NJ BOATING CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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1) A capacity plate shows the: - CORRECT ANSWER-Maximum horsepower and weight allowed
2) What is the minimum height of the state registration numbers that are displayed on a boat? -
CORRECT ANSWER-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: - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Official number
5) This legal proof of state registration is required to be on the boat whenever it is underway: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Certificate of number
6) Motorized boats must be - CORRECT ANSWER-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: - CORRECT ANSWER-Suppress flames
8) Which one of the following boats is required to have a fire extinguisher on board: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Personal watercraft
9) Which of the following boats is required to have a Type IV (throwable) Personal Floatation Device on
board under USCG regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER-16" bass boat
,10) Which of the following is a U.S. Coast Guard approved type of visual distress signaling device: -
CORRECT ANSWER-electric distress signal light
11) All boats less than 39.4 feet in length, must legally carry this item in order to communicate with
other boats... - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-1
13) With whom should you leave your float plan? - CORRECT ANSWER-Friend, neighbor, or relative
14) To prevent structural damage, always do this prior to backing your boat into the water. - CORRECT
ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-Fuel nozzle
16) A type IV (throwable) PFD must be kept: - CORRECT ANSWER-Immediately available
17) This required piece of safety equipment is attached to the carburetor of inboard gasoline engines to
suppress flames: - CORRECT ANSWER-backfire flame arrestors
18) After fueling, and before starting the engine, this item should be turned on for at least 4 minutes. -
CORRECT ANSWER-engine exhaust blower
19) On boats required to carry visual distress signals, the minimum amount is: - CORRECT ANSWER-3
day/night combination flares
20) Passengers should all wear this item each time the boat gets underway. - CORRECT ANSWER-life
jacket
, 21) An inflatable Type III PFD may be worn by this boater: - CORRECT ANSWER-16 year-old operating a
ski boat
22) When trailering a boat, which type maneuver requires the widest turning radius? - CORRECT
ANSWER-right hand turn
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: - CORRECT ANSWER-aquatic nuisance species
24) When operating on federal waters, boats of this length and above must display the Federal Pollution
(oil) Control Act placard: - CORRECT ANSWER-26 feet
25) All watercraft with inboard gasoline engines and installed fuel tanks are required to have this safety
item on board: - CORRECT ANSWER-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. - CORRECT ANSWER-.08
27) The danger signal consists of at least this many short blasts in quick succession: - CORRECT ANSWER-
5
28) At night you observe only a green bow light (no all-round white light) ahead and to your left. This
indicates: - CORRECT ANSWER-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... - CORRECT ANSWER-Overtaking another vessel
30) Any vessel overtaking any other vessel shall: - CORRECT ANSWER-keep out of the way of the vessel
being overtaken
31) The red sidelight is on this side of a boat: - CORRECT ANSWER-Port
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