Get your boating license online!

Need a license? Choose your state below and get started.

Getting Started Is Easy

Take A Course

With over 150 narrated and animated boating videos with interactive exercises, these courses are not only educational, but fun.

Pace Yourself

Take the course when convenient. Your progress is saved throughout the course, and ready for you to continue whenever you have time.

Once & Done

Your Boating Safety Certificate is proof that you have successfully completed a boating safety course, and it never expires!

How the Courses & Exams Work

Choose Your State
Alabama

Course approved by the Alabama Department of Natural Resources
Alaska

Course approved by the Alaska Office of Boating Safety
Arizona

Course approved by the Arizona Game & Fish Department
California

Course approved by the California Department of Boating & Waterways
Colorado

Course approved by the Colorado Parks & Wildlife
Connecticut

Course approved by the Connecticut Dept of Energy & Environment
Delaware

Course approved by the Dept of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
DC

Course approved by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Dept
Florida

Course approved by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Georgia

Course approved by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Hawaii

Course approved by the Hawaii Division of Boating & Ocean Recreation
Idaho

Course approved by the ID Department of Parks & Recreation Boating Program
Illinois

Course approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Indiana

Course approved by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Iowa

Course approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kansas

Course approved by the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Kentucky

Course approved by the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources
Maryland

Course approved by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Massachusetts

Course approved by the Massachusetts Environmental Police
Michigan

Course approved by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Mississippi

Course approved by the Mississippi Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Montana

Course approved by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Nebraska

Course approved by the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Nevada

Course approved by the Nevada Department of Wildlife
New Jersey

Course approved by the New Jersey State Police Marine Services
New Mexico

Course approved by the New Mexico State Parks
New York

Course approved by New York Parks & Recreation
North Carolina

Course approved by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
North Dakota

Course approved by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department
Ohio

Course approved by the Ohio DNR Division of Watercraft
Oklahoma

Course approved by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oregon

Course approved by the Oregon State Marine Board
Pennsylvania

Course approved by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
South Carolina

Course approved by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Dakota

Course approved by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks
Tennessee

Course approved by the TN Wildlife Resources Agency Boating Division
Texas

Course approved by the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Utah

Course approved by the Utah Division of State Parks & Recreation
Virginia

Course approved by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Washington

Course approved by the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
West Virginia

Course approved by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Wisconsin

Course approved by the Wisconsin Department of Naturals Resources
Wyoming

Course approved by the Wyoming Game & Fish Department

Why BoaterExam?

Like most of you, we don't like taking tests either... But, after trying all the options, we loved how BoaterExam.com made taking the courses and exams fun and easy. Their animated, online courses allow you to meet mandatory education requirements in your state and obtain an official boater education card (commonly referred to as a boating license) at your own pace.

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