Boater Card Rules

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Boating license rules in Delaware

Persons born on or after January 1, 1978 must successfully complete a boating safety course before operating a motorized boat, including personal watercraft.1

The details

Personal watercraft (jet skis)
PWC operators must be at least 14. Ages 14 and 15 need an adult on board. Age 16 and older with a certificate may operate unsupervised.1

The official pages we read do not say: engine size covered, minimum age to operate, card and course cost, cards from other states, exemptions. Ask the agency.

The rules are set by the Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Sources

  1. Boating Safety, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.