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  BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boater Program

BOATsmart! Canada is Canada’s premier Safe Boater training and testing program.

Designed to meet and exceed all Canadian Coast Guard’s requirements, the program enables boaters to learn the skills and gain the knowledge necessary to pass the BOATsmart! Canada Challenge Exam and obtain their Pleasure Craft Operator Card.


Step 1: BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boater Training

BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boater Training is available from a variety of sources throughout Canada. Boaters are encouraged to complete safe boater training before attempting the BOATsmart! Canada Challenge Exam. Each of the BOATsmart! Canada training options includes everything you need to learn in order to obtain your Pleasure Craft Operator Card.

You have four options to participate in the BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boater Training program. These include the BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boating Manual, CD-ROM, Online Study Guide and Classroom Course. Click here for more details.

Step 2: BOATsmart! Canada Challenge Exam
Once you are ready to obtain your Pleasure Craft Operator Card you can attempt the BOATsmart! Canada Challenge Exam.

BOATsmart! Canada offers the Challenge Exam in local communities across Canada. The Challenge Exam is administered by:

  • The BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boating Team
  • Certified BOATsmart! Canada Affiliates
  • BOATsmart! Canada Retail Partners

The BOATsmart! Canada Safe Boating Team visits local communities to conduct safe boater training and testing. Testing is also administered at BOATsmart! Canada Retail Partner locations and by our national network of Certified BOATsmart! Canada Affiliates. Please visit our locations page to view our Challenge Exam locations.


If you’re interested in becoming a certified BOATsmart! Canada Affiliate please click here.