Boater Card Rules

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Boating license rules in North Carolina

Any person born on or after January 1, 1988 must successfully complete a NASBLA approved boating education course before operating a motor vessel of 10 HP or greater.1

The details

Engine size covered
10 HP or greater1

The official pages we read do not say: personal watercraft (jet skis), minimum age to operate, card and course cost, cards from other states, exemptions. Ask the agency.

The rules are set by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

Sources

  1. Boating Regulations, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, checked 1 November 2026

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