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Nevada Boating License Overview

Please complete the following 3 steps to get your Nevada Boating License

1. Study the Nevada Safe Boating Course Manual


2. Take the Nevada Boater Exam — Pay only when you pass!

  • Cost: FREE — Pay only when you Pass!
  • 60 Questions (multiple choice)
  • 80% needed to pass (48 right answers)
  • Graded immediately, review all your wrong answers!
Take the Exam

3. Get your Nevada Boating License

  • Cost: $29.95 — No hidden fees
  • Print a temporary card — Go boating right away!
  • Your Official Nevada Boater Education Card is automatically mailed to your home.

Education Requirement

A Nevada Boating License is required for all persons born on or after January 1, 1983 who operate a powered watercraft over 15 hp on Nevada's interstate waters, including Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and Topaz Lake.

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