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By January first,  we are supposed to have  passed a boating safety course. We will get a little document to show to the Coast Guard if we are stopped and inspected.

I did this course online in 2014 for free through the Boat US Foundation. After having successfully finished the course I was given a nice looking,but rather bulky diploma which I printed out. I keep a copy in my boat.

I wonder whether this course expires and needs to be retaken or if I am all set.

Does anyone have more info about this?

Thank you.

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On 9/24/2024 at 1:05 PM, rolmops said:

By January first,  we are supposed to have  passed a boating safety course. We will get a little document to show to the Coast Guard if we are stopped and inspected.

I did this course online in 2014 for free through the Boat US Foundation. After having successfully finished the course I was given a nice looking,but rather bulky diploma which I printed out. I keep a copy in my boat.

I wonder whether this course expires and needs to be retaken or if I am all set.

Does anyone have more info about this?

Thank you.

For $5 believe it is now they send you a laminated card that fits in your wallet. But the course it's self is still free as of this past spring. 

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Students 18 years of age and older will be required to pay a $10 fee to NYS for issuance of a permanent boating safety certificate.
you get a free 90 day certificate when you complete the course , but the permanent certificate/ card costs 10 bucks 

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rolmops - It's still good.  I also took it back in 2014 at boatUS foundation but lost my "diploma."  They had a record that I passed; however a small card (for the free course) goes for $15 plus a "donation" of $10 to keep the course "free."   (I guess they have a different definition of "free" than I have.)

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I took my 2014  "BoatUS Foundation" diploma to the DMV . They accepted it and for $17.50 I will get a new drivers license with the boating permit on it. Easy as pie and all on the same license.

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