Calif. implementing boating safety permit
By Carlos Correa, CBS-13
Californiais working to make the waterways around the region a lot of safer by making sure anyone who operates a boat is well educated on how to properly run one.
This time next year, people will be required to carry a boater education card.
The education card is like a permit you can carry in your wallet or place on your boat. It proves you’re able to operate it and know exactly what to do in an emergency.
In order to keep the water ways safe, starting Jan. 1, 2018, anyone under the age of 20 will be required to get a California boater card, which proves a person, has successfully taken and passed a state-approved boater safety education exam.