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Florida Boating License Overview

How to Boat Smart—Florida is the official boating safety course of the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Taking this safe boating course will allow you to get your Florida boating license online.

Begin the Florida boat safety course.

How do I get my Florida Boating License?

Study the Florida safe boating course material.
Take one or more Practice Tests—free of charge.
Take the Florida Boating Exam. Pay $24.50—one time only, after you pass.
If you pass by scoring 80% or better, you will receive your official Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card within 2-3 weeks. This card is commonly known as the Florida boating license.
Passing the Florida boating safety course may also make you eligible for a discount on your boat or PWC insurance. Send a copy of your boating safety course certificate to your boat insurance agency and start saving!

Florida Law Requires Classroom Course for Violators: Florida law (327.731, F.S.) requires that anyone convicted of:

A criminal boating violation or ...
A non-criminal boating safety infraction that resulted in a boating accident or ...
Two non-criminal boating infractions within a twelve month period

must enroll in, attend, and successfully complete a classroom boating safety course and file proof of completion of the course to the FWC within 90 days of completion. Until this requirement is met, the violator's privilege to operate a vessel in Florida is suspended. A violation of this is a second degree misdemeanor. This law requires attendance of a classroom course. Correspondence or online course completion is not acceptable for meeting the course requirement for violators. Call 1-800-336-BOAT or visit FWC’s website to find a course that meets these requirements.