September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Do you need a Florida boating license?
Florida does not issue a boating license. It requires a Boating Safety Education ID Card, and only from some operators. Here is how to tell whether you are one of them.
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Plain explanations of Florida boating rules, written when we have something worth saying.
September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
How to get your Florida boating license online
The whole process, start to finish: what the course covers, what the exam asks, what you can print the same day, and when the permanent card arrives.
September 26, 2026 · 5 min read
What the Boating Safety Education ID Card actually is
The card Florida issues instead of a boating license: who issues it, what is printed on it, whether it expires, and what to do when you lose it.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Renting a boat or jet ski in Florida: what you need first
What a rental counter will ask for, why jet skis are not an exception, and how to avoid losing the first morning of a trip to paperwork.
September 26, 2026 · 8 min read
What Florida requires you to carry on board
Life jackets, fire extinguishers, signals and the rest — what has to be aboard, what condition it has to be in, and the things that most often fail an inspection.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
How long the Florida boating course takes, and what it costs
About three to four hours, done in as many sittings as you like. Here is where the time actually goes, and how to read a course price before you pay it.
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About three to four hours, on the phone in your hand.