STATEWIDE — The dawning of the mandatory California Boater Card has finally arrived upon boaters, but it will be enforced upon those ages 16 to 20 in the first year. All boaters age 21 and up will still be able to boat without consequence, but by the year 2025 it will be required for all boaters, regardless of age, to carry the card. The mandatory boating safety education law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. The law going into effect will be for all youths operating any type of motorized vessel, including powered sailboats and paddlecrafts.
In early December of 2017, The Division of Boating and Waterways began to accept California Boater Card applications on the official California Boater Card website at californiaboatercard.com and the steps and application process for obtaining a card are outlined.
In the meantime, boaters are encouraged to take one of the approved boating safety courses listed on the website. The state of California and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrations have selected and approved 10 courses, which vary from online courses to classroom and home study options. Phone numbers to contact the educational facilities are listed and how long the certification is guaranteed
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All you have to do is look at what is heading the EPA to now that this not for the environment but for the powerful Corn lobby to make more money at the cost of the boaters in this country. But is also impacts everyone who owns chainsaws, generators, lawnmowers and the list goes on. The ethanol damages the fuel lines and all the plastics in the fuel system. If you look at the warranties on these items the fuel system isn’t covered. Why? Because they know that even if you run the engine the ethanol has already coated the fuel system equipment and will continue to eat away at the plastics and O rings. I know this to be a fact for it just happen to me this pass spring. I bought a brush-cutter brand new and in less then 3 months had to have a new primer ball replaced and was charged for it as the Manufacture doesn’t cover fuel systems anymore because of the ethanol.