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Virginia Boating Safety Education Requirement

* In 2007, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a law establishing requirements for boating safety education. This requirement will be phased  in over several years.

The Virginia Boating Safety Education Compliance Requirement.

Operators must meet the requirements as follows:
 
* Motorboat (MB) 10hp and greater
     
- age 20 or younger, July 1, 2011
- age 30 or younger, July 1, 2012
- age 40 or younger, July 1, 2013
- age 45 or younger, July 1, 2014
- age 50 or younger, July 1, 2015
- ALL ages, July 1, 2016

For more information visit:http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/