(a) A person eighteen years of age or younger may not operate a motorboat unless the person has in his possession aboard the motorboat photographic identification and a boater safety identification card issued by the Department which shows that the person has:
(1) successfully completed a Department-approved boater education course that meets the requirements established by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators;
(2) passed course equivalency examination approved by the Department; or
(3) passed a non-renewable temporary certificate examination developed or approved by the Department.
(b) An identification card issued to a person who has completed a boating safety course or a course equivalency examination is valid for life. A card issued to a person who has passed a temporary certification examination is valid 60 days.
(c) The Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with agents to administer the course, course equivalency examination, or temporary certificate examination under guidelines established by the Commissioner.