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Missouri Boating Regulations and Certification

Learn Missouri's boating regulations including age requirements, safety equipment, accident reporting, speed restrictions, and more. Certification process explained.

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Missouri Boating Regulations and Certification

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  1. America’s Boating Course3rd Edition State & Local Regulations Chapter 2 Section 8 >> 1

  2. Beyond Federal Registration Age requirements Education Equipment Accident reports Speed restrictions PWC & waterski BUI Law enforcement Special rules State & Local Regulations: 2 >>

  3. State & Local Regulations Boat registration requirements Wearing PFDs Additional required equipment Speed restrictions Time of day restrictions Operator qualifications 3 >>

  4. Missouri Boat Registration • Your boat’s title, certificate of number and validation decals are obtained by submitting the proper application and fee to the Department of Revenue. • Stickers are good for three years and expire on June 30 of the last year. • Certificate of number must be carried onboard the boat. • Outboard motors must also be titled, registered and carry current validation decals. • All documented vessels must be registered and have current validation decals.

  5. Placement of Numbers • Numbers should be block style, at least 3” high and have contrasting color to the hull. • Letters and numbers must have a 2” space between them. • Validation decal is placed centered under the numbers.

  6. MISSOURI REGULATIONS According to Missouri law children younger than 7 years of age must wear a Type I, II, III, or V U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD whenever underway in a boat and not confined in a fully enclosed area. Each person aboard a PWC must wear a wearable Coast Guard approved PFD. Missouri law states that it is illegal to operate a powerboat or a personal watercraft if your blood alcohol content is .08 % or greater.

  7. MISSOURI REGULATIONS Examples of unlawful operation in Missouri are: a. Allowing passengers to ride on the bow of a boat with no railings or guards b. Operating within 50 yards of a display skier down flag or a diver down flag c. Loading the boat or PWC beyond the recommended capacity plate

  8. MISSOURI REGULATIONS Persons may be towed behind a boat or PWC on water skis, surfboard, parasail or any other device only between sunrise to sunset. They must clearly display a skier down flag whenever the towed person is in the water. In Missouri all boats must not exceed a noise level of 86 dBA when measured from a distance of 50 feet. When operating your motorboat or PWC on Missouri waters, it is illegal to exceed 30 miles per hour at night.

  9. MISSOURI REGULATIONS Vessels shall not operate within 100 feet of any dock, pier or occupied anchored boat above the slow/no wake speed. For water ski type activities, an observer (12 years old or older) or an approved ski mirror is required. Wear a lanyard if the watercraft is equipped with a safety switch Illegal to dump sewage, refuse, garbage or plastics in Missouri waters …AND THERE IS MORE…

  10. ACCIDENT REPORTING If involved in an accident, collision, or other casualty immediately inform the MSHP of the accident. Missouri law requires that accident reports be filed for any of the following: a. Damage to the boat and other property exceeds $500 b. An injury occurs causing any person to be disabled for more than 24 hours c. A person dies or disappears as a result of the accident

  11. MISSOURI REGULATIONS If not moored, a person must be at least 14 years of age to legally operate a boat or PWC unless under the direct onboard supervision of a parent, guardian, or other person 16 years of age or older. All persons born after January 1, 1984, who operate any vessel must have on board a boating safety identification card issued by the MSHP and a photo ID, or a Missouri driver’s license with boating safety endorsement.

  12. Boater Certification Card When you complete this course you will get a Certificate from the USPS. Make a copy of the certificate. Go to Missouri Highway Patrol/Water Patrol Division Web site and navigate to the Missouri Boater Certification Card Order form or to the following URL http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/WP02Web/app/orderCard Fill out the form to order on-line. The form plus the copy of your graduation certificate along with a check for $15 made out to the address shown on the certificate.

  13. Boater Certification Card

  14. Boater Certification Card

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