block type, Arabic
numerals not lees than 3" in height, on a clearly visible internal structural part of the boat.
- correct answer Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway:
- correct answer Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be
- correct answer registered in the state of principal use
7) A Backfire Flame Arrestor is attached to the air intake of an inboard gasoline engine and is designed
to:
- correct answer Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board:
- correct answer Personal watercraft
, 9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation Device on
board under USCG regulations?
- correct answer 16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling device:
- correct answer electric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate with
other boats...
- correct answer an efficient means of producing a sound signal
12) A U.S. Coast Guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many portable B-I fire
extinguishers?
- correct answer 1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan?
- correct answer Friend, neighbor, or relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water.
- correct answer raise the lower unit (outdrive) or outboard engine
15) When fueling, you should always make certain this item makes contact with the fuel tank opening to
prevent static spark.
- correct answer Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept:
- correct answer Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline engines to
suppress flames:
- correct answer backfire flame arrestors
