New Hampshire Classroom Course for Boating Education

NoBozo · 05-30-2016, 05:38 PM

In Rhode Island, I called DEM..or whoever it was , and they sent me PREP Material, books and pamphlets, in the mail which I studied at home Off and On until the Proctored Exam a month later.

I also went on line and took sample exams. Every time you took a sample exam..and then took it again..there would be a whole new exam with shuffled questions..and new questions.

When I went for the Proctored Exam, there were probably 50 people at long tables taking the exam...Elbow to elbow. It took me no more than 20 minutes to go through the questions TWICE..and I was done. The plastic (Credit Card Like) certificate came in the mail a couple of weeks later.

NB

Dad sold the C * C · 05-30-2016, 06:00 PM

My Wife and a friend took the day long course at Winnisquam marine last august and walked out with the temp license and the officical one arrive the week we pulled the boat out.

Winnisquamer · 05-30-2016, 06:37 PM

The day course in my opinion is honestly the easiest route to go.. The online stuff is cool you can do it at your leisure but you end up taking 2 tests and have to go to concord for it.

noreast · 05-30-2016, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

The day course in my opinion is honestly the easiest route to go.. The online stuff is cool you can do it at your leisure but you end up taking 2 tests and have to go to concord for it.

Yes and no, they schedule test all over the state for online participants. Took my final in Nashua.

NoBozo · 05-30-2016, 07:34 PM

When I took the online practice tests in Rhode Island..those tests were anonymous. They were just tests intended to make you more proficient in answering the questions on the Proctored tests.

BTW: The Certificate I received in RI was the same Certificate required in NH: "National Association of State Boating Law Administrators." (NASBLA)

For those not familiar with the term Proctored. That is a college term for exams, ..where someone is wandering around during the exam looking over your shoulder making sure you are not cheating.

NB

PS: In Rhode Island, schooling yourself...and then taking the "Proctored" exam was called the CHALLENGE EXAM. The exam was scheduled every two weeks throughout the summer.

Upon successful passing of the exam...you receive a Certificate of Completion of the course, and passing the exam. This is NOT a License..

05-30-2016, 07:34 PM	#5
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	When I took the online practice tests in Rhode Island..those tests were anonymous. They were just tests intended to make you more proficient in answering the questions on the Proctored tests. BTW: The Certificate I received in RI was the same Certificate required in NH: "National Association of State Boating Law Administrators." (NASBLA) For those not familiar with the term Proctored. That is a college term for exams, ..where someone is wandering around during the exam looking over your shoulder making sure you are not cheating. NB PS: In Rhode Island, schooling yourself...and then taking the "Proctored" exam was called the CHALLENGE EXAM. The exam was scheduled every two weeks throughout the summer. Upon successful passing of the exam...you receive a Certificate of Completion of the course, and passing the exam. This is NOT a License.. Last edited by NoBozo; 05-30-2016 at 08:19 PM.

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05-30-2016, 05:38 PM	#1
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	In Rhode Island, I called DEM..or whoever it was , and they sent me PREP Material, books and pamphlets, in the mail which I studied at home Off and On until the Proctored Exam a month later. I also went on line and took sample exams. Every time you took a sample exam..and then took it again..there would be a whole new exam with shuffled questions..and new questions. When I went for the Proctored Exam, there were probably 50 people at long tables taking the exam...Elbow to elbow. It took me no more than 20 minutes to go through the questions TWICE..and I was done. The plastic (Credit Card Like) certificate came in the mail a couple of weeks later. NB

05-30-2016, 06:00 PM	#2
Dad sold the C * C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 273 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts	My Wife and a friend took the day long course at Winnisquam marine last august and walked out with the temp license and the officical one arrive the week we pulled the boat out.

05-30-2016, 06:37 PM	#3
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	The day course in my opinion is honestly the easiest route to go.. The online stuff is cool you can do it at your leisure but you end up taking 2 tests and have to go to concord for it.