Missouri Online Boating Safety Course and Exam

Welcome to the official boating safety course developed for the Missouri State Water Patrol. This safe boating course lets you get your Missouri Boating Safety Certification Card online so that you can comply with Missouri boater education law.

	Simple and self-paced—This free boat safety course is user-friendly and self-directed. Study as much as you need to know, as slowly or quickly as you like to learn!
	Have fun learning with interactive animations, like this movie about operating a personal watercraft.
	When you're ready, take the official Missouri boating safety Certification Exam for only $15.

The Boat Ed Advantage

• Recognized leader in boating safety—Boat Ed is the official and exclusive provider of print, video or online boating safety courses for 49 states, plus the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
• Boat insurance savings—Even if you aren't required to get your boating license, passing may help you save on boat and PWC insurance!
• Boat Ed offers two home-study options—You can take the Internet course, or order the official Boat Missouri video home-study course on boat and PWC safety.

Need More Information?

Missouri State Water Patrol
2401 E. McCarty
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3333

Mandatory Boater Education

Beginning January 1, 2005, every person born after January 1, 1984, who operates a vessel on Missouri lakes shall possess, on the vessel, a boating safety identification card issued by the Missouri State Water Patrol (along with a valid photo ID). If you fall into the required age range and are a resident of Missouri, you will need to obtain a Missouri certification card. If you are a resident of Missouri but do not fall into the age range, you are not required to have the Missouri card. Remember, a vessel is every motorboat and motorized watercraft including a personal watercraft.

Any person convicted of Boating While Intoxicated, Reckless and Negligent Operation, Failing to Stop on Signal of Water Patrol, or Leaving the Scene of a Vessel Accident shall enroll in and successfully complete, at his or her own expense, a boating safety education course. They must then file with the court proof of successful completion of such course and submit a certified copy to the Missouri State Water Patrol. The convicted person cannot operate a vessel until such filing is made.