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Delaware Boating License Practice Test: State Law Questions

Practice Delaware's own boating statutes, state law only; each explanation closes with its Delaware Code section.

Delaware's boating safety education rule in 23 Del. C. § 2221 reaches a person born on or after which date?

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Boating safety education certificate 14

  • 23 Del. C. § 2222 lists two papers that stand in for Delaware's education certificate. Which of these is one of them? 23 Del. C. § 2222
  • A Delaware boater charged with not showing the certificate brings to court one that was valid on the day of the arrest. What does § 2221(d) call that? 23 Del. C. § 2221(d)
  • A Delaware boater loses the certificate the Department issued. What does § 2223(d) require of the Department? 23 Del. C. § 2223(d)
  • A Delaware certification of boating safety education was issued in 1996. When does 23 Del. C. § 2224 say it runs out? 23 Del. C. § 2224
  • A visitor born in 1990 holds a boating safety certificate from Maryland that NASBLA has approved. How does 23 Del. C. § 2221(b) treat it on Delaware waters? 23 Del. C. § 2221(b)
  • Besides a Coast Guard captain, which license holder does § 2222 exempt from Delaware's certificate rule? 23 Del. C. § 2222(2)
  • Delaware's boating safety education rule in 23 Del. C. § 2221 reaches a person born on or after which date? 23 Del. C. § 2221(a)
  • How may a test in Delaware's boating safety course be given when appropriate, under § 2223(c)? 23 Del. C. § 2223(c)
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Boating safety education certificate, continued

  • Under 23 Del. C. § 2224, which body holds the power to take back a Delaware education certification after handing it out? 23 Del. C. § 2224
  • What ceiling does 23 Del. C. § 2223(b) put on the Department's boating safety course? 23 Del. C. § 2223(b)
  • Which body does § 2223(a) charge with providing Delaware's statewide boating safety course at regular intervals in each county? 23 Del. C. § 2223(a)
  • Which vessels does Delaware's education certificate rule cover for an operator born in 1985? 23 Del. C. § 2221(a)
  • While a covered person operates a vessel on Delaware waters, where does § 2221(c) put the education certificate? 23 Del. C. § 2221(c)(1)
  • Who may demand to see a Delaware operator's boating safety education certificate under § 2221(c)? 23 Del. C. § 2221(c)(2)

Flotation devices for children 8

  • 23 Del. C. § 2202 makes the operator of a recreational boat responsible for a flotation device being worn by any child of what age? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)
  • A charter boat runs under a captain licensed by the Coast Guard to carry passengers for hire. How does § 2201 class it for Delaware's child flotation rule? 23 Del. C. § 2201(c)
  • A recreational boat lies at anchor in a Delaware cove with a 10-year-old on deck. What does § 2202 say about the child's flotation device then? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)
  • An 8-year-old is asleep in the enclosed cabin of a cruiser underway on Delaware Bay. Does § 2202 require the child to wear a flotation device there? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)
  • Three children under 12 ride without flotation devices in one Delaware recreational boat. How does § 2202(b) count that? 23 Del. C. § 2202(b)
  • What two conditions does § 2202(a) set for the flotation device a Delaware child wears, besides its type? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)
  • Which Coast Guard-approved types of personal flotation device satisfy Delaware's child rule in § 2202(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)
  • Who answers for a child's flotation device under Delaware's § 2202: the child, the owner on shore or someone else? 23 Del. C. § 2202(a)

Careless, inattentive and reckless operation 9

  • A Delaware operator fails to maintain a proper lookout. Which offense does § 2116(c) name? 23 Del. C. § 2116(c)
  • A Delaware regatta already holds a permit from an authorized agency of the United States. Does § 2120(b) also require the state permit? 23 Del. C. § 2120(b)
  • Besides a lookout, what does Delaware's inattentive operation subsection expect the person using a vessel to give? 23 Del. C. § 2116(c)
  • How far ahead must the person in charge of a boat race or marine parade apply to the Department in Delaware (§ 2120)? 23 Del. C. § 2120(a)
  • In what form must the Department's go-ahead for a Delaware motorboat race be given before the race is run? 23 Del. C. § 2120(a)
  • Using a vessel in Delaware in a careless or imprudent manner, or without due regard for visibility and weather, is which offense under 23 Del. C. § 2116(b)? 23 Del. C. § 2116(b)
  • What marks reckless operation of a vessel in Delaware under § 2116(d)? 23 Del. C. § 2116(d)
  • Which rules does 23 Del. C. § 2122 make state law on all waters of Delaware unless state law or a Department regulation changes them? 23 Del. C. § 2122
  • Who has authority to enforce the rules of the road on Delaware waters under § 2122? 23 Del. C. § 2122

