NJ Boating Exam Practice Test New Latest Version/ NJ Boating Exam Answers Updated 2023 -2024 All Questions and Answers Where are validation decals placed? -------- Correct Answer --------- Next to the registration numbers on both sides of the bow of the boat if you capsize in a canoe, kayak or raft, you should stay on the ________ side of the craft. --------- Correct Answer ---------- upstream if the wind or current direction is toward the dock, you should cast off the ______ first when leaving the dock --------- Correct Answer ---------- stern line the __________ vessel is required to take early and substantial action to avoid a collision by stopping, slowing down or changing course --------- Correct Answer ---------- the give -way vessel the stand on vessel must --------- Correct Answer ---------- maintain its course and speed unless it becomes apparent the give -way vessel is not taking appropriate action. If you are driving a powerboat or PWC and meet another powerboat or PWC head -on, you should keep to the --------- Correct Answer ---------- right T/F-If you are overtaking another vessel, you are the stand -on vessel --------- Correct Answer ---------- False T/F If you see a red and white light ahead when boating at night, you should maintain course and speed. --------- Correct Answer ---------- False If you see only a green light while boating at night, you may be approaching a _________ and you must ________ --------- Correct Answer ---------- sailing vessel and you must give way _______ are the "traffic signals" that guide boaters safely along their course. --------- Correct Answer ---------- buoys and markers the phrase "______ _______ ______" reminds vessels of the correct course in the lateral system of U. S. Aids to Navigation. --------- Correct Answer ---------- Red Right Returning a green buoy marks the edge of the channel on a boater's _____ side when entering from the open sea or heading upstream. --------- Correct Answer ---------- left the regulatory marker with an orange diamond and two orange stripes indicates --------- Correct Answer ---------- danger the regulatory marker with an orange diamond and a cross going through it and two orange stripes indicates --------- Correct Answer ---------- off-limits a good rule of thumb is that the anchor line should be at least ______ times the depth of the water. --------- Correct Answer ---------- 7-10 you should never anchor from the _______ of the vessel as that can make the vessel unstable. --------- Correct Answer ---------- stern To maintain steering control of a PWC, you must never allow the engine to ______ or ______. --------- Correct Answer ---------- return to idle or shut off. the most common complaints boaters have against PWC operators are _______ and _______. --------- Correct Answer ---------- wake jumping and riding too close . As a courtesy to other boaters and people on shore, PWC operators should _______ their operating area. --------- Correct Answer ---------- vary name a safety device that shuts the engine off if the operator is thrown from the proper operating area. --------- Correct Answer ---------- emergency ignition safety switch to avoid propeller strike accidents, make sure ____________ when passengers are boarding or disembarking a boat. --------- Correct Answer ---------- the engine is shut off the ________ is a number assigned and imprinted by the vessel manufacturer and is unique to your vessel --------- Correct Answer ---------- registration allowing passengers to ride on the _____ or _____ while underway is reckless operation --------- Correct Answer ---------- gunwale, bow if your BAC is above the legal limit, it is illegal to______ --------- Correct Answer ---------- operate In order for a PFD to be legal, it must be _______ -approved, in ______ condition, and _____ easily accessible --------- Correct Answer ---------- U.S Coast Guard, good, easily Name the five types of PFDs --------- Correct Answer ---------- type I, type II, type III, type IV, type V what are three river hazards that paddlers should avoid? --------- Correct Answer ---------
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