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Boating: Statewide Boating Safety Courses

If you are just visiting Florida, please check the list of vendors that issue temporary certificates, or you may take one of the online Boating Safety Education courses listed below. Once you have completed a classroom or online boating safety course, and would like your State of Florida Boating Education ID card, please mail a copy of your certificate to:

FWC
Boating Safety
620 South Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600

Please make sure to include your name, address, date of birth, and telephone number.

NOTE:  Every person convicted of a criminal violation, non-criminal infraction resulting in a boating accident or 2 non-criminal infractions within a 12-month period are required to attend, and successfully complete, a boating safety course that meets the minimum standards established by the commission.

They must file with the Commission within 90 days proof of successful completion of the course. Until these requirements are met, they must refrain from operating a vessel.  Any person who operates a vessel in violation of these provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.  Please contact any of the classroom course providers below to locate a course near you.

Online and at-home correspondence courses do not meet these requirements.

Classroom Courses

Online

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