It is unlawful for a person to use or be a passenger on board a ship less than 27 feet in length unless all persons 10 years of age or younger on board the ship are wearing a Type I, II or III portable personal floating device of appropriate size and properly secured, Type I, II or III while the ship is in service. Legal Services of North Dakota (LSND) was established in 2004 as a result of the consolidation of two long-standing legal aid programs in North Dakota. Legal assistance provided by North Dakota, Inc., better known as LAND, and North Dakota Legal Services, based in New Town, North Dakota. LSND`s mission is to provide quality legal advice, education, and representation to low-income North Dakotans as well as disadvantaged seniors in the areas of civil justice. North Dakota Legal Services receives about 8,000 requests for assistance each year and is able to provide at least some assistance for about two-thirds of requests. LSND accepts applications by toll-free phone, online on the Internet and at various nearby locations in North Dakota. Accidents involving only property damage must be reported in writing within 5 days of the accident. However, you must submit an accident report within 48 hours if there is a fatality, disappearance or injury. The following map shows the areas served by the different offices: All the necessary boating safety training materials to obtain your boater training card are available from BOATERexam.com®.
Simply visit our North Dakota Boating Safety Course section to access the training materials. The North Dakota Boating Safety Course is approved by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. You will need training if you are between the ages of 12 and 15, unaccompanied, and operating a 10-horse personal watercraft or personal watercraft in North Dakota. You must be at least 12 years old to complete the boating safety course. Many boaters mistakenly use the term “North Dakota Boating License” when referring to their boater education card. The boater`s education card is NOT a boat licence. Unlike a driver`s license, your boater education card cannot be revoked and is valid for life. Adams Bowman Burleigh Dickey Emmons Foster Grant Hettinger Kidder Lamoure Logan McIntosh Morton Oliver Slope Stark Sheridan Sioux Stutsman Benson Billings Burke Divide Dunn Eddy Golden Valley McHenry McKenzie McLean Mercer Mountrail Pierce Ramsey Renville Rolette Towner Wells Williams Ward Changes to the marking of personal flotation equipment approved by the U.S.
Coast Guard will be introduced in the coming years. Please note the label changes (defined below) and ensure that you meet the requirements of your building. Personal buoyancy aids with the previous style label are still acceptable as long as they meet the requirements of your vessel. A personal buoyancy device is of reasonable size if it is designed to be worn by a person of the same age, height or weight as the user. LSND is governed by a twelve-member board of directors from across North Dakota. The board of directors includes eight North Dakota attorneys. LSND has offices in Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, Grand Forks, New Town and Belcourt with twenty-four employees, including eight lawyers. Barnes Cass Cavalier Grand Forks Griggs Nelson Pembina Ransom Richland Sargent Steele Traill Walsh Operators of vessels involved in an accident must report the accident to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department if a person dies or goes missing, if a person is injured and requires medical attention, or if the vessel is severely damaged. Many boat deaths occur because boaters are not informed about boat safety. North Dakota believes that an educated boater is a safer boater. Not wearing an individual swimsuit is the main reason people lose their lives in water accidents.
The North Dakota Game & Fish Department currently offers mandatory boater training to anyone between the ages of 12 and 15 who wishes to operate a motorboat over 10 horsepower, including personal watercraft, unless accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. North Dakota law prohibits anyone from driving under the influence of boating, that is, driving a boat or tampering with water skis, surfboards or similar equipment under the influence of intoxicating alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both. The North Dakota Boater Education Card (also known as the North Dakota Navigation Permit) is proof that a boater has completed and successfully completed an approved boater training course. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department currently offers mandatory boater training for anyone between the ages of 12 and 15 who wishes to operate a motorboat over 10 horsepower, including personal watercraft, unless accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. Many boaters who do not fall into this category still want to get the North Dakota boat license so they can save on their boat insurance. 100 N. Bismarck ExpresswayBismarck, North Dakota 58501-5095ndgf@nd.gov answers to most of your questions about the North Dakota Boater Training Map can be found in our FAQ. You can also visit the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish for more information, or you can contact us and we will be happy to answer your questions. You can take your secure boat exam directly on the Internet at BOATERexam.com®. Once you have passed the exam, your boater training card will be sent to your home. In the meantime, you can print a certificate of completion that can be used as a temporary card to comply with North Dakota boat regulations until your permanent boater training card arrives. Water users should ensure that they wear life jackets of the correct size and condition.
It is also important that children wear a PFD when swimming. Boater training is required for anyone between the ages of 12 and 15 who operates a motorized craft with more than 10 horsepower in North Dakota waters. Accidents must be reported on accident report forms available from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
