USCG Auxiliary Illinois Boating Safety Education


This instructor led class is the traditional, and preferred, method of Illinois boating safety  with a minimum 8 hours of in-person instruction and demonstration.   The curriculum and materials used in the Illinois Boating Safety Education Course are designed for students at a sixth-grade reading level.  During a traditional in-person course students can expect to participate in the following and more:

The program is primarily designed to meet Illinois legal requirements to train young people aged twelve (12) and older.  Persons born on or after January 1, 1998, may operate a vessel powered by a motor of more than 10 horsepower (hp) only if they have a valid Boating Safety Certificate accepted by the Department of Natural Resources. Students under the age of eleven (11) may participate in the class but cannot take the exam to receive certification until they are eleven (11) years old. Students between the age of eleven (11) and twelve (12) years old will receive their certificate upon their twelfth (12th) birthday. Persons twelve (12) and over, passing the course by completing the minimum eight (8) hours of instruction, passing the written exam, and displaying the necessary skills to boat independently will receive an Illinois Boating Safety Certificate.

Cost: Free

Registration Registration is currently closed.