Boater Card Rules

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Boating license rules in Mississippi

Any person born after June 30, 1980 is required to pass a Boating Education course to legally operate a vessel.1

The details

Personal watercraft (jet skis)
A person under 12 must be accompanied onboard by someone at least 21 to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft.1
Minimum age to operate
Under 12 must be accompanied onboard by someone at least 21 years old.1
Card and course cost
The listed classes are free and open to the public. No card fee stated.1

The official pages we read do not say: engine size covered, cards from other states, exemptions. Ask the agency.

The rules are set by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

Sources

  1. Boat and Water Safety, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, checked 1 November 2026

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