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New Jersey Boating Certificate Practice Exam – Verified Questions & Correct Answers, Exams of Marine Engineering

Get prepared to pass the New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate Exam with this verified 2025 practice test. Includes real-style exam questions and 100% accurate answers covering navigation rules, safety equipment, docking, signaling, emergency procedures, and NJ-specific boating laws. Perfect for anyone completing the NJSP-approved boating safety course and aiming for first-time success.

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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
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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

Nj boating certificate practice exam

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  1. hAllboatslessthan39.4feetinlength,mustlegallycarrythisiteminorderto communicatewithother boats...- * correctanswer--anefficientmeansofproducinga soundsignal
  2. AU.S.CoastGuardapprovedinstalledfireextinguishingsystemreplacesthismany portableB-Ifireextinguishers?- * correct*answer-- 1
  3. Withwhomshouldyouleaveyourfloatplan?- * correctanswer--Friend,neighbor,*or *relative
  4. Topreventstructuraldamage,alwaysdothispriortobackingyourboatintothewater.*-
  • correctanswer--raisethelowerunit(outdrive)oroutboardengine
  1. Whenfueling,youshouldalwaysmakecertainthisitemmakescontactwiththefueltank openingtopreventstaticspark.- * correctanswer--Fuelnozzle
  2. AtypeIV(throwable)PFDmustbekept:- * * correctanswer--Immediatelyavailable
  3. Thisrequiredpieceofsafetyequipmentis attachedtothecarburetorofinboard gasolineenginestosuppressflames:- * correct* answer--backfireflamearrestors
  4. Afterfueling,andbeforestartingtheengine,thisitemshouldbeturnedonforatleast 4 minutes.- * correctanswer--engineexhaust*blower
  5. Onboatsrequiredtocarryvisualdistresssignals,theminimumamountis:- * correct *answer-- 3 day/nightcombination *flares
  6. Passengersshouldallwearthisitemeachtimetheboatgetsunderway.- * correct answer--lifejacket
  7. AninflatableTypeIIIPFDmaybewornbythisboater:- * correctanswer-- 16 year-old operatingaskiboat
  8. Whentraileringaboat,whichtypemaneuverrequiresthewidestturningradius?- correctanswer--righthandturn
  9. 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 nuisancespecies
  10. Whenoperatingonfederalwaters,boatsofthislengthandabovemustdisplaythe FederalPollution(oil)ControlActplacard:- * correct*answer-- 26 *feet
  11. 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
  1. Theconditioninwhichthehumanbodylosesheatfasterthanitcanbeproducediscalled:*-
  • correct*answer--Hypothermia
  1. Apersonwhohasunintentionallyfallenoutofboatshould:- * correctanswer--stay with theboatandtryto getoutof thewater
  2. Tomaintainstabilityinasmallboat,everyoneonboardshould:- * correctanswer--stay lowinthe*center
  3. Whentravelunderabridge,boatoperatorsshould.- * correctanswer--knowthe heightof thebridge
  4. APWC,withoutrudders,willnotturnwhen:- * correctanswer--thethrottleis releasedorengineisshut*off
  5. PWCoperatorsmayoperate:- * correctanswer--accordingtothestatelawswhere *operating
  6. Ifyourunaground,andthereisdamagetoyourboat'shull,youshould:- * correct answer--putonPFDs,donotmovetheboat,andradioforassistance
  7. Themajorityofboaterswhodieinaboatingincidentdiebecausethey:- * correct answer--We'renotwearingaPFD
  8. Toindicateapersonisdivingfromaboat,usea- * correctanswer--blueandwhite*alpha *flag
  9. Tolessenthechanceofcapsizing,boatersshould...- * correctanswer--distribute weightevenlyandlowin* the*boat
  10. Thebestwaytostayinformedofboatinglawsisto- * correctanswer--take continuingeducation*classes
  11. Whichstateagencyisresponsibleforenforcingtheboatinglaws inNewJersey?-correct answer--Statepolice
  12. InNewJersey,childrenunderwhatagemustwearalifejacketwhileboatingonallpublic waters?- * correct*answer-- 12
  13. WhatisthelegalminimumillegalintoxicationlimitforboatingundertheinfluenceinNew Jersey?- * correct*answer--.
  14. WheniswaterskiingpermittedinNewJersey?- * * correctanswer--Sunriseto*sunset
  15. OnNewJerseywaters,PWCmayonly beoperatedduringwhattimes?- * correct answer--Sunriseto*sunset
  1. InNewJersey,whatrequirementmustbemetinordertolegallytowapersonwithaPWC?-
  • correctanswer--acompetent*observe
  1. InNewJersey,whatminimumsizePWCmustbeusedtotowaperson?- * correct *answer-- 3 *seater
  2. InNewJersey,whatistheminimumdollaramountofdamagetoaboatthatmustbe reported?- * correct*answer--$
  3. InNewJersey,* whilepullingor* retrievinga skier, whenaskieris* inthe water;or whilea towlineisinthewater,whatitemmustbedisplayedatleastfourfeetabovethehighest structureontheboat?- * correctanswer--Signal* pennant
  4. InNewJersey,whatisthelegallengthofatowline?- * correctanswer--notlessthan* 35 ft.andnotmorethan 75 ft.in*length