Personal watercraft 28

  • § 2212(f) lists following a water skier as an endangering maneuver in Delaware when the personal watercraft is within what distance? 23 Del. C. § 2212(f)(3)
  • A Delaware family's 15-year-old asks for a turn at the controls of their personal watercraft. What does § 2212(a) demand? 23 Del. C. § 2212(a)
  • A Delaware personal watercraft has a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch. Where does § 2212(d) put the lanyard while the craft is operated? 23 Del. C. § 2212(d)
  • A parent offers to supervise directly while a 13-year-old takes the controls of a personal watercraft in Delaware. Does § 2212(a) allow it? 23 Del. C. § 2212(a)
  • Before renting out a personal watercraft in Delaware, what must the business get from the customer about the Department's educational material (§ 2213(f))? 23 Del. C. § 2213(f)
  • Besides the hours from sunset to sunrise, when does § 2212(b) keep an unlit personal watercraft off Delaware waters? 23 Del. C. § 2212(b)
  • How does 23 Del. C. § 2211 define headway speed for a personal watercraft? 23 Del. C. § 2211(2)
  • In the Delaware waters of the Atlantic Ocean, how far from the shoreline must a personal watercraft be before it goes above headway speed (§ 2212(k))? 23 Del. C. § 2212(k)
  • Inside what distance of another vessel does § 2212(f) list wake jumping as a maneuver that may endanger people in Delaware? 23 Del. C. § 2212(f)(2)
  • May a personal watercraft be operated in a Delaware area where motorized vessels are prohibited (§ 2212(l))? 23 Del. C. § 2212(l)
  • On Delaware waters covered by § 2212(i), a personal watercraft above headway speed must keep how far from docks, moored vessels, nonmotorized vessels and the shoreline? 23 Del. C. § 2212(i)
  • The owner of a personal watercraft in Delaware lets a 12-year-old cousin operate it alone. What does § 2212(g) say about the owner? 23 Del. C. § 2212(g)
  • Section 2211 of Title 23 gives a length in feet that a Delaware personal watercraft stays under. Which length? 23 Del. C. § 2211(3)
  • Section 2212(a) of Delaware's Title 23 sets one age from which a personal watercraft operator needs nobody supervising. Which age? 23 Del. C. § 2212(a)
  • Section 2212(b): which equipment turns night riding of a personal watercraft from forbidden to lawful in Delaware? 23 Del. C. § 2212(b)
  • Section 2212(c) of Delaware's Title 23 ties the approved flotation device on a personal watercraft to which people? 23 Del. C. § 2212(c)
  • Section 2212(d) lets a Delaware personal watercraft go without a lanyard cutoff switch if it has which other device? 23 Del. C. § 2212(d)
  • Towing a skier behind a Delaware personal watercraft takes a competent observer and what else under § 2212(m)? 23 Del. C. § 2212(m)
  • Under § 2212(i), how far must a Delaware personal watercraft above headway speed keep from people in the water? 23 Del. C. § 2212(i)
  • What is the fastest a personal watercraft may go inside or at the entrance to a Delaware marina (§ 2212(h))? 23 Del. C. § 2212(h)
  • What must a Delaware personal watercraft rental business keep at the rental site under § 2213(d)? 23 Del. C. § 2213(d)
  • What must the person renting out a personal watercraft in Delaware hand the customer under § 2213(c)? 23 Del. C. § 2213(c)
  • What word must be conspicuously marked on a personal watercraft rented out in Delaware (§ 2213(b))? 23 Del. C. § 2213(b)
  • When does § 2212(m) consider the observer on a Delaware personal watercraft competent? 23 Del. C. § 2212(m)
  • Which license must a customer hold before anyone may rent that customer a personal watercraft in Delaware (§ 2213(a))? 23 Del. C. § 2213(a)
  • Which part of a personal watercraft does § 2212(e) forbid anyone in Delaware to remove, alter or tamper with? 23 Del. C. § 2212(e)
  • Which riders does § 2214 exempt from Delaware's personal watercraft restrictions? 23 Del. C. § 2214
  • Within Delaware's Inland Bays next to incorporated areas, what distance from docks, shoreline and anchored vessels does § 2212(j) set for a personal watercraft above headway speed? 23 Del. C. § 2212(j)

