 | By Law - Beginning January 1, 2005, every person born after January 1, 1984, who operates a vessel on Missouri lakes shall possess, on the vessel, a boating safety identification card issued by the Missouri State Water Patrol along with a valid photo I.D
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BOATING SAFELY COURSES
This beginner boating class is our most popular and will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete the Boating Safely Course.
Small group and individual classes are available that can be tailored to fit your needs.
Please Contact The Missouri State Water Patrol Or The Water Safety Council For More Information On Class Schedules.
Introduction to Boating:
Boating Law
Boat Safety Equipment
Safe Boating
Navigation
Boating Problems
Trailering, Storing & Protecting Your Boat
This beginner boating class is our most popular and will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete the Boating Safely Course.
Small group and individual classes are available that can be tailored to fit your needs.
Please Contact The Missouri State Water Patrol Or The Water Safety Council For More Information On Class Schedules.
Introduction to Boating:
Boating Law
Boat Safety Equipment
Safe Boating
Navigation
Boating Problems
Trailering, Storing & Protecting Your Boat
A Few Of Missouri's Boating Laws:
Please Be Sure to Check out: The Missouri State Water Patrol for More Important Information!
*Operating a boat while intoxicated is a criminal offense subject to a fine and/or time in jail.
*The minimum age for operating any watercraft in the State Of Missouri is 14 years.
*Children under the age of 7 years must WEAR a personal flotation Device (PDF) at all times unless confined in a fully enclosed area.
*All persons born after January 1, 1984 must possess a Missouri boating safety ID card, along with a photo ID to operate a boat or PWC. Visit the Missouri State Water Patrol website for more information.
*Riding on the bow, gunwales, railing, top of seat, back and decking over the back of a motorboat is prohibited.
* It is illegal to operate a boat or PWC at speeds grater than “idle speed” with in 100 feet of:
A dock
An occupied, anchored vessel
A buoyed Restricted Area
* The speed limit at night is 30mph. Night time speed limits begin ½ hour after sunset and continue through 1 hour before sunrise.
* Everyone on board a PWC while underway must WEAR a U.S. Coats Guard- approved personal flotation device (PFD).
IT IS ILLEGAL for PWC operators to:
*Weave the PWC through congested waterway traffic.
*Jump the wake of another motorboat when visibility is obstructed.
*Become airborne while crossing the wave of another motorboat and within 100 feet of the motorboat creating that wake.
*Operate at greater than “slow, no wake” speed within 50 feet of any other vessel, PWC, or person in the water.
*Operate in a manner that requires swerving at the last possible moment to avoid collision.
*Operating a boat while intoxicated is a criminal offense subject to a fine and/or time in jail.
*The minimum age for operating any watercraft in the State Of Missouri is 14 years.
*Children under the age of 7 years must WEAR a personal flotation Device (PDF) at all times unless confined in a fully enclosed area.
*All persons born after January 1, 1984 must possess a Missouri boating safety ID card, along with a photo ID to operate a boat or PWC. Visit the Missouri State Water Patrol website for more information.
*Riding on the bow, gunwales, railing, top of seat, back and decking over the back of a motorboat is prohibited.
* It is illegal to operate a boat or PWC at speeds grater than “idle speed” with in 100 feet of:
A dock
An occupied, anchored vessel
A buoyed Restricted Area
* The speed limit at night is 30mph. Night time speed limits begin ½ hour after sunset and continue through 1 hour before sunrise.
* Everyone on board a PWC while underway must WEAR a U.S. Coats Guard- approved personal flotation device (PFD).
IT IS ILLEGAL for PWC operators to:
*Weave the PWC through congested waterway traffic.
*Jump the wake of another motorboat when visibility is obstructed.
*Become airborne while crossing the wave of another motorboat and within 100 feet of the motorboat creating that wake.
*Operate at greater than “slow, no wake” speed within 50 feet of any other vessel, PWC, or person in the water.
*Operate in a manner that requires swerving at the last possible moment to avoid collision.
