How old do you have to be to drive a boat in florida?
There is no minimum are requirement for “boats” – However, there is a minimum age of 14 for (PWC’s) Personal Water Craft, (jetski). And… for everyone under 21, for all motorized vessels – Florida does have a mandatory boater safety course… The law is as follows: Anyone 21 years of age or younger, is required to either have successfully completed 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 HP or more in Florida. Identification cards for persons completing the course or the equivalency exam are good for a life time. Temporary Certificate exams are made available to the public through contractors. The temporary certificate is valid for a period of 12 months from the issue date. The law does provide for some exemptions to the
