Court-Ordered Boating Education
Any person convicted of any moving violation in the Harbors and Navigation Code, the Federal Rules of the Road and regulations adopted by the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) while operating a vessel must be ordered by the court to complete and pass a boating safety course approved by the DBW.
Proof of completion and passage of the course must be submitted to the court within seven months of the time of the conviction.