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Coming Soon! Official Ohio Interactive Boating Safety Course

ilearntoboat.com is not yet the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Watercraft approved option for Ohio. You can take the Ohio-approved course at boat-ed.com & BOATERexam.com.

Do you need the Ohio boating license?

Boater safety education is often referred to as a boating license, but what you really need is the Ohio Boater Education Certificate. You can get the Ohio Boater Education Certificate by taking a NASBLA- and Ohio-approved online course.

Ohio Boating Education Requirements

All boat operators born on or after January 1, 1982 must complete a Ohio & NASBLA-approved boater safety course in order to operate a motorboat greater than 10 HP.

Other Ohio Boating Course Requirements

There is no minimum age requirement to take this online course.

You do not have to be a resident of Ohio to take this online course.

NASBLA-Approved

The Ohio Interactive Boat Safety Course is approved by the NASBLA. NASBLA is a national nonprofit organization that develops and maintains set standards for boating education in all 50 states and the U.S. territories.

A Boat Education Course Unlike Any Other!

Challenging & Fun Learning Activities

Steps on how to perform a water rescue
Play, explore, and learn
Casting off with no wind question, two x's for wrong answers
Careful: Avoid 3 strikes to level up
Fire extingisher with a fire in front
Learn by doing
Drive encounters, diver-down flag in the water
Meet Ohio requirements
Sail boat in the middle of a body of water with a green light
Experience realistic simulations
Girl on a paddle board with two options of flotation devices
Go at your own pace

Go on a Boating Adventure

Four figures surrounded by multiple paths to choose from in the mystery of kalkomey isle

Earn Achievements and “Level Up”

Two animated women with a list of two problems
Show what you know
Achievement icon
Get rewarded for success
Three red strikes for incorrect answers
Crack all the levels
Six Achievement badges
Earn achievement badges
Different stages of alcohol impairment
Use the study guide to prepare
Congrats, Boating Education Certificate card
Earn your boating certificate

What the Students Are Saying!

 

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Our customer service team, made up of real people with real I Learn To Boat experience, is here to provide assistance through all channels—phone, email, and chat.

9:00 a.m. to midnight EST, seven days a week.

Get help seven days a week from professionals like Katy, Heidi, Josh, Misty, Liz, Allen, and Thomas.

1-800-830-2268 toll-free

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214-351-0461

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Ohio Approved

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Watercraft logo

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Watercraft
2045 Morse Road Building C
Columbus, OH 43229
1-877-4BOATER

Made in the U.S.A.

This safety course is proudly made to serve students, agencies, and organizations worldwide.