06-17-2008, 11:10 AM
Before you can legally operate a car or truck, you are required to pass a driving exam and obtain a drivers license. In Montana some motorboat operators are also required to take an exam and be certified.
<br>State law requires anyone 13 or 14 years of age who wants to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft over 10 horsepower, must take an exam and get a motorboat operator certificate. If youth 14 and under don't have a certificate, they must be accompanied by an adult.<br>
<br>There are several ways that a boater can become certified:<br>
<br>Take a boat class. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety classes in some parts of the state. Contact them about upcoming classes: http://www.mtcgaux.com/
Take a home-study boating course. Montana FWP offers a home-study option. Packets are available at all FWP offices.<br>
<br>Take an on-line course. The following courses are approved for use in Montana.
<br>www.boat-ed.com
<br>www.boaterexam.com
<br>www.boatus.org/onlinecourse
<br>www.pwcsafetyschool.com<br>
<br>If you will be boating in another state or country, be sure to check the local laws as some states require all boat operators, regardless of age, to have a certificate.
<br>State law requires anyone 13 or 14 years of age who wants to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft over 10 horsepower, must take an exam and get a motorboat operator certificate. If youth 14 and under don't have a certificate, they must be accompanied by an adult.<br>
<br>There are several ways that a boater can become certified:<br>
<br>Take a boat class. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety classes in some parts of the state. Contact them about upcoming classes: http://www.mtcgaux.com/
Take a home-study boating course. Montana FWP offers a home-study option. Packets are available at all FWP offices.<br>
<br>Take an on-line course. The following courses are approved for use in Montana.
<br>www.boat-ed.com
<br>www.boaterexam.com
<br>www.boatus.org/onlinecourse
<br>www.pwcsafetyschool.com<br>
<br>If you will be boating in another state or country, be sure to check the local laws as some states require all boat operators, regardless of age, to have a certificate.