KANSAS
Boating Laws and Safety Guides
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Kansas
BOAT LAWS
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Basic Kansas Boating
Laws
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- Regulation
Kansas Boating Summary 2008-09 689.30 kB
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Boating License
Requirements
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Those born after January 1, 1989, need to have a boater
education card to operate a sailboat or motorized boat on
the state's public waterways unsupervised.
- If you don't have a card, you must be with someone
who is at least 18 years old who either has the boater
education card or is exempt from the requirement.
- You can receive a
boater education card by completing a state-approved
safety education class.
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Jet Ski Rules
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PWCs
are Class A boats and must comply with all boating laws,
registration procedures, operation and equipment
requirements in addition to the regulations specific to
PWCs. See
Details
This
includes the education requirement for anyone born on or
after January 1, 1989 to operate without supervision.
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Boat Registration
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Kansas Department of Natural Resources 515-281-5918
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It
is illegal for the owner or person in control of a
motorboat to allow someone who does not meet the age or
boating education requirements to operate the vessel.
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