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Iowa Boater Safety Course & Exam Overview
Complete your boating safety course and obtain your Iowa Watercraft Safety Certificate in three easy steps!
Step 1. Study the Iowa Boating Safety Course Online
- Cost: Free
- Over 150 narrated and animated safe boating videos
- Includes 40 interactive boating safety exercises
- Take practice boating safety quizzes to prepare for the exam
- Covers 100% of the Iowa Boating Safety Exam material
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Step 2. Take the Iowa Boating Safety Test
- Cost: $29.95 + $5 state fee
- 75 multiple-choice visual exam questions
- 80% required to pass (60 correct answers)
- Graded immediately, review your wrong answers!
Step 3. Get your Iowa Watercraft Safety Certificate
- Print a temporary card immediately - go boating right away!
- Your official Iowa Watercraft Safety Certificate is mailed to your home in 4-6 weeks.
Boating License or Watercraft Safety Certificate...is there a difference?
The boater education card is proof that you have successfully completed a boating safety course. The boater education card does not expire and does not need to be renewed. Therefore, it is NOT an Iowa Boating License!