Colorado Boating Regulations and Laws
Many boating fatalities occur because boaters aren't educated about boating safety. The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation
believes that an educated boater is a safer boater.
The Colorado Boating Safety Certificate (also referred to as the Colorado boating license) is required for all persons 14 and 15 years of age who wish to operate
motorboats. The Colorado Boating Safety Certificate serves as proof that a boater has taken and passed an approved boater education course in a classroom setting.
The Course material and Exam on this website is approved by the Colorado Department
of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation and will help students to prepare for the classroom course. For a list of classroom course locations and dates click here:
www.parks.state.co.us/boating/boatingsafety/
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation
and other state agencies regulating boating laws recognize the Boater Education Card that you can receive after successfully completing the Colorado Safe Boating Exam on this website which makes you eligible for discounts in marine insurance
Where can I take my safe boating exam and get my Boater Education Card?
If you are 14 or 15 years of age and wish to operate a motorboat you are required to successfully complete a proctored exam in a classroom setting. Please use the free course material available on this website to prepare for your classroom course.
For all others boaters, you can take your safe boating exam directly on the Internet at BoaterExam.com™. Once you pass the exam your boater education card is mailed to your home. In the meantime, you can print off a Certificate of Completion that can be used until your permanent boater education card arrives.
Where can I get the boater safety education course material?
All the required safe boating training
material to get your boater education card is available
for free at BoaterExam.com™. Simply visit
our Colorado Safe Boating Course section
to gain access to the free training material. The Colorado
Safe Boating Course is accredited by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation.
Where can I get more information about Colorado boating regulations and the Colorado boater education card?
Answers to most of your questions about the Colorado boater's license can
be found on our Frequently
Asked Questions page. You may also visit The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation for additional information, or you can contact
us and we will be glad to answer any of your questions.