Who needs the Maryland Boater Education Card?
All boaters born on or after July 1, 1972 must have a Maryland Boater Education Card to operate any numbered or documented motorized watercraft.
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In Maryland, anyone born on or after July 1, 1972, must successfully complete a boater safety course approved by The Maryland Department of Natural Resources in order to operate any numbered or documented motorized watercraft. Boaters are required to carry the Maryland Safe Boating Certificate as proof of boater education.
The only time operators are not required to have their Boater Education Certificate is under the following conditions:
As of October 1, 2010, anyone under the age of 16, who is operating a motorized vessel of 11 feet in length or greater without a valid boating safety certificate, must be under the supervision of an individual 18 years of age or older who possesses a valid boating safety certificate, or an individual born before July 1, 1972.
If an individual under the age of 16 is operating a motorized vessel of less than 11 feet in length, a person of any age possessing a valid certificate of boating safety can provide supervision.
PWC operators must be at least 16 years of age and have a boating safety certificate.
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This official Maryland boating safety course is approved by the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources.
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