104Additional requirements for applications for boat driving licences

#### 104 Additional requirements for applications for boat driving licences 104 Additional requirements for applications for boat driving licences > > (1) An applicant for a boat driving licence must be at least 12 years of age. > > > (2) A boat driving licence is not to be issued unless the applicant for the licence— > > > > > (a) has produced evidence satisfactory to the responsible regulator of the applicant’s age, and > > > > > (b) has produced, when aged less than 16 years, written evidence of parental or guardian consent to the application, and > > > > > (c) has passed any practical test or examination conducted in accordance with this clause that is required by the responsible regulator or has attained any qualification that the responsible licensing authority considers necessary, and > > > > > (d) has passed an eyesight test if required by the responsible regulator, and > > > > > (e) has passed any medical examinations, and produced any medical reports, that the responsible regulator considers necessary, and > > > > > (f) has attended any courses or practical boating training conducted in accordance with this clause that the responsible licensing authority considers necessary, or has attained any qualification that the responsible licensing authority considers necessary. > > > (3) An application for a boat driving licence may be refused if the applicant for the licence is, in the opinion of the responsible regulator, incapable of safely operating a vessel of the type to which the licence relates, or is physically or medically unfit to operate such a vessel. > > > (4) (Repealed) > > > (5) Practical boating training is conducted in accordance with this clause if the training organisation providing the practical boating training has an agreement with Transport for NSW to provide such training. > > > (6) The responsible regulator may refuse to issue a boat driving licence if the applicant has had a similar licence or authorisation suspended or cancelled under a law of the Commonwealth or another State or a Territory for disciplinary reasons. > > > (7) For the purposes of this Division, an applicant for, or the holder of, a boat driving licence who was born on 29 February in any year is taken to have been born on 28 February. > > **cl 104:** Am 2016 (613), Sch 1 \[20\]–\[22\]; 2025 (613), Sch 1\[23\] \[24\].