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Old 08-01-2011, 10:04 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by DBreskin View Post
Not all states require the same education and testing e.g. if you go to boat-ed.org and select Maryland as your state, you can review the online course and take the test online to earn your certificate
Here's the NH law:
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A person shall not be required to obtain a certificate of boating safety education if the person holds a certificate from any state indicating successful completion of boating safety education that meets or exceeds the requirements of this subdivision...
A certificate obtained online after 1/1/07 from another state without a proctored examination does not "meet or exceed" the NH requirements and would not be valid according to the letter of the law.

Despite the wording of the law, the Marine Patrol Director has said that officers could not make these kind of determinations on the water and would accept all NASBLA approved safety certificates.
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