Boating Safety Classes:
Boating safety classes will be taught by
the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The course we teach is the
"America's
Boating Course"
and is recognized in all 50 states as an
authorized boating course.
If you are interested in taking a class
(e-mail)
for registration information.
State Testing
Sponsored by the CG Auxiliary:
The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a course and testing for the
Boating Safety Education Certificate.
Who Must Get Certified?
Anyone born after January 1, 1989 must show the TWRA-issued wallet Boating
Safety Education Certificate as proof of successful completion of the
TWRA Boating Safety exam. No other certificate will be accepted as meeting
the requirements of the law.
- If you were born after January 1, 1989: After studying the boating safety material, you must first purchase for $10 a Type 600 Boating Safety Exam Permit from any license agent (businesses that sell hunting and fishing licenses). The receipt from this transaction is your "ticket" for admission to a TWRA certification exam location.
- Exam locations will be available across the entire state. Visit the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website for locations, dates, and times, or call 1-800-837-6012.
- When you pass the exam, you will receive your TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate in the mail within a few weeks. Until it arrives, your validated receipt will serve as a temporary certificate.
- If you do not pass the exam, your receipt/"ticket" can continue to be used to take the exam as many times as it takes to pass. Try not to lose it!
- If you were born on or before January 1, 1989: You are not required by Tennessee law to take the exam or carry the TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Certificate. If you wish obtain a boating safety education certificate in order to apply for a reduced boat insurance premium or any other reason, you may take that exam or the "Americas Boating Course".