{"id":762,"date":"2015-04-29T11:16:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=762"},"modified":"2017-04-05T20:11:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T20:11:57","slug":"how-to-get-a-texas-boating-license","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-get-a-texas-boating-license\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a Texas Boating License"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Texas&#8217; Boating License Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>An operator born after September 1st, 1993 (who is at least 13 years of age) is able to operate a boat without supervision so long as they have successfully completed a Boater Education Course, commonly called a boating license, that has been approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.<\/p>\n<p><b>In order to legally operate, operators are required to carry the following on board:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their photo ID (i.e. drivers license, or student ID card) and;<\/li>\n<li>Their Boater Education Certification card (<a href=\"https:\/\/boatsmartexam.com\/us\/\">boating license<\/a>) issued by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, or;<\/li>\n<li>Proof of completion of an Operator\u2019s License issued by the Coast Guard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/RiverNavigationHeroScaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-297\" data-original=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/RiverNavigationHeroScaled-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Boating License Requirements\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Non-residents are able to operate their boats within Texas so long as they have obtained and can supply proof of completing, a Boater Education Course from another state that is accepted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and that has been NASBLA-approved.<\/p>\n<p><b>Meeting the above education requirements will allow a person to operate any of the following:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A motorized boat of 15 horsepower or more.<\/li>\n<li>A wind-powered sailboat greater than 14 feet in length.<\/li>\n<li>A personal watercraft (PWC).<strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Texas\u2019 Age and Horsepower Restrictions<\/h2>\n<p>Children under 13 years of age may operate a boat if they are supervised by a person who meets the following requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They are on board the boat while it is underway.<\/li>\n<li>They are legally able to operate the boat, if required.<\/li>\n<li>They are 18 years of age or older.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[7],"article-tag":[247,271,15,37,40,84],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to get a Texas Boating License<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texas&#039; boater education requirements, including how to get a Texas Boating License, plus age and horsepower restrictions for young boaters.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-get-a-texas-boating-license\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to get a Texas Boating License\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Texas&#039; boater education requirements, including how to get a Texas Boating License, plus age and horsepower restrictions for young boaters.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-get-a-texas-boating-license\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BOATsmart! 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