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Overview

Who needs to take the Tennessee boaters safety course?

All boaters born after January 1, 1989 must have a Tennessee Boater Education Card to operate any motorized watercraft. BOATERexam.com® is a delegated provider for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

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For those born on or before January 1, 1989

If you are born on or before January 1, 1989, you are not required to take a proctored exam in a classroom, but completing this online course and obtaining your Tennessee Boater Education Card may make you eligible for a discount on your marine insurance and will help make our waterways safer and more enjoyable.

For those born after January 1, 1989

This online boating safety course is approved by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as a study tool for those persons required to take a proctored exam in a classroom setting (born after January 1, 1989 to operate a motorboat). Successfully completing this exam will prepare you to obtain the Tennessee Boating Safety Certificate.

If you are under 11 years of age, you can use the course and exam as a study tool but you are not able to take the proctored exam until you are at least 11 years old.

1

Study the Online
Boating Safety Course

For those born on or before January 1, 1989:

  • Pay the one-time fee of $39.95
  • Free unlimited retries of the final exam

For those born after January 1, 1989:

  • Cost: Free
  • NASBLA and U.S. Coast Guard approved
  • Covers 100% of the proctored exam material

2

Complete your age
dependent requirements

  • 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
  • For those born after January 1, 1989:
    • Prepares you for the proctored classroom exam

3

Get your Tennessee
Boater Education Card

For those born on or before January 1, 1989:

  • Your temporary certificate is available to print immediately after passing
  • Your permanent card will be mailed to your home within 3-5 weeks

For those born after January 1, 1989: