Take Your Boater Exam Online with Boat Ed, the Official Boating Safety Course Provider

Boat Ed is a private organization dedicated to providing boater safety courses and certification and publishing boater education materials. Boat Ed works directly with the state government agencies responsible for boater safety education to develop home-study courses, such as the online and video boating safety courses found on this site.

Each of Boat Ed's courses is the official online boating safety course for the state government agency responsible for boating.

Boat Ed is the official and exclusive provider of print and video boating safety courses for more than 45 states. And, Boat Ed is the only boating safety course provider that develops print materials on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the United States Power Squadrons.

Online Boater Exam and Course Offered for 41 States

Boat Ed has been successfully providing online boater exams and safety education since 1997 and is currently doing so for 41 states. Boat Ed's official online courses, Practice Tests, and official Certification Exams have been extensively tested and used by thousands of students to date. Read what students have said about Boat Ed's online boating safety courses and exams.

Boat Ed has a professional, knowledgeable, and courteous staff dedicated to the daily, ongoing support of students and administration of the course. Get started now by selecting your state!

Home-Study Video and DVD Safe Boating Courses for 9 States

Boat Ed offers a home study boating course for the following states consisting of:

• An instructional video or DVD to watch at home;
• A printed student manual covering boating safety and your state-specific boating laws, along with helpful study exercises;
• A mail-in test to take at home to receive your state's official boating license, card or certificate.

• Arkansas VHS or DVD Safe Boating Course
• Georgia VHS Video Safe Boating Course
• Missouri VHS or DVD Safe Boating Course
• New Hampshire VHS Video Safe Boating Course
• Oklahoma VHS or DVD Safe Boating Course
• Pennsylvania VHS or DVD Safe Boating Course
• South Carolina VHS Video Safe Boating Course
• Texas VHS Video Safe Boating Course
• Virginia VHS or DVD Safe Boating Course

Online Boating Safety Handbooks for 27 States

Boat Ed develops and publishes the official state handbook of boating laws for numerous state boating agencies.

• Boat Alabama Certification Manual
• The Boater's Guide of Arizona
• The Handbook of Arkansas Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Delaware Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Florida Boater's Guide
• The Handbook of Georgia Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Idaho Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Illinois Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Indiana Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Iowa Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Louisiana Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• Boat Massachusetts, Your Guide to Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Michigan Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Mississippi Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Missouri Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Montana Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Nevada Boating Laws
• The Boater's Guide of New Hampshire
• The Handbook of New Mexico Boating Laws and State Park Regulations
• The Handbook of Oklahoma Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Rhode Island Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of South Carolina Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of South Dakota Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Texas Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• The Handbook of Vermont Boating Laws and Responsibilities
• Adventures in Boating - Washington
• The Handbook of Wisconsin Boating Laws and Responsibilities