Ohio Boating Regulations
The Ohio Boater Education Card is proof that a boater has taken and passed an
approved boater education course. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft currently has a mandatory boater education requirement for all persons born on or after January 1, 1982 who operate a boat powered by greater than 10 hp.
Many boaters who do not fall into this category will still wish to get the Ohio Boater Education Card so they can save on their boat insurance.
Many boating accidents occur because boaters are not educated about boating safety. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft believe that an educated boater is a safer boater.
Where can I take my safe boating exam and get my Ohio Boater Education Card?
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 as a temporary permit to satisfy the Ohio boating
regulations 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 Ohio boater education card is available
for free at BoaterExam.com™. Simply visit
our Safe Boating Course Manual
section
to gain access to the free Ohio specific training material. The
Ohio Safe Boating Course is accredited by NASBLA and by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft.
Where can I get more information about Ohio boating regulations and the Ohio boater education card?
Answers to most of your questions can
be found on our Frequently
Asked Questions page. You may also visit The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft for additional information, or you can contact
us and we will be glad to answer any of your questions.
This internet boating education course is not an official course of the State of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources recognizes this course
as meeting Ohio's boating education requirement. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is not responsible for the content of this web site and assumes
no liability for the content.