Name:   Capt M Brooks - Subject:   Georgia & Florida Certifications Required Date:   6/20/2015 1:46:28 AM

Georgia now requires all persons born after January 1, 1998 to pass an approved boating safety course before operating any vessel. and they must have their proof of completion card in their possession when operating. Those persons are required to have that same card in their possession when operating in Alabama now. Georgia residents 12 & 13 years of age must have that card in their possession AND a licensed or certified person at least 21 years of age on board with them in order to operate.

We require Georgia residents who are exempt from the law above to have their Georgia identification on them when operating in Alabama or they may obtain an Alabama Non-Resident operator certification.

Georgia Certification Requirements

Florida now requires all persons born after January 1, 1988 to have successfully completed either a National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved boating education course or have passed a course equivalency or temporary certificate examination and have in their possession a Boating Education ID Card and a photo identification card before operating a vessel with a motor of 10 h.p. or more. Those persons are required to have that same card and photo identification in their possession when operating in Alabama now. Florida residents 12 & 13 years of age must have the card and photo identification in their possession AND a licensed or certified person at least 21 years of age on board with them in order to operate. 

We require Florida residents who are exempt from the law above to have their Florida identification on them when operating in Alabama or they may obtain an Alabama Non-Resident operator certification.

Florida Certification Requirements