NJ Boating Mock Exam Question and
Answers [100% Correct] 2025 Latest
Version! - At what age can you obtain a New Jersey boat safety certificate?
13 years old - What is the minimum age required to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)?
16 years old - True or False: A person aged 1...
NJ Boating Mock Exam Question and
Answers [100% Correct] 2025 Latest
Version!
- At what age can you obtain a New Jersey boat safety certificate? 13 years old
- What is the minimum age required to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? 16 years old
- True or False: A person aged 13 or older may operate a powerboat with a trolling motor or one
horsepower or less, or if the boat is over 12 feet, it must have less than 10 horsepower. True
- When is it necessary to turn on your navigation lights? From sunset to sunrise, or during the day
if visibility is poor
- What time frame is it legal to tow someone on a wakeboard or tube? From sunrise to sunset
- When is it permissible to operate a personal watercraft? From sunrise to sunset
- Is it acceptable to operate your boat near a launch ramp? Yes, but only at slow speed with no
wake
- Where is the most appropriate location to transfer gear from your vehicle to your boat before
launching? Away from the boat ramp; preparation should be done at a distance from the ramp
- Is it legal to pass an emergency vessel displaying its lights? Yes, but you must reduce speed to a
no-wake pace
- What speed should be maintained in a lagoon or narrow channel? Slow speed
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, - Is it permissible to operate at slow speed inside a marked exclusion area (diamond with a cross)?
NEVER enter this area
- What distance should you maintain from a military or service vessel? 500 yards
- When within 500 yards of a military vessel, what speed should you maintain? Slow, no-wake
speed
- If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? Stop your boat
- When operating at high speed, how far must you stay from a marina, pier, wharf, or dock? At
least 200 feet
- When within 200 feet of a marina, pier, wharf, or dock, what speed should you go? No wake,
slow speed
- What should you check before departing from the dock? Nautical Chart
- What does a Nautical Chart provide? It includes details on water depths and the locations of
channels, sandbars, rocks, and vegetation to help avoid running aground
- What can help you avoid running aground? Nautical Chart
- Who is responsible for preventing collisions? Everyone
- When two boats approach each other head-on, what should happen? Both boats must give way
to the right to pass safely
- If another boat approaches from your starboard side, what should you do? You must stop, slow
down, or change direction (as the give-way vessel)
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