Boater Card Rules

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Boating license rules in Nebraska

Any motorboat operator, including drivers of personal watercraft such as Jet Skis, born after Dec. 31, 1985 must complete a boating safety course and carry the certificate.1

The details

Personal watercraft (jet skis)
Operators must be at least 14 years old to drive personal watercraft in Nebraska.1
Minimum age to operate
Operators must be at least 14 years old to drive motorboats and personal watercraft in Nebraska.1

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

The rules are set by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Sources

  1. Required boating safety courses offered across Nebraska (April 3, 2017), Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Nebraskaland Magazine, checked 1 November 2026

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