Welcome to Boat Maryland!

Maryland DNR logo Ready to get your boater education certificate and have fun along the way? Boat Ed's Maryland boating course has been the official online boating safety course of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources since 2007. Taking this safe boating course will allow you to get your Maryland boater education certificate online.

Pay $24.50—one time only, after you pass. Upon passing, instantly print a temporary Maryland Boating Safety Education Certificate valid for 30 days. You will be mailed your permanent certificate in 5 to 7 business days.

Who Needs a Maryland Boating Certificate?

All persons born on or after July 1, 1972, must have in their possession a certificate of boating safety education to operate a numbered or documented vessel (including personal watercraft) legally on Maryland’s public waters.
Those under 16 years of age may not operate a personal watercraft (PWC) under any conditions.

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Why Boat Maryland Is Right for You

Simple Registration Process
3½ Hour Course
Over 35 Animations
Over 40 Videos
Log In & Out
No Pass? No Pay!
Print a Temporary Maryland Boating Safety Education Certificate Online
Receive Your Permanent Certificate in 5 to 7 Business Days
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“I just took the my.Boat-Ed.com course and it was wonderful. I like the fact that you time each slide (making an honest person honest). I am new to boating and didn't know port from stern from anything, and now I've got it down. The course was easy to navigate through, understand, and made you realize things about boating you never thought of....but then again, that is the job of the course. I have recommended it to my friends. GREAT course.”