Boater Education (175)

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

The minimum age to get a Missouri boating license (also called a Missouri Boating Safety Education Card) is 14 to independently operate a motorboat or personal watercraft (PWC) on Missouri waters. Missouri also ties the education requirement to your birth date. Anyone born after January…

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What Is the Minimum Age to Get an Alabama Boating License?

The minimum age to get an Alabama boating license is 12 to operate any motorized vessel on Alabama's waterways. Alabama requires all operators of motorized vessels (regardless of birth year) to hold an Alabama Vessel Operator's License. There is no age-based or birth-year exemption. Operators…

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

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,…