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Old 07-31-2007, 09:58 PM   #18
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The number may be small now but it is going to grow. The word is getting around that the easiest way to get a certificate is to get one online from boat-ed.com but take it from another state.

I am holding a Massachusetts certificate just recieved by a family member. It was done online from boat-ed but there is nothing on it to indicate that.

It does say "The person on the reverse side of this card has completed a boating safety course which is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the United States Coast Guard."

Just because NH now requires proctored exams for NH certificates does not necessarily mean that out of state certificates must be proctored. You are reading to much into the "meets or exceeds the requirements of this subdivision" language. And the MP have a long history of interpreting things the way they want.
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