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What Is the Minimum Age to Get a Wisconsin Boating License?

By Teri Williams
June 4, 2026

The minimum age to get a Wisconsin boating license (also called a Wisconsin Boating Safety Certificate) is 12 to independently operate a motorboat or personal watercraft (PWC). Wisconsin also ties the education requirement to your birth date — anyone born on or after January 1,…

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What Is the Minimum Age to Get a Washington Boating License?

By Teri Williams
June 4, 2026

The minimum age to get a Washington boating license (also called a Washington State Boater Education Card) is 12 to operate a motorboat with a motor of 15 horsepower or more. The minimum age to operate a personal watercraft (PWC) is 14. Washington also ties…

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What Is the Minimum Age to Get a Virginia Boating License?

By Teri Williams
June 4, 2026

The minimum age to get a Virginia boating license (also called a Virginia Boating Safety Education Certificate) is 14 to operate a personal watercraft (PWC). For motorboats, Virginia does not set a minimum age. However all motorboat operators running a vessel with a motor of 10…

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What Is the Minimum Age to Get a Texas Boating License?

By Teri Williams
June 4, 2026

The minimum age to get a Texas boating license (also called a Texas Boater Education Certificate) is 13 to independently operate a motorboat with a motor of more than 15 horsepower or a personal watercraft (PWC). Texas also ties the education requirement to your birth…

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What Is the Minimum Age to Get a Pennsylvania Boating License?

By Teri Williams
June 4, 2026

The minimum age to get a Pennsylvania boating license (also called a Pennsylvania Boating Safety Education Certificate) is 12 to operate a personal watercraft (PWC). For motorboats, Pennsylvania ties the education requirement to your birth date and the horsepower of the vessel you operate rather…

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