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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac
Actually less, I Aced the test in 2000, that was not the direction of my post. Parrothead seems to understand where I was headed. I was wondering, say if a 25 yr old got stopped and hadn't bothered to take the course, what the penalty was. Apperently its a $60 fine. Is there any penalty for a future offense outside of another $60? Can you say "Habitual Offender"? There ARE goobers on the Lake that would rather pay $60 each time IF they got stopped than prove how really stupid they are and take the test and flunk. I personally know of a couple of people that had to have bought their passing grade.
I think that boat registration should be tied to having taken the Cert. Course. When you get your boat registered, the computer will spit back that you are not certified and no reg for you. Then make the Cert. renewable every 3-5 yrs. THAT way you will be sure to know about Law updates. The computer will always know if you are up to date and pick it up when you reregister your boat every year.
Make it an endorsement on your license like CDLs have for Hazmat,Passenger, etc.
And for God's sake, if someone doesn't pass the test, make them study and retake it. You're undermining the purpose of Certification if you adjust the Standards so everyone passes.
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Aquadeziac - as one who volunteers to promote Boating Safety and Education, you have stated many of the finer points of refining the Boaters Certification that the organization in which I am involved with is preparing to present to legislation. If the Boaters Certificate continues to be 'just a piece of paper' that anyone with a computer can get, it will most likely never be taken seriously and does that not contradict the fact that the Certificate is to indicate the person took a safety course. Thank you very much for your post and I will share your comments with my colleagues.