Boat Ed is a private organization dedicated to provide boater safety courses and certification and publishing boater education materials. It works directly with the state government agencies responsible for boater safety education to develop home-study courses, such as the online and video boating safety courses you will find in the site. After studying the course material and taking an online boater exam, students who pass will receive their official boater education certification. The boating certification card you receive for passing the online boating test will be recognized by the officers on the waterways. In addition, the courses you take will also qualify you for a discount on your PWC or boat insurance with most insurance providers.