Boater's License

[Squam Friend]

A boater's certificate must be either:

a. issued by the State of NH through the NASBLA course/exam/etc
b. issued by another state through their NASBLA course/exam/etc - the certificate must display the state seal and NASBLA's seal

This is what I have been told by the State's Boat Education office regarding licensing for out-of-state people who come to operate in NH.

The state also takes Coast Guard / Power squadron etc as you all know, but that's not the point of this post.

[4Fun]

Originally Posted by Squam Friend

A boater's certificate must be either:

a. issued by the State of NH through the NASBLA course/exam/etc
b. issued by another state through their NASBLA course/exam/etc - the certificate must display the state seal and NASBLA's seal

This is what I have been told by the State's Boat Education office regarding licensing for out-of-state people who come to operate in NH.

The state also takes Coast Guard / Power squadron etc as you all know, but that's not the point of this post.

I agree but can a NH resident get an out of state???

[Squam Friend]

You might be able to get one but as you mentioned earlier, it seems that NH won't accept it unless you're a resident of that state.

[Bear Islander]

Originally Posted by 4Fun

I agree but can a NH resident get an out of state???

Certificates are for life, they do not expire. People move from state to state and their certificates are still good. Or A person might obtain a certificate out of state while visiting or on vacation.

I took my on-line NH test while in Mass and they mailed my NH certificate to my Mass address.

In my opinion the important thing is that you obtain a NASBLA approved certificate before you operate a boat over 25 horsepower in New Hampshire.

[Squam Friend]

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

In my opinion the important thing is that you obtain a NASBLA approved certificate before you operate a boat over 25 horsepower in New Hampshire.

While I respect your opinion, it is the State of New Hampshire's requirement that a certificate must be NASBLA approved AND issued by a state agency. This is (at least partly) because there was a group in MA issuing NASBLA certificates that was not affiliated with the state and not being terribly stringent with their testing, like the old NH online tests. These are what are not accepted by NH.

I hadn't thought about people who move... you probably then can just transfer your certificate into that state, or continue to use your old one, since they do say it's a once-in-a-lifetime requirement (for now).