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NEW JERSEY STATE BOATING SAFETY REAL
CERTIFICATE EXAM 2026 – WITH REAL QUESTIONS
AND 100% RATED CORRECT ANSWERS
1) A capacity plate shows the:
Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat?
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:
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.
Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway:
Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be
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:
Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board:
Personal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation
Device on board under USCG regulations?
16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling
device:
electric distress signal light
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11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate
with other boats...
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?
1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan?
Friend, neighbor, or relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water.
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.
Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept:
Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline
engines to suppress flames:
backfire flame arrestors
18) After fueling, and before starting the engine, this item should be turned on for at least 4
minutes.
engine exhaust blower
19) On boats required to carry visual distress signals, the minimum amount is:
3 day/night combination flares
20) Passengers should all wear this item each time the boat gets underway.
life jacket
21) An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater:
16 year-old operating a ski boat
22) When trailering a boat, which type maneuver requires the widest turning radius?
right hand turn
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23) Whenever a boat is taken out of the water, operators should thoroughly clean their boat to
prevent these from spreading to other water environments:
aquatic nuisance species
24) When operating on federal waters, boats of this length and above must display the Federal
Pollution (oil) Control Act placard:
26 feet
25) All watercraft with inboard gasoline engines and installed fuel tanks are required to have this
safety item on board:
USCG approved fire extinguisher or fixed system
26) If a boat operator's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is at or above this level, they are
considered to be legally intoxicated by federal (U.S. Coast Guard) statute.
.08
27) The danger signal consists of at least this many short blasts in quick succession:
5
28) At night you observe only a green bow light (no all-round white light) ahead and to your left.
This indicates:
a sailing vessel crossing left to right
29) A sailing vessel is usually the stand on vessel when interacting with a power driven vessel,
except when the sailing vessel is...
Overtaking another vessel
30) Any vessel overtaking any other vessel shall:
keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken
31) The red sidelight is on this side of a boat:
Port
32) You are driving a power-driven boat and you observe another power-driven boat crossing
from your left to right, you should:
maintain course and speed
33) If the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change
There is a risk of collision
NEW JERSEY STATE BOATING SAFETY REAL
CERTIFICATE EXAM 2026 – WITH REAL QUESTIONS
AND 100% RATED CORRECT ANSWERS
1) A capacity plate shows the:
Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat?
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:
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.
Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway:
Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be
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:
Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board:
Personal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation
Device on board under USCG regulations?
16" bass boat
10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling
device:
electric distress signal light
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11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate
with other boats...
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?
1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan?
Friend, neighbor, or relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water.
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.
Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept:
Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline
engines to suppress flames:
backfire flame arrestors
18) After fueling, and before starting the engine, this item should be turned on for at least 4
minutes.
engine exhaust blower
19) On boats required to carry visual distress signals, the minimum amount is:
3 day/night combination flares
20) Passengers should all wear this item each time the boat gets underway.
life jacket
21) An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater:
16 year-old operating a ski boat
22) When trailering a boat, which type maneuver requires the widest turning radius?
right hand turn
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23) Whenever a boat is taken out of the water, operators should thoroughly clean their boat to
prevent these from spreading to other water environments:
aquatic nuisance species
24) When operating on federal waters, boats of this length and above must display the Federal
Pollution (oil) Control Act placard:
26 feet
25) All watercraft with inboard gasoline engines and installed fuel tanks are required to have this
safety item on board:
USCG approved fire extinguisher or fixed system
26) If a boat operator's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is at or above this level, they are
considered to be legally intoxicated by federal (U.S. Coast Guard) statute.
.08
27) The danger signal consists of at least this many short blasts in quick succession:
5
28) At night you observe only a green bow light (no all-round white light) ahead and to your left.
This indicates:
a sailing vessel crossing left to right
29) A sailing vessel is usually the stand on vessel when interacting with a power driven vessel,
except when the sailing vessel is...
Overtaking another vessel
30) Any vessel overtaking any other vessel shall:
keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken
31) The red sidelight is on this side of a boat:
Port
32) You are driving a power-driven boat and you observe another power-driven boat crossing
from your left to right, you should:
maintain course and speed
33) If the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change
There is a risk of collision
