In most cases, boat owners will receive a reduced insurance rate on their boat for completing an approved course. Classes are designed for teen and adult audiences. The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation offers free brochures and the Idaho Boating Basics home study workbook to the general public, a video library for safety and boating presenters, and other teaching curriculum for use in public schools at both the elementary and secondary level. The department also trains school teachers, marine deputies and other volunteers to become boating safety instructors. Over 400 instructors have been certified through our 16-hour workshops and serve in their communities.
Instructors receive a teacher's kit and rewards for their efforts.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation provides the education materials to rental businesses. Contact the IDPR for supplies. In addition to penalties, boaters are required to attend a boating course if they are found guilty of operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Boaters who are repeat offenders of any boating law or rule are also required to attend a boating course. The department trains sheriffs' deputies and others responsible for patrolling Idaho's waterways in the technical details of boating laws, the procedures for enforcing those laws and the basics of operating patrol boats.