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Old 08-27-2009, 10:43 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by chriscraft208 View Post
My 13 year old son just came back from camp with a boaters ed certificate from mass. I guess they allow it. My question is is it valid in nh? When i took my cousre the mp said NH recognizes out of state certificates
he would still need to be under your supervision until 16 according to how I read the law. It is kind of amusing in the above scenario that the 6 year old can legally operate the boat and the mother can't although i have to say at 6 my son was far more comfortable running the boat than his mom and she has a certificate.

I think the allowable age for the safety class should come down because many of us allow our kids to drive the boat. I had my son take the snowmobile education class just before his 8th birthday even though he wasn't old enough to recieve the certificate and he learned a lot that he still remembers, teaching them the right way from a young age is better than trying to break bad habits later. .
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