Alabama Boating License Overview

Boat Alabama is the official boating safety course of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Taking this safe boating course will allow you to get your Alabama boating license online.

Click here to begin the online Alabama boat course.

How do I get my Alabama Boating License?

Study the Alabama safe boating course material.
Take one or more Practice Tests—free of charge.
Take the Alabama boating license Certification Exam. Pay $24.50—one time only, after you pass.
If you pass the online boating test (achieve a score of 80% or better), you will receive a Boating Course Certificate of Completion from the Alabama Marine Police Division in the mail. You must be at least 12 years of age to take the online boating test and to be eligible for your Alabama Boater Safety Certification.
To obtain Alabama Boater Safety Certification, you must go to the Department of Public Safety Driver's License Examining Office in your county of residence and present your Boating Course Certificate of Completion. Then take the proper form to a Probate or License Commissioners office to have the "V" endorsement placed on your automobile driver's license. (If you do not have an automobile driver's license, you will be issued a "Vessel Only" license.) Read more about how to obtain your Alabama Boater Safety Certification.
Passing the Alabama boating safety course will also make you eligible for a discount on your boat or PWC insurance with many insurance providers. Send a copy of your boater safety certification card to your boat insurance agency and start saving!