Nevada's requirement is written around water it shares with its neighbours. Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River all straddle a state line, and the education rule applies on those interstate waters to anyone born on or after 1 January 1983.
| Who needs it | born on or after 1 January 1983 |
| Applies to | powered vessels on Nevada's interstate waters |
| What it is called | Nevada Boater Education Card |
| Issued by | Nevada Department of Wildlife |
| Scope | Nevada's interstate waters — shared with California, Arizona and Utah |
| Issued by | Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) |
| Minimum age to take the course | None |
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Start the Nevada courseThe requirement is framed around Nevada's interstate waters, which include Lake Mead, Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River — the busiest boating water in the state and all of it shared with a neighbouring state.
Anyone born before 1 January 1983.
Reciprocity is decided by the destination state rather than by Nevada. Because Lake Tahoe and the Colorado River are shared, check the rule on the side you will actually be operating on.
A licence makes you legal to operate. It tells you nothing about the boat itself. Run the hull number free — it decodes the builder and model year, and flags any US Coast Guard recall campaign on record for that manufacturer.