Boating Education
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Before you can legally operate a car or truck, you are required to pass a driving exam and obtain a drivers license. In Montana some motorboat operators are also required to take an exam and be certified.
State law requires anyone 13 or 14 years of age who wants to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft over 10 horsepower, must take an exam and get a motorboat operator certificate. If youth 14 and under don’t have a certificate, they must be accompanied by an adult.
There are several ways that a boater can become certified:
Take a boat class. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety classes in some parts of the state. Contact them about upcoming classes: http://www.mtcgaux.com/ Take a home-study boating course. Montana FWP offers a home-study option. Packets are available at all FWP offices.
Take an on-line course. The following courses are approved for use in Montana.
www.boat-ed.com
www.boaterexam.com
www.boatus.org/onlinecourse
www.pwcsafetyschool.com
If you will be boating in another state or country, be sure to check the local laws as some states require all boat operators, regardless of age, to have a certificate.
State law requires anyone 13 or 14 years of age who wants to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft over 10 horsepower, must take an exam and get a motorboat operator certificate. If youth 14 and under don’t have a certificate, they must be accompanied by an adult.
There are several ways that a boater can become certified:
Take a boat class. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety classes in some parts of the state. Contact them about upcoming classes: http://www.mtcgaux.com/ Take a home-study boating course. Montana FWP offers a home-study option. Packets are available at all FWP offices.
Take an on-line course. The following courses are approved for use in Montana.
www.boat-ed.com
www.boaterexam.com
www.boatus.org/onlinecourse
www.pwcsafetyschool.com
If you will be boating in another state or country, be sure to check the local laws as some states require all boat operators, regardless of age, to have a certificate.
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