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Do you need a some sort of license to drive a boat in Maryland and Virginia. What about jet skis?

Do you need a license to drive a boat? Is there an age limit? What about jet skis or something like this: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/boa/335189333.html
Thanks!

All persons born on or after July 1, 1972, must have in their possession a certificate of boating safety education to operate a numbered or documented vessel (including personal watercraft) legally on Maryland’s public waters.

The certificate of boating safety education is obtained by successfully completing a boating safety education course or passing an equivalency examination approved by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The certificate is valid for the lifetime of the person to whom it is issued.

Persons required to have a certificate of boating safety education must have the certificate on board and available for inspection by an enforcement officer whenever operating a vessel on Maryland waters.

Those born after July 1, 1972, are exempted from the above requirements if they:

* Are licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard to operate a commercial vessel or …
* Visit Maryland for 90 days or less in a vessel from a foreign country or …
* Are a resident of another state boating on Maryland waters for 60 days or less in a vessel properly registered in their home state and …
o Are at least 16 years of age or …
o Have proof that they have passed a boating safety education course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

No one under 16 years of age may legally operate a personal watercraft, even if the person possesses a certificate of boating safety education.

No one under 12 years of age may legally operate a vessel towing a person(s) on water skis, an aquaplane, a parasail, or a similar device.

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