Alcohol and drugs 19

  • A Delaware boater refuses the chemical test after being told the penalty. What follows under § 2304(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2304(a)
  • A Delaware vessel stopped under chapter 23 carries a competent passenger whom the operator designates. What does § 2308(b) allow? 23 Del. C. § 2308(b)
  • A sample taken within 4 hours of operating a vessel reads 0.06. What presumption does § 2303(g) attach in Delaware? 23 Del. C. § 2303(g)
  • Along with motoring a vessel underway while under the influence, which acts does Delaware's § 2302(a) name? 23 Del. C. § 2302(a)
  • Does a preliminary breath screening at the scene of a stop count as a chemical test under Delaware's § 2301(b)? 23 Del. C. § 2301(b)
  • For a first offense under § 2302 in Delaware, what range of imprisonment does § 2305(1) allow, alone or with a fine? 23 Del. C. § 2305(1)
  • From what day does Delaware's one-year prohibition for refusing the chemical test begin? 23 Del. C. § 2304(a)
  • Her answer to a Delaware vessel charge: the impairing medicine was lawfully prescribed. How does § 2302(c) reply? 23 Del. C. § 2302(c)
  • How does 23 Del. C. § 2301 define a vessel that is underway? 23 Del. C. § 2301(e)
  • How does § 2301(g) define being under the influence for Delaware vessel operators? 23 Del. C. § 2301(g)
  • May a Delaware court admit evidence that a vessel operator refused a chemical test (§ 2303(e))? 23 Del. C. § 2303(e)
  • Must a Delaware chapter 23 violation have been committed in the officer's presence for an arrest without a warrant (§ 2306)? 23 Del. C. § 2306
  • The only person aboard a vessel is suspected of operating under the influence in Delaware. What happens to the vessel under § 2308(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2308(a)
  • Section 2303(a) of Delaware's Title 23 deems consent to chemical testing of which samples from a person in control of a vessel underway? 23 Del. C. § 2303(a)
  • Under § 2301(c), which of these counts as operating a vessel in Delaware besides driving it? 23 Del. C. § 2301(c)
  • What does a result of 0.05 or less, from a sample taken within 4 hours of operating, show under Delaware's § 2303(g)? 23 Del. C. § 2303(g)
  • What must an officer have before requiring the chemical test under Delaware's § 2303(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2303(a)
  • Which figure completes 23 Del. C. § 2302(a)(4): no person shall operate a vessel underway on Delaware waters when the person's alcohol concentration is what? 23 Del. C. § 2302(a)(4)
  • Within how many hours after vessel operation does a 0.08 reading still count under Delaware's § 2302(a)(5)? 23 Del. C. § 2302(a)(5)

Officers, boarding and accident reports 10

  • A Fish and Wildlife Agent sees an overloaded boat and judges the condition especially hazardous. What may the agent direct under § 2118(c)? 23 Del. C. § 2118(c)
  • A suspect is taken from a Delaware boating accident to a medical facility. How does § 2126(b) treat that facility for a warrantless arrest? 23 Del. C. § 2126(b)(2)
  • A vessel underway on Delaware waters is hailed by a designated law-enforcement officer. What does § 2118(f) require first? 23 Del. C. § 2118(f)
  • Are boating accident reports filed by the parties involved open to public inspection in Delaware (23 Del. C. § 2117(b))? 23 Del. C. § 2117(b)
  • Section 2118(d): for what purpose may personnel designated by Delaware's Secretary halt a vessel and go aboard? 23 Del. C. § 2118(d)
  • To whom may Delaware release boating accident reports for analysis and statistics at no cost (§ 2117(c))? 23 Del. C. § 2117(c)
  • What must Delaware enforcement personnel give when boarding a vessel, in uniform or in civilian clothes (§ 2118(e))? 23 Del. C. § 2118(e)
  • What use may be made of a Delaware boating accident report as evidence in a civil or criminal trial? 23 Del. C. § 2117(b)
  • Where does § 2126(a) let a Delaware officer arrest without a warrant, on reasonable and probable cause drawn from personal investigation? 23 Del. C. § 2126(a)
  • Which agency has the same authority as Fish and Wildlife Agents to enforce Delaware's vessel subchapter (§ 2118(g))? 23 Del. C. § 2118(g)

Equipment and rented boats 9

  • A canoe moved only by paddle pays no Delaware registration fee under § 2115(c). Is it also free of the safety requirements of § 2114? 23 Del. C. § 2115(c)
  • A Delaware vessel livery owner judges the weather prohibitive for safe operation. What does § 2123(c) forbid? 23 Del. C. § 2123(c)(2)
  • A Delaware vessel livery writes down each hirer's name and address, the boat's number and the departure and expected return times. For how long does § 2123(a) have that record preserved? 23 Del. C. § 2123(a)
  • Besides bad weather, which opinion of the owner stops a Delaware livery boat from departing (§ 2123(c))? 23 Del. C. § 2123(c)(1)
  • May a person give permission for someone else to use a Delaware vessel that does not comply with the subchapter (§ 2116(a))? 23 Del. C. § 2116(a)
  • Section 2123(b): a Delaware vessel livery may not send a hired boat off until it has been given what? 23 Del. C. § 2123(b)
  • What may a person not do with a vessel that the Department or its agent has deemed unseaworthy (§ 2114(a))? 23 Del. C. § 2114(a)
  • When must a Delaware livery owner notify the Division of Fish and Wildlife about a boat that has not come back (§ 2123(a))? 23 Del. C. § 2123(a)
  • Whose regulations set the equipment every vessel on Delaware waters must carry (§ 2114(a))? 23 Del. C. § 2114(a)

Classes and registration 12

  • A 45-foot yacht that need not be documented sits in which class of Delaware's § 2113(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2113(a)
  • A boat 22 feet long falls in which Delaware class under § 2113(a)? 23 Del. C. § 2113(a)
  • A boat not registered in Delaware launches at a tidal-water access facility the Department provides. What does § 2113(e) require it to have? 23 Del. C. § 2113(e)
  • A nonresident's vessel uses Delaware waters as its place of principal use. Past how many days must it be registered with the Department (§ 2113(c))? 23 Del. C. § 2113(c)
  • A seaplane, a surf jet, a ski craft, a jet ski: which one falls outside the word vessel in 23 Del. C. § 2112? 23 Del. C. § 2112(7)
  • Delaware's definition of vessel in § 2112 covers craft used for transportation on water or on what else? 23 Del. C. § 2112(7)
  • How does 23 Del. C. § 2112 treat a jet ski? 23 Del. C. § 2112(7)
  • On what condition are craft from another country exempt from most of Title 23, chapter 21, in Delaware? 23 Del. C. § 2115(b)(1)
  • What is the longest a Delaware motorboat registration may be valid (§ 2113(c))? 23 Del. C. § 2113(c)
  • What length marks Class A in Delaware's table of vessel classes? 23 Del. C. § 2113(a)
  • Where does Delaware's boat ramp certificate go, and can it move to another boat (§ 2113(e))? 23 Del. C. § 2113(e)
  • Which vessels does § 2115(b) put outside most of Delaware's chapter 21? 23 Del. C. § 2115(b)

How this list was compiled: Written only from Title 23 (Navigation and Waters) of the Delaware Code: chapter 21, subchapter II (sections 2112 to 2118, 2120, 2122, 2123 and 2126), chapter 22 (Boating Safety: sections 2201 and 2202 on flotation devices for children, 2211 to 2214 on personal watercraft, 2221 to 2224 on boating safety education) and chapter 23 (sections 2301 to 2306 and 2308 on operating under the influence), read on the Delaware Code Online, https://delcode.delaware.gov/title23/index.html, on 2026-10-04. Each question names its section and links to that section's place on the page of the code that holds it. Sections 2221 to 2224 set up a course and a certificate and say tests may be given verbally; they give no number of questions and no pass mark, so none is stored here. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from a boater handbook, a boating course, a course provider's study guide or another practice test.

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Unofficial Delaware boating license practice test drawn from chapters 21, 22 and 23 of Title 23 of the Delaware Code, state law only. Navigation rules have their own bank here. Read October 2026.

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1978, age 12, age 16 and 100 feet

Section 2221 asks anyone born on or after January 1, 1978 for a certificate of boating safety education before operating a vessel that must be registered. A child of 12 or under wears a flotation device unless below deck, in an enclosed cabin or at anchor (2202). A personal watercraft takes an operator of 16, or 14 with a parent or guardian supervising directly, and on most waters keeps to headway speed within 100 feet of docks and shoreline (2212).

The course and its test in the Code

Sections 2223 and 2224: the Department's course need not run past 6 classes or 12 hours, a test may be given verbally, and the certificate lasts for life. The Code gives no question count and no pass mark.

  • A certificate from another state counts when NASBLA has approved it (section 2221(b)).

Questions and answers

Do you need a boating license in Delaware?

The Delaware Code names no license. Section 2221 requires a certificate of boating safety education from anyone born on or after January 1, 1978 who operates a vessel that must be registered or documented. It is carried aboard and shown to an officer on demand.

How many questions are on the Delaware boating safety test, and what score passes?

Title 23 gives neither number; section 2223 says only that tests may be given verbally when appropriate. Exam mode here draws 25 questions because this site chose that length, and it shows no pass line.

How old do you have to be to ride a personal watercraft in Delaware?

Sixteen. A person between 14 and 16 may operate one only under the direct supervision of a parent or legal guardian (section 2212). Everyone aboard wears an approved flotation device.

What is the alcohol limit for boating in Delaware?

Section 2302 sets 0.08, measured up to 4 hours after operating a vessel underway. Operating implies consent to blood, breath or urine tests; refusing brings a one-year prohibition on operating a vessel on Delaware waters (section 2304).

Is this the official Delaware boating safety test?

No. It is an independent practice page: no state agency wrote or checked it, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control included. It is not a course provider's test. Every answer cites its Code section. Buoys, lights and steering rules are not asked.

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