NZ Boating Rules Practice Questions 2026: Test próbny 2

1. Pytanie 1 z 25

   You are coming up behind a slower boat to pass it. Who must keep clear?

   • AYou, the overtaking boat
   • BWhichever is a sailing boat
   • CNeither boat
   • DThe slower boat
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   Odpowiedź: A. You, the overtaking boat

   An overtaking vessel must keep clear of the one being overtaken.

2. Pytanie 2 z 25

   When are you legally "overtaking" another boat?

   • AOnly when you are faster
   • BWhen you approach from within a 135-degree sector behind its stern
   • CWhen you are ahead of it
   • DWhen you are beside it
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   Odpowiedź: B. When you approach from within a 135-degree sector behind its stern

   If you come up from within the 135-degree sector behind the other boat, you are overtaking and must give way.

3. Pytanie 3 z 25

   The boat that should give way to you is not changing course. What must you do?

   • ASound your horn and do nothing else
   • BSpeed up to get past
   • CMake every effort to avoid a collision
   • DHold your course no matter what
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   Odpowiedź: C. Make every effort to avoid a collision

   The stand-on boat must still do all it can to avoid a collision if the give-way boat does not act.

4. Pytanie 4 z 25

   Which side of a channel should you keep to?

   • AThe starboard (right) side
   • BThe middle
   • CThe port (left) side
   • DWhichever side is deepest
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   Odpowiedź: A. The starboard (right) side

   Keep to the starboard (right) side of any channel.

5. Pytanie 5 z 25

   How far ahead of a large ship should you stay?

   • AAt least 500 metres
   • BAt least 5 kilometres
   • CAt least 50 metres
   • DAt least 100 metres
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   Odpowiedź: A. At least 500 metres

   Large ships are slow to stop and turn, so stay at least 500 m ahead.

6. Pytanie 6 z 25

   How far from the sides and stern of a tanker should you stay?

   • AAt least 200 metres
   • BAt least 20 metres
   • CAt least 50 metres
   • DAt least 1 kilometre
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   Odpowiedź: A. At least 200 metres

   Keep at least 200 m from the sides and stern of tankers.

7. Pytanie 7 z 25

   Where should you NOT anchor?

   • AAway from other boats
   • BIn a sheltered bay
   • CIn a marked anchorage
   • DIn a channel or where you block the approach to a wharf
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   Odpowiedź: D. In a channel or where you block the approach to a wharf

   Do not anchor where you obstruct other vessels or the approach to a wharf, pier or jetty.

8. Pytanie 8 z 25

   May you tie your boat to a navigation buoy or beacon?

   • AOnly with written permission
   • BYes, for up to an hour
   • CYes, at night
   • DYes, in an emergency drill
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   Odpowiedź: A. Only with written permission

   Tying a vessel to a navigation aid needs written permission.

9. Pytanie 9 z 25

   What must you avoid with your boat's wake?

   • ACreating a wake that causes unnecessary danger to other boats or people
   • BMaking a wake at night only
   • CNothing, wake is the other boat's problem
   • DMaking any wake at all
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   Odpowiedź: A. Creating a wake that causes unnecessary danger to other boats or people

   You must not create a wake that puts other boats or people in unnecessary danger.

10. Pytanie 10 z 25

    Besides the national Maritime Rules, what other rules may apply where you go boating?

    • AAirport rules
    • BRegional council navigation safety bylaws
    • CFood safety rules
    • DRoad user rules
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    Odpowiedź: B. Regional council navigation safety bylaws

    Regional bylaws may add local rules, so check them before you go.

11. Pytanie 11 z 25

    A skipper drinks alcohol and puts people in unnecessary danger. Which law can they be prosecuted under?

    • AThe Food Act 2014
    • BSection 65 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994
    • CThe Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
    • DNo law applies on the water
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    Odpowiedź: B. Section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994

    Maritime NZ says skippers can be prosecuted under section 65 for operating a boat in a way that causes unnecessary danger.

12. Pytanie 12 z 25

    Why is alcohol especially risky on a boat?

    • ASun, wind, noise and motion can make its effects stronger
    • BAlcohol has no effect at sea
    • CIt improves balance
    • DIt keeps you warm in cold water
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    Odpowiedź: A. Sun, wind, noise and motion can make its effects stronger

    Conditions on the water can intensify alcohol's effects on judgement and balance.

13. Pytanie 13 z 25

    Roughly how quickly does the body clear alcohol?

