North Carolina Boat Course

In North Carolina, all residents 14 years of age or older must take boaters safety courses to drive personalized watercraft (PWC). However, drivers older than 14 may operate water vessels without taking an education course if they are under a valid supervisor.

Persons age 14 years of age may not operate a PWC legally.

Persons 14 or 15 years of age may operate PWC only if:

He or she is being accompanied on board the PWC by a person who is at least 17 years old and who is in compliance with the requirements for operating a vessel or he or she has on his or her own ID and a boating certification card approved by NASBLA and accepted by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission or other boating safety education that is compliance with the state laws.

Anyone 16 years of age or older and born on or after January 1, 1988 may operate a PWC with motor of 10 horsepower or greater only if he or she is in compliance with the requirements in operating.

In North Carolina, all residents 14 years of age or older must take boaters safety courses to drive personalized watercraft (PWC). However, drivers older than 14 may operate water vessels without taking an education course if they are under a valid supervisor.

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 North Carolina 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

There are 60 questions in the final exam.

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

It is a boating safety education certificate and not a license.

Your boater card will be mailed to you 2 to 3 weeks after completion of the course and exam.

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

Once you pass and pay for the North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina boater education card

North Carolina law requires any person born on or after January 1, 1988, who will be operating a vessel over 10 hp to pass a boater safety course and to carry a boater education card.

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

Email [email protected].

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

Yes, our North Carolina boater education course is approved by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Yes, our North Carolina 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 919.707.0032 and the mailing address is 1717 Mail Service Center, , Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1717

The North Carolina boater education course costs $34.95

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 North Carolina boater course is valid for your lifetime from the time of registration and payment

Please email us your issur 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

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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

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Yes.

There are no limits on how long you can drive a boat with your out of state card.

You may visit North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (ncwildlife.org) for more information.

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 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

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