BoatingSafety Course
Overview
Who needs to take the California boaters safety course?
As of January 1, 2025, California law requires all motorized vessel operators, regardless of age, to carry a California Boater Card.
BOATERexam.com® is a delegated provider for the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways.
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Get your official
California Boating Card
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One-time payment
unlimited free retries
- Pay the one-time fee of $39.95
- Free unlimited retries of the final exam
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Study the Online
Boating Safety Course
- Learn with hundreds of narrated animations
- Test your knowledge with quizzes after each chapter
- 60 multiple-choice visual exam questions
- 80% required to pass (48 correct answers)
- Graded immediately so you can review your answers
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Apply for your California
Boater Education Card
- Your certificate of completion is available to print immediately after passing
- You can apply for your California Boating Card ( including the temporary certificate) on the California State website
- For any other questions about the new card, please visit californiaboatercard.com