NJ BOATING EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the age that you MUST wear a PFD at all times? - Answer️️ -12 or
younger
How old must you be to receive a NJ boat safety certificate? - Answer️️ -13 years
old
How old must you be to operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC)? - Answer�...
If you are operating at a fast speed how far must you be from a
marina,pier,wharf,or dock? - Answer✔️✔️-200 feet
When you are closer than 200 feet away from a marina,pier,wharf,or dock how fast
should you go? - Answer✔️✔️-No wake speed, slow
Before you leave the dock what should you look at - Answer✔️✔️-Nautical chart
What is a Nautical chart - Answer✔️✔️-Contains information such as water depths
and the locations of channel, sand bars, rocks, and vegetation. Prevents from
running aground.
How can you prevent running aground - Answer✔️✔️-Nautical chart
Who is responsible for avoiding collisions - Answer✔️✔️-EVERYONE
When two boats are approaching head on what should they do? - Answer✔️✔️-Each
boat must give way to the right to pass
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)
When you are underway and a sailboat is passing you, what must you do? -
Answer✔️✔️-Maintain course and speed as the sailboat must give-way
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