Safety Tips for Boat Renting

At GetMyBoat, we care about your safety – both online and in the water. Safety is our #1 concern! We want to provide you with the tools and safety education to make sure you have an enjoyable experience with GetMyBoat.

Boat Safety Education

Boating is an extremely enjoyable and rewarding experience, especially for those who know their boating safety. For those of you who have never operated a watercraft before, hold off on marching down to the marina with your Captain’s hat and stylish boat shoes, take a second and look into the basic boat safety training course before renting a vehicle on GetMyBoat.
Also, some states require that you must complete a boating safety course before you can operate a motorized watercraft. It is best to be a Prepared Paulie and check state regulations prior to taking off on your boating adventure to double, no, triple check what is required of you to operate a boat. Being the great website that we are, we have linked up with BoatUS to provide our users with a free, online boat safety education course.
Before renting a boat out to you (and to appease the mythological figure Oceanus!) the owner of the watercraft will likely want to see that you are capable of handling their watercraft. If you do not feel you have the abilities to operate a watercraft, don’t fret, you can always search out chartered (captained) tours. There are also a variety of free training resources on the web to help you become familiarized with the craft you are renting out.