The Rock County Sheriff's Office strongly encourages all boaters to take a Boater Safety Education Course and offers two classes each year.

Anyone born on or after January 1, 1989, is required to complete a Boater Safety Education Course in order to legally operate a motorized boat or personal watercraft (PWC) on Wisconsin waters.

• There is a class fee of $10.00 per student, which is due at the in-person registration meeting.
• The student, and a parent/guardian if the student is not 18 years old, must attend the registration meeting. A parent/guardian will need to sign the registration form in order for the underage student to enroll.

Class size is limited to thirty (30) students. Reserve a seat by completing the form below. If there is no form below there are no classes open. Upon submission of the online enrollment form, the submitter will see an onscreen confirmation message with information on the in-person registration meeting.

Direct any questions to Recreational Safety Deputy Trevor Lund at trevor.lund@co.rock.wi.us or 608-373-3816.

The reservation form requires the student's Wisconsin DNR customer ID number. To obtain a DNR customer ID number, call the Wisconsin DNR Hotline at 1-888-936-7463 (daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.). For more information on DNR customer ID numbers, visit GETTING A WISCONSIN DNR CUSTOMER ID NUMBER.

Upcoming Boater Safety Classes

The Rock County Sheriff's Office hosts two Boater Safety Education Courses each year.

We will hold our first 2026 class on March 12 and April 4 at the Rock County Sheriff's Office. Class runs from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on March 12 and from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on April 4. REGISTER FOR BOATER SAFETY CLASS #1

We will announce our second 2026 class in early May.

You can also search the Wisconsin DNR GoWild website for other classes statewide. If you are at least 12 years of age, you can take the class online through the Wisconsin DNR GoWild website.

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