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Please call the FWC's Boating Safety Section at 850-488-5600 for annual updates to this information or questions regarding boating safety course requirements. There is no minimum age to operate a boat. However the personal watercraft regulations and boating safety requirements below are age specific and would apply.
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While Florida does not have a boating license, anyone born on or after January 1, 1988 is required to either have successfully completed a National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved boating education course or have passed an equivalent course or temporary certificate examination.
To operate a motorboat of ten (10) horsepower or greater requires anyone who was born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, to successfully complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Boating Safety Education Identification Card issued by the FWC. Florida does not have a "boating license."
Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, who will be operating a boat in Florida waters with an engine of ten (10) horsepower or more is required to complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card.
Florida Boating License Age. The minimum age to drive a boat in Florida is 14 years old. However, those born on or after January 1, 1988, must complete a boater safety education course and possess a Boating Safety Education Identification Card to operate vessels powered by motors of 10 horsepower or more.
Age and Operator Restrictions. No one under the age of 14 years may operate a personal watercraft (PWC) on Florida waters at any time, even if such person possesses a Boating Safety Education I.D. Card. No one under the age of 18 years may rent/lease a PWC.
In Florida, the requirement to possess a boating license applies specifically to individuals born on or after January 1, 1988. These individuals must have a Boating Safety Education Identification Card to operate a vessel with 10 horsepower or more.
