TWRA - Safe Boaters Class

Monday, July 10, 2023 @ Harbor Island Yacht Club

• 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Please bring your Type 600 Boating Safety Exam Permit***

Registration required – use passcode HIYC

https://twra.state.tn.us/BoatingEducationStudentRegistration

Note: Student must be at least 12 years old to take the exam.   You must first purchase, for $10.00, a  *** Type 600 boating safety exam permit from any business (license agent) that sells hunting and fishing licenses (WalMart sporting goods, bait stores, marinas, etc.).  You will need your social security number and driver's license if applicable at time of purchase.

Tennessee State Residents

Any Tennessee resident 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.  The Tennessee mandatory boating education law is similar to the driver’s license law.  You acquire the study materials, study, and then take an approved boating safety exam administered by an approved representative of the TWRA

The certification is not required if there is an adult (18 years old or older) on board to take immediate control of the vessel.  However, this adult, if born after January 1, 1989, must have the boating education certification. 

Take this permit to the class/exam as it will be validated when you pass the exam and serve as your temporary certification until the card is mailed to you.

If you do not pass the exam, this permit can continue to be used to take the exam as many times as it takes to pass. Try not to lose it!