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Age Restrictions & Boater Education Requirements
Anyone 21 years of age and under who
operates a vessel powered by 10
horsepower or more must pass an approved
boater safety course and have in his/her
possession photographic identification
and a boater safety identification card
issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission.
A person is exempt from this requirement
if there is a person on board who is not
affected by this law or is at least 18
years of age and holds a boater
education I.D. card. This person must be
attendant to and take responsibility for
the safe operation of the vessel.
FLORIDA - Mandatory Violator
Education
Florida law requires that anyone
convicted of a criminal boating
violation, a non-criminal boating
infraction which resulted in a boating
accident, or two non-criminal boating
safety infractions within a 12-month
period, must enroll in, attend, and
successfully complete a NASBLA/state
approved classroom boater education
course. Correspondence or on-line course
applications do not meet these
requirements for violators. |
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