{"id":804,"date":"2015-04-30T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=804"},"modified":"2020-03-26T14:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T14:55:52","slug":"boating-license-requirements-in-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boating-license-requirements-in-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin&#8217;s Boating License Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who needs a Boating License in Wisconsin?<\/h2>\n<p>Wisconsin&#8217;s boating license requirement (boater education requirements), state that any person born after January 1st, 1989, and who is 16 years of age or older, may operate a motorized boat on state waterways if that person holds a valid Boating Safety Certificate, commonly called a <a href=\"https:\/\/boatsmartexam.com\/us\/\">boating license<\/a>. The Certificate must be carried on board during boat operation.<\/p>\n<p>The Certificate may be obtained by completing a Boating Safety Course that has been approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Once obtained, the certification is good for life.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wisconsin&#8217;s Boating License Exemptions: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone born before January 1, 1989.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wisconsin&#8217;s Age and Horsepower Restrictions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A person under 10 years of age may not operate a motorized boat under any conditions.<\/li>\n<li>A person 10 or 11 years of age may operate a motorized boat only if accompanied by a parent, a guardian, or a person at least 18 years old who is designated by the parent or guardian to supervise.<\/li>\n<li>A person 12-15 years of age may operate a motorized boat if they are accompanied by a parent, a guardian, or a person who is at least 18 years old who is designated by the parent or guardian or they have completed a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)-approved Boating Safety Course.<\/li>\n<li>A person who is 16 years of age may operate a motorized boat so long as they have completed a WDNR-approved Boating Safety Course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Personal Watercraft (PWC) Age Restrictions:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No person under 12 years of age may operate a PWC.<\/li>\n<li>No person who is 12 years of age or older but under 16 years of age may operate a PWC unless he or she is in possession of a valid Boating Safety Certificate.<\/li>\n<li>Individuals under the age of 16 are not permitted to rent PWCs.<\/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":[15,37,84,247,263],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wisconsin&#039;s Boating License &amp; Education Requirements<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wisconsin&#039;s boating license requirements. 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