Kentucky Boating Course
The Kentucky boater education certificate (commonly known as the Kentucky boating license) is proof that a boater has successfully completed a boating safety course.
Persons 12 to 17 years of age may legally operate a motorized vessel over 10 horsepower (including personal watercraft) only if they have passed an approved boating safety course and carry on board their boater education certificate or are accompanied on board by a person 18 years old or older or by a person who possesses a boater education card.
Even if not required by law to get the Kentucky 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 Kentucky a safe, enjoyable pastime! Become an educated, responsible boater by completing the Boat Kentucky 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 material and Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (DFWR) website.
Internet: You can study over the Internet then take the Kentucky online boating exam. Once you pass and pay for the online course, the official boater education certificate issued by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is mailed to your home.
You’re at the right place, because the Boat Kentucky online safe boating course is the official course developed specifically for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. All the required safe boating course material to get your boater education certificate is available for free online. Please visit our Kentucky safe boating course introductory page to find out about the boater exam process.
Those less than 12 years of age: May not legally operate any motorized vessel over 10 horsepower (including personal watercraft).
Those 12 to 17 years of age: May legally operate a motorized vessel over 10 horsepower (including personal watercraft) only if they:
Those 18 years of age or older: May operate any vessel on the waters of Kentucky without restrictions.
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.
