Unit 4 Boating Ed questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
which vessels must be registered
- correct answer all titled vessels
where should you keep the certificate of number
- correct answer must be on board and available for inspection by an enforcement officer whenever the
vessel is operated
where are vessel registration application forms available
- correct answer marinas, boat dealers, Motor Vehicle Commission field offices, or by writing to the
State of New Jersey, Motor Vehicle Commission, P.O. Box 160, Trenton, NJ 08666
what must be displayed on your vessel
- correct answer registration number and validation decals
aft
- correct answer close to or toward the stern
all vessels longer than __ must be titled
- correct answer 12 feet
Hull Identification Number (HIN)
- correct answer unique, 12-digit number assigned by the manufacturer to vessels built after 1972.
Distinguish one vessel from another—the same as serial numbers distinguish one car from another.
Are engraved in the fiberglass or on a metal plate permanently attached to the transom.
what must you carry on board as a driver
- correct answer your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate
, who can operate a PWC
- correct answer If under the age of 16, you may not operate a PWC.
If 16 years old or older, you must have successfully completed an approved boating safety course and
must carry your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate on board.
who can operate a motorized vehicle
- correct answer If under the age of 13, you may not operate any motorized vessel.
If 13 to less than 16 years old, you may operate only the following motorized vessels on New Jersey
waters and only if you have successfully completed an approved boating safety course and carry your
New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate on board:
Vessels powered by an electric motor
Vessels 12 feet long or longer with less than 10 horsepower
non-tidal boat license
- correct answer separate from the New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate and is issued through the Motor
Vehicle Commission (MVC). You must present your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate at the MVC in
order to obtain a non-tidal boat license.
non-tidal
- correct answer if the tide does not change
what speed can you go near a marina, pier, dock, or wharf
- correct answer It is illegal to operate at more than slow speed/no wake when within 200 feet of a
marina, pier, dock, or wharf.
Slow Speed/No Wake
- correct answer The speed at which a power vessel moves through the water maintaining minimum
headway and produces the minimum wake possible
overloading
- correct answer operating a vessel that has been loaded beyond the recommended capacity shown on
the capacity plate installed by the vessel manufacturer.
2025\2026 A+ Grade
which vessels must be registered
- correct answer all titled vessels
where should you keep the certificate of number
- correct answer must be on board and available for inspection by an enforcement officer whenever the
vessel is operated
where are vessel registration application forms available
- correct answer marinas, boat dealers, Motor Vehicle Commission field offices, or by writing to the
State of New Jersey, Motor Vehicle Commission, P.O. Box 160, Trenton, NJ 08666
what must be displayed on your vessel
- correct answer registration number and validation decals
aft
- correct answer close to or toward the stern
all vessels longer than __ must be titled
- correct answer 12 feet
Hull Identification Number (HIN)
- correct answer unique, 12-digit number assigned by the manufacturer to vessels built after 1972.
Distinguish one vessel from another—the same as serial numbers distinguish one car from another.
Are engraved in the fiberglass or on a metal plate permanently attached to the transom.
what must you carry on board as a driver
- correct answer your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate
, who can operate a PWC
- correct answer If under the age of 16, you may not operate a PWC.
If 16 years old or older, you must have successfully completed an approved boating safety course and
must carry your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate on board.
who can operate a motorized vehicle
- correct answer If under the age of 13, you may not operate any motorized vessel.
If 13 to less than 16 years old, you may operate only the following motorized vessels on New Jersey
waters and only if you have successfully completed an approved boating safety course and carry your
New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate on board:
Vessels powered by an electric motor
Vessels 12 feet long or longer with less than 10 horsepower
non-tidal boat license
- correct answer separate from the New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate and is issued through the Motor
Vehicle Commission (MVC). You must present your New Jersey Boat Safety Certificate at the MVC in
order to obtain a non-tidal boat license.
non-tidal
- correct answer if the tide does not change
what speed can you go near a marina, pier, dock, or wharf
- correct answer It is illegal to operate at more than slow speed/no wake when within 200 feet of a
marina, pier, dock, or wharf.
Slow Speed/No Wake
- correct answer The speed at which a power vessel moves through the water maintaining minimum
headway and produces the minimum wake possible
overloading
- correct answer operating a vessel that has been loaded beyond the recommended capacity shown on
the capacity plate installed by the vessel manufacturer.
