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A backfire flame arrestor is attached to the air intake of a inboard gasoline engine and is designed to: -
Answer -SUPPRESS FLAMES
A capacity plate shows the: - Answer -Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
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NJ BOATING EXAM Latest Update
Questions with Correct Answers Graded
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A backfire flame arrestor is attached to the air intake of a inboard gasoline engine and is designed to: -
Answer -SUPPRESS FLAMES
A capacity plate shows the: - Answer -Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
A person who has unintentionally fallen out of boat should - Answer -stay with the boat and try to
get out of water
A PWC without rudders, will not turn when - Answer -the throttle is released or engine is shut off
a sailing vessel is usually the stand on vessel when interacting a power driven vessel, except when the
sailing vessel is... - Answer -Overtaking another vessel
A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept: - Answer -Immediately available
A U.S. coast guard approved installed fire extinguishing system replaces this many portable B-1 fire
extinguishers? - Answer -1
after fueling, and before starting the engine, this item shold be turned on for at least 4 minutes -
Answer -Engine exhaust blower
All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate with other
boats - Answer -A effecient means of producing a sound signal
All watercraft with inboard gasoline engines and installed fuel tanks are required to have this safety item
on board - Answer -USCG approvedo fire extinguisher or fixed system
An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater: - Answer -16 year old operating a ski boat
Another boat is approaching your boat from your starboard side, what do you do? - Answer -You
must stop, slow down, change direction(you are the give-way vessel)
Any vessel overtaking any other vessel shall: - Answer -keep out of the way of the vessel being
overtaken
At night you observe a green bow light and an all around white light ahead of you. This indicates a boat is
moving in this direction - Answer -Crossing from your left to your right
At night you observe only a green bow light (no all round white light) ahead and to your left. This
indicates: - Answer -A sailing vessel crossing left to right
, Before you leave the dock what should you look at - Answer -Nautical chart
Can you legally pass an emergency vessel with their lights on? - Answer -Yes, but you must go at a
slow rate no wake speed
Caught in the fog, what do you do? - Answer -Slow down, turn on navigation lights, be prepared to
take action to avoid collision
Green bouys:even or odd numbers - Answer -odd
How can you prevent running aground - Answer -Nautical chart
How fast should you go in a lagoon or narrow channel? - Answer -Slow speed
How fast should you go when approaching a dock? - Answer -slow speed
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - Answer -16 years old
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - Answer -13 years old
How to keep invassive species at bay? - Answer -Thoroughly clean off your boat and your trailer
and remove plants and animals that you may see (zebra mussels)
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) statue. - Answer -0.08
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: - Answer -15
If the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change - Answer -There is
risk of collision
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock? -
Answer -200 feet
If you are out on the water what have you given consent to? - Answer -An alohol or drug test
If you are within 100 yards of a military vessel, what should you do? - Answer -Be stopped
If you are within 500 yards of a military vessel how fast should you be going? - Answer -Slow,no
wake speed
If you run aground, and there is damage to your boat's, hull you should: - Answer -put on PFD's, do
NOT move the boat, and radio for assistance
In New Jersey children under what age must wear a life jacket while boating on all public waters? -
Answer -12
in new jersey, what is the legal length of a towline - Answer -not less than 35 ft. and not more than
75 ft in length
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