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The INDEPENDENT, April 1, 2004
Boaters aged 31 to 40 now need to have a boater education card
Boaters age 31 – 40 are now
required to carry a boater edu-
cation card when operating
powerboats greater than 10 hp,
according to the Oregon State
Marine Board. While more than
12,000 operators in this age
group have already gotten their
card, an estimated 20,000 have
not yet done so.
“The number of applications
for the card has definitely
picked up in the last few
weeks,” said Ashley Massey,
Mandatory Boater Education
Program Coordinator for the
Marine Board. “But if volumes
of applications come in on the
first nice days of spring, we’re
concerned there could be
delays. People should be com-
pleting classes and getting their
cards now so they won’t miss
any boating opportunities this
spring or summer.”
2003 was the first year of the
Mandatory Boater Education
card requirement. The law
applied to all boaters 30 and
younger last year. The Marine
Board issued nearly 19,000
cards to this age group, putting
compliance at above 90 per-
cent. “Last year was outstand-
ing, but we estimate we have
nearly twice as many people to
certify this year. We have a
long way to go,” says Massey.
Citations for not carrying a card
are $94. Marine officers issued
nearly 350 citations in 2003.
The boater education card
shows that the holder has com-
pleted a basic boater education
course. The boater education
law was enacted by the 1999
Oregon Legislature to reduce
accidents, injuries and property
damage on Oregon’s increas-
ingly crowded waterways. The
Marine Board is phasing the
requirement in by age. It
applies to all boaters operating
boats greater than 10 hp. The
age requirement will increase
to boaters age 41 – 45 in 2005,
46 to 50 in 2006, 51 to 60 in
2007, 61 to 70 in 2008 and all
boaters in 2009.
For information on the pro-
gram, or for available class-
room and online courses, as
well as equivalency exams for
experienced boaters, check the
Marine Board’s website at
<www.boatoregon.com> or call
503-378-8587.
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