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The temporary certificate covers you in Florida for a short time, such as a rental or a visit. The lifetime course ends in the permanent card.

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    Temporary license

    A short course and the state's temporary certificate exam, for a short stay in Florida.

    $19once

    • A Florida study course to prepare you
    • The state's temporary certificate exam
    • Free exam retakes
    • Proof of passing the moment you pass
    • The state's temporary certificate, Florida only
    Choose temporary license
  • Lifetime license

    The full course and final exam, ending in the permanent state card.

    $49.95once

    • The full state-approved course
    • The final exam
    • Free exam retakes
    • Printable certificate the moment you pass
    • The permanent state card, fee included
    • Completion reported to the FWC for you
    Choose lifetime license

You can switch before you pay, and a full refund applies until you open the first chapter.

About

Built for the person who found out yesterday

Most people meet this requirement about a week before they need it, at a rental counter or after buying a boat. We built the course around that.

Friends celebrating aboard a speedboat on a summer afternoon
The people this course is actually for.

Why we exist

Florida requires a Boating Safety Education ID Card for a large share of the people who operate a boat here. Most of them discover this at the worst possible moment — the day before a trip, or standing at a rental desk being told they cannot take the keys.

The courses available to them were mostly built for desktops and priced as though the buyer had a choice. We thought a legally required course should be fairly priced, quick, and readable on a phone with two bars of signal.

So that is what BoaterReady is: the same state-approved syllabus everyone else teaches, delivered without the friction. No upsells at the end, no separate card fee, and a person on the other end of the email address.

How we work

Four things we hold to

  • Plain language

    Short sentences that say what happens next. No legal fog, no marketing noise.

  • Phone first

    Built for a small screen on a bad connection, because that is where this gets done.

  • Honest claims

    We publish what we can evidence. Prices are dated. Reviews are real or absent.

  • Open to everyone

    Built to WCAG 2.1 AA. A legally required course has to work for everyone required to take it.

Company details

Legal name
Digital Brand Ventures LLC
What we are
A private course provider, not a government agency
Operating in
Florida
Contact
support@boaterready.com

Get certified this week.

About three to four hours, on the phone in your hand.

Choose your license

Which one do you need?

The temporary certificate covers you in Florida for a short time, such as a rental or a visit. The lifetime course ends in the permanent card.

  • Most popular

    Temporary license

    A short course and the state's temporary certificate exam, for a short stay in Florida.

    $19once

    • A Florida study course to prepare you
    • The state's temporary certificate exam
    • Free exam retakes
    • Proof of passing the moment you pass
    • The state's temporary certificate, Florida only
    Choose temporary license
  • Lifetime license

    The full course and final exam, ending in the permanent state card.

    $49.95once

    • The full state-approved course
    • The final exam
    • Free exam retakes
    • Printable certificate the moment you pass
    • The permanent state card, fee included
    • Completion reported to the FWC for you
    Choose lifetime license

You can switch before you pay, and a full refund applies until you open the first chapter.