I have said this before on this site and got grief for it. The overall class is a joke, taking the NH, MD, FL, or any other entry level class isn't going to make you a safe boater. You are going to make yourself a safe boater.
The class gives you the flat out basics of what is what on the water.
So I can see why people want to circumnavigate because I was in that situation as well. I did the online course over the winter, ended up finding out I didn't have time to drive an hour from where I am during the week to sit and take the proctored exam, I waited till spring and was able to do it on a 1 day Saturday class in Gilford (the old building) and thought it was even easier than the online version. The questions again were common sense in my opinion.
Did that make me qualified to navigate Winni like a boss? Absolutely not. Did that make me the safest person on the lake? Again absolutely not.
Gave me the basic knowledge of what to and what not to do.
People here pointing fingers like the ones who get the MD course are criminals.
Our instructor told us all NASBLA approved courses/ certs were accepted in NH. If that's the case and MD is NASBLA approved then why are we even discussing this still? Take the course and go enjoy your self and don't act like an idiot, summers short.