Mississippi Boating Course
The Mississippi boating safety education certificate (commonly known as a Mississippi boating license) is proof that a boater has successfully completed a boating safety course.
Mississippi law requires that all persons born after June 30, 1980, pass a boating education course approved by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in order to legally operate a vessel. The boating education certificate must be carried on board the vessel whenever it is operated.The Boat Mississippi course meets these requirements and is the same course taught in Mississippi classrooms.
Even if not required by law to get the Mississippi boating license, many boaters take the boat safety course in order to save on their personal watercraft (PWC) or boat insurance.
Do your part to make boating in Mississippi a safe, enjoyable pastime! Become an educated, responsible boater by completing the Boat Mississippi course and practice what you learn.
Laws and regulations concerning operating a PWC or vessel, required equipment, vessel registration and much more can be found in the course material. In addition, you can stay abreast of new boating laws and requirements with the following resources:
For state boating law information, call:
For federal boating laws, visit the U.S. Coast Guard’s Boating safety website at www.uscgboating.org.
You’re at the right place, because the Boat Mississippi online safe boating course is the official course developed specifically for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. All the required safe boating course material to get your boating safety education certificate is available for free online. Please visit our Mississippi safe boating course introductory page to find out about the boater exam process.
All persons born after June 30, 1980, must have passed a boating education course approved by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to operate a vessel legally.
In addition, a person younger than 12 years of age must be accompanied on board by someone who is at least 21 years old.
The boater safety certification card must be carried on board the vessel whenever the vessel is operated by someone required to have a certificate.
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.
