Boat Licence Sydney

Spending time on the water comes naturally to Australians. You can enjoy activities such as driving a boat or a PWC. However, sufficient experience and expertise are needed to drive a boat of any size, which is why there are regulations in place. One stringent law is the requirement for a license, so if you are without one, you need to know what size of craft you can drive without a license. Here are your options, which are different for different states: NSW and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Here, the size of the craft does not matter, speed does. If you are going to drive a boat at a speed of 10 knots or more, you will need a license for a general boat. If driving a PWC, you require the driving license for a PWC. Northern Territory (NT) The requirements and rules are simple; you do not need credentials to drive a boat as there are no recreational laws to prevent you from doing so. Queensland Here, getting a license depends not on the size of the craft but on its engine power. Th...

If you wish to drive a boat in NSW waters for recreational purposes, you need to have a boat license.  The cost of a boat license in NSW  The cost of procuring a boat license in NSW varies depending on the age and the license tenure. The license tenure can be of 1, 3, 5 or 10 years. Individuals between 12 years to 16 years of age enjoy a 50% concession in the license fee. The license cost for different tenure is as given below: Cost of boat license for 1 Year is: $63 for people above 16 years $32 for people under 16 years A 3 year boat license in Sydney costs: $169 for people above 16 years $85 for people below 16 years 5 Year boat license in NSW and Sydney costs: $266 for people above 16 years 133 for people under 16 years Cost of 10 year boat license in NSW and Sydney: $475 for people above 16 years $238 for people under 16 years Further, you will need to appear for a General boat knowledge test, which costs $36. The general boat knowledge test has 2 groups, Pool A and Pool ...