Kansas Boating Course
The Kansas boater education card (commonly known as a Kansas boating license) is proof that a boater has successfully completed a boating safety course.
Kansas law places restrictions on boat and PWC operation for those between the ages of 12 and 20. In some cases, passing an approved boating safety course allows youth to operate without being under direct adult supervision. The Kansas Boater Safety Course course meets these requirements and is the same course taught in Kansas classrooms.
Even if not required by law to get the Kansas boating license, many boaters take the boat safety course in order to save on their PWC or boat insurance.
Do your part to make boating in Kansas a safe, enjoyable pastime! Become an educated, responsible boater by completing the Kansas Boater Safety Course course and practice what you learn.
Laws and regulations concerning operating a personal watercraft or vessel, required equipment, vessel registration and much more can be found in the course materials.
You can use the following resources to stay abreast of new boating laws and requirements:
You can study over the Internet then take the Kansas online boating exam. Once you pass and pay for the online course, the official boater education card, approved by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, is mailed to your home.
You’re at the right place, because the Kansas Boater Safety Course online safe boating course is the official course developed specifically for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. All the required safe boating course material to get your boater education card is available for free online. Please visit our Kansas safe boating course introductory page to find out about the boater exam process.
The minimum age for operating a vessel in Kansas is 12. No one under the age of 12 may operate a motorboat or personal watercraft on Kansas public waters unless accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a parent or person over the age of 17. If the supervising adult is under 21 years of age, he or she must have completed a boater education course.
Any person born on or after January 1, 1989, and less than 21 years of age, must complete an approved boater safety education course in order to operate a motorboat, personal watercraft, or sailboat on Kansas public waters unless accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a person over the age of 17. The supervising person must:
It is illegal for the owner or person in possession of a vessel to allow a person who does not meet the age and boater safety education requirements to operate the vessel.
All boat-ed content has been developed in conjunction with the state boating safety agencies responsible for boater education, and is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), and is recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard.
