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Useful Boating Information:

Virginia Tide Charts

National Weather Service

Virginia Hunting Regulations

Virginia Recreational Fishing Regulations

Virginia Boating Safety Education Requirements

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 phase-in schedule is as follows:

Motorboat (MB) 10hp or greaterMB, age 20 or younger ~ July 1, 2011
MB, age 30 or younger ~ July 1, 2012
MB, age 40 or younger ~ July 1, 2013
MB, age 45 or younger ~ July 1, 2014
MB, age 50 or younger ~ July 1, 2015
MB, ALL ages by July 1, 2016
Personal Watercraft (PWC)PWC, age 20 or younger ~ July 1, 2009
PWC, age 35 or younger ~ July 1, 2010
PWC, age 50 or younger ~ July 1, 2011
PWC, ALL ages by July 1, 2012

For more information or to see if a Boating Safety Education class is located in your area, please visit www.dgif.virginia.gov

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