There are five approved online courses available, including a new Interactive Course, to receive your Kansas Boater Education Certificate. The purpose of the course is to gain knowledge and become a safe boater while you earn you certification. The pages are timed and bypassing material is not an option. NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators) standards require that all online courses are at least three hours in duration and each section must be completed. Students may study at home at their own pace and complete the exam when they feel comfortable with the material. The online options is not meant to be easy or quick, the intent is to be convenient. Online courses are offered because classes are not always available or students may not be able to attend specific dates and times. You can meet Kansas' Boater Education requirement by taking and passing an approved boating education course (classroom, online, or internet assisted home study.) There is no minimum age to operate a sailboat if the operator has successfully passed an approved boating education course. No one under the age of 12 may operate a motorized vessel without direct and audible supervision regardless of boater education certification. (KSA 32-1125e) The supervising adult must be at least 18 years of age and either have completed a boater education course or be exempt because they are over the age of 21. Any person under the age of 21 who wishes to operate a vessel designed to be propelled by a motor or sail (motorboat, PWC, sailboat, sailboard) without being under direct and audible supervision must complete an approved boater education course.ĭirect and audible supervision is defined as a person on board the same vessel and in sufficiently close proximity of the operator's station to enable such person to quickly and safely assume control of such vessel if needed.

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