    • AAbout one drink per day
    • BInstantly once you stop drinking
    • CAbout one standard drink per hour
    • DAbout five drinks per hour
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    Odpowiedź: C. About one standard drink per hour

    Alcohol is burned off at roughly one standard drink per hour.

14. Pytanie 14 z 25

    How many ways to call for help should you carry, and of what kind?

    • AThree, all of them flares
    • BAt least two that work when wet
    • COne mobile phone is enough
    • DNone, if someone knows your plans
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    Odpowiedź: B. At least two that work when wet

    Maritime NZ advises carrying at least two waterproof ways to call for help.

15. Pytanie 15 z 25

    When is a mobile phone useful for calling for help on the water?

    • AWhen it is kept dry and you are close to land
    • BOnly at night
    • COnly when wet
    • DAnywhere at sea
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    Odpowiedź: A. When it is kept dry and you are close to land

    Mobile phones only help if they are kept dry and used close to land.

16. Pytanie 16 z 25

    What is the best way to get urgent help in a life-threatening emergency far offshore?

    • AWaving a towel
    • BAn emergency beacon, which sends your location
    • CShouting
    • DA mobile phone in your pocket
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    Odpowiedź: B. An emergency beacon, which sends your location

    Maritime NZ says emergency beacons are the best way to get urgent help because they transmit your location.

17. Pytanie 17 z 25

    Someone's life is in danger on the water. Who should you call?

    • AThe boat shop
    • BYour insurance company
    • CNobody until you reach land
    • DPolice on 111
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    Odpowiedź: D. Police on 111

    If a life is in danger, call NZ Police on 111. Report accidents to Maritime NZ as soon as possible.

18. Pytanie 18 z 25

    Which buoyage system does New Zealand use?

    • AIALA System B
    • BIts own system with no colours
    • CThe US Coast Guard system
    • DIALA System A
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    Odpowiedź: D. IALA System A

    New Zealand waters use the IALA System A buoyage system.

19. Pytanie 19 z 25

    What does a port lateral mark look like in New Zealand?

    • AYellow with an X
    • BGreen and cone-shaped
    • CRed, can-shaped (cylinder), with a red light if lit
    • DBlack and yellow
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    Odpowiedź: C. Red, can-shaped (cylinder), with a red light if lit

    Port marks are red, with a cylinder (can) shape or topmark and a red light.

20. Pytanie 20 z 25

    You are entering a harbour from the sea. Which side should a red port mark be on?

    • ADirectly ahead
    • BIt does not matter
    • CYour starboard (right) side
    • DYour port (left) side
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    Odpowiedź: D. Your port (left) side

    Lateral marks follow the direction of buoyage, usually the direction you take when coming in from the sea.

21. Pytanie 21 z 25

    What does a starboard lateral mark look like in New Zealand?

    • AGreen, cone-shaped, with a green light if lit
    • BBlack with red bands
    • CRed and white stripes
    • DRed and can-shaped
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    Odpowiedź: A. Green, cone-shaped, with a green light if lit

    Starboard marks are green with a cone shape or topmark pointing up.

22. Pytanie 22 z 25

    A cardinal mark is black above yellow with two cones pointing up. Where should you pass it?

    • AOn its north side
    • BOn its south side
    • COn its east side
    • DBetween it and the shore
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    Odpowiedź: A. On its north side

    This is a north cardinal mark. Pass on the north side, the side it is named for.

23. Pytanie 23 z 25

    A mark is black with one or more broad red bands and two black spheres on top. What is it?

    • AA safe water mark
    • BA special mark
    • CA starboard mark
    • DAn isolated danger mark
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    Odpowiedź: D. An isolated danger mark

    An isolated danger mark sits on a small danger with safe water around it.

24. Pytanie 24 z 25

    A buoy has red and white vertical stripes. What does it show?

    • ASafe water all around it
    • BA wreck to avoid
    • CA swimming-only area
    • DThe port side of a channel
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    Odpowiedź: A. Safe water all around it

    Red and white vertical stripes mark a safe water mark.

25. Pytanie 25 z 25

    What is the Coastguard Day Skipper course?

    • AA 16-hour introductory boating course with an internal certificate
    • BAn online quiz with no teaching
    • CA legal licence needed to buy a boat
    • DA commercial skipper licence
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    Odpowiedź: A. A 16-hour introductory boating course with an internal certificate

    Day Skipper is a Coastguard Boating Education course. Its certificate is internal, not a licence.

Klawiatura: 1–4, aby odpowiedzieć, Enter – następne pytanie.

Prawdziwy egzamin: No official exam or licence for recreational boats. Courses such as Coastguard Day Skipper are voluntary and give an internal certificate.