Florida Boat Course

If you were born on or after January 1, 1988 and you plan to drive a motorboat with greater than 10 horsepower, you must take an approved boating safety course.

You will also then need to get a safety identification card from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

If you will be renting a boat, you are required to get a temporary boating certificate. Get your temporary boating certificate here!

Persons under age of 14 years are prohibited in operating a personal watercraft on Florida water at any time, regardless whether he/she has a boating safety identification card.

Nobody under age of 18 years is allowed to rent or lease a personal watercraft.

It is also considered illegal for any owner of a personal watercraft to knowingly allow any person under age of 14 years to operate it.

If they were born before January 1, 1988 then they are not required to take any boat safety course as this only applies to people who were born on or after January 1, 1988.

No, there is no minimum age to take this course

The course takes a minimum of 3 hours

No, you can do it over one sitting or as many sittings as you would like

No, you do not need to be a resident of Florida to take this course

No, you did not fail the course and need to try again

You need to score 80.00% to pass chapter quizzes

The final exam has 60 questions.

You need to score 80.00% to pass the final online exam

There are quizzes at the end of each chapter in the boater education course

No, it is not an open book exam

Yes, you must pass the course before taking the exam

No, we do not the materials available offline

Yes, you must pass (the course and) the exam before you can drive a boat

Yes, the boater education course provides a foundation for other boating courses

Florida does not have a boating license but must pass boating safety course and be certifified.

You can get your Florida Boater's Education Card online in 3 hours or less. 

Once you have taken the online course and official test you can right away print a temporary card and operate immediately. 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will mail your permanent card within 4 to 6 weeks.

You can print your temporary certificate from your dashboard after logging in

Once you pass and pay for the Florida boater course, you will be able to immediately print out the Certificate of Completion. This is your proof of online course completion. You can print the Certificate of Completion right then, and/or request that a PDF be emailed to you.

The Florida boater education card is good for your lifetime

No, if you took a boater education course in another state or in Canada, it will be recognized in Florida

No, you do not need to renew your boater education card. It is good for life

You can use your temporary certificate for [60 days] to operate a personal watercraft, after which you are required to have your Florida boater education card

If you were born on or after January 1, 1988 and you plan to drive a motorboat with greater than 10 horsepower, you must take an approved boating safety course.

You will also then need to get a safety identification card from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and must carry it on board while operating.

No, you do not need a proof of competency to operate a non-powered watercraft

Your boater education from another state or Canada is proof of competency

Yes, your boater education card can be revokable and suspendable if laws are broken

Please email [email protected] with your name to follow-up your permanent card.

Yes, there is a penalty for not carrying your Florida boater education card while boating

If you are planning to rent a boat, you are required to complete a temporary boating certificate course. Get your temporary boating certificate here!

Yes, our Florida boater education course is approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Yes, our Florida boater education course is approved by NASBLA

For visting boaters, all US states, US territories, Canadian provinces, and Canadian territories will recognize boater eduation cards that meet NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators) and Canadian Pleasure Craft Operator Cards that meet Transport Canada's requirements

The phone # is 850.488.5600 and the mailing address is 620 S Meridian St, , Tallahasssee, Florida 32399

The Florida boater education course costs $39.95

Yes, our website is secure and it is safe to enter your credit card information

Customers can using debit and credit. We do not accept Bitcoin or other digital currencies at this time

No, there is no annual cost

The Florida boater course is valid for your lifetime from the time of registration and payment

Please email us your issue or concern and we will review on a customer-by-customer basis.

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You can re-print your temporary card after logging into your account, assuming you passed the course and exam

You can request to replace your lost or damaged Florida Boating Safety Education ID card through Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law enforcement at no cost.

Select a course and click the "Sign Up!" button

On the Login screen, click "Lost Password?" and follow the steps

Please email [email protected] or call 1.888.885.8830

No, you will not lose your progress

You can login as many times as you would like

Yes, you can access the course on a mobile phone

Yes, you can access the course from a desktop, mobile phone or tablet

If you lose your internet connection, it will take you back to the point in the course you were currently at

Yes, the course will run on any web browser

You can take the exam on any computer that has an internet connection and a browser

There are no videos in the course

Once you have successfully completed your official boating safety course then you can use your card in Florida.

Once you have successfully completed your official boating safety course then you can use your license in Florida.

No restriction on how long you can drive a boat in Florida with your out of state boater's card.

You can check Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for more information about boating in Florida.

If you cannot find the answer to your question, please contact us directly at [email protected] or by phone @ 1.888.885.8830

Our hours of operation are 9am-midnight EST

We offer an official online boat course to get your boater card, which is accredited